EDUCATION AND TRAINING
More efforts urged to develop intellectuals
A meeting was held in Hanoi on August 15 by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong and representatives from ministries and central agencies on developing the contingent of intellectuals to further the national cause of industrialisation and modernisation.
Leadership, management training necessary to improve education
Leadership and management training plays an important role in improving educational quality and fulfilling the demands of modern society, experts said at a meeting held on Wednesday in HCM City.
4 letters could be added to Vietnamese alphabet
The Vietnamese alphabet will likely have 4 more letters including F and Z, according to a draft circular prepared by the Ministry of Education and Training that gives guidelines on the use of Vietnamese in textbooks and on computers.
First nuclear power training program in Vietnam
The Electric Power University Monday launched a new course on nuclear power, energy and environment for Southeast Asia countries.
Many universities fear they won’t have students to enroll
The predictions have come true--the marks got by students from the university entrance exams are not high due to the difficult exam questions. This has raised the worries among less prestigious schools that they may not be able to enroll enough students.
Vietnamese and Taiwanese universities boost cooperation
Hue University will coordinate with Taiwanese Meiho University to enroll students specializing in finance and information management in September.
Student caught cheating with cell-phone during exam
A student in Hanoi on Saturday was caught texting a question of the literature test to her brother during the national college entrance exam.
Second phase of university entrance exam begins
Around 633,800 candidates are sitting for the second phase of the 2011 university entrance exams on July 9-10.
First university entrance examination begins
Students across the country on July 4 sat for their first day of the university entrance examination, which is designed for students of group A (math, physics and chemistry) and V (math, physics and a field -specific subject).
Language Link offers English course for PPA
Corporate Link, a subsidiary of Language Link, has opened an English course for officers of the Police General Department for Crime Prevention and Control and the People’s Police Academy in Hanoi.

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