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HCM City firms set for recruitment drive

VietNamNet Bridge – Enterprises are looking to hire more than 20,000 workers in May, an increase of more than 6,000 over the last month,

Performing Arts in the country producing fewer graduates

VietNamNet Bridge – Out of 440 universities and colleges in the country, 56 are for the performing arts and of these only 20 cover all aspects of the entertainment arts.

Universities run like hares to compile textbooks by 2015

Schools have been told to compile documents and have enough textbooks for teaching and learning by 2015. However, a lot of schools complain that the task is beyond their means.

Part 1: The grievous fate of bachelors

A mathematics master works as a simcard seller, a business administration bachelor works as home maid, or a pedagogical school graduate works as a waiter at a café. The Vietnamese high qualification labor force has become so cheap.

The US politician and the aspiration of globalizing Vietnamese businesses

In the interview given to VietNamNet, Professor Michael Stanley Dukakissaid he hopes many Vietnamese businessmen would realize that Boston is their second homeland.

What happens at the lecture halls of modern times?

VietNamNet Bridge – The university lecturer halls nowadays look far different from that in the past.

Universities seek to resume doctorate training

 VietNamNet Bridge – After being forced to halt doctorate training programmes, many universities have promised to strengthen their teaching staff via extra training.  

Limit on university enrolment quotas

Twenty-three universities and colleges will have their enrolment quotas cut by between 10 and 100 per cent because of failures to meet required conditions on lecturers and facilities,

No more universities to be established until 2020: Minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will veto any plan on the set up of a new university from now to 2020, said Deputy Minister Bui Van Ga.

Universities all proclaim themselves as research institutions

Under the University Education Law, from 2013, Vietnam would have three types of universities, research, utilization and practice. However, to date, most schools still do not know what they are.

Universities refuse autonomy in enrolment

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) encourages schools to exercise the self-control in their enrolment. However, universities keep indifferent to the encouragement.

Students feel anxious with new enlistment regulation

A lot of students have expressed their worry that with the new enlistment regulation, they would have the opportunities to follow the university education.

Are there “red alarm” training majors?

MOET has rung the red alarm over some training majors, warning about the oversupply of the labor force in the fields. However, consultancy experts believe that they cannot see the oversupply in any business fields.

University students get puzzled with English skill standards

A lot of students complained that though they have fulfilled the training curricula, they still cannot graduate from universities, because they cannot meet the requirements in the English skills stipulated by the schools.

Door for students to transfer credits to follow university education gets narrower

Students complain that the new regulation by the Ministry of Education and Training would deprive their opportunities to follow university education.

MOET determined to stop “university bubble”

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has stated that it would restructure the training establishment network and stop the “university bubble.”

Vulnerable vocational schools losing students to universities

This year vocational training schools are facing declining enrolment numbers due to fierce competition from universities, who are opening their own vocational schools and extending the enrolment season in order to attract more students,