01.06.10 An agreement signed earlier this month has set a new Science and Technology University to open this coming September near Hanoi. Nguyen Thien Nanh, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education and Training, and Valérie Pécresse, France's Minister for Higher Education and Research, met June last year to discuss the project details. French-Vietnam … [Read more...] about New Science & Technology University
Op-ed
Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)
11.30.09 -by Guest Blogger: Steven V. Pham, a 2nd year biochemistry major and premed at UCLA, is the President/Founder of the MEMO UCLA branch, part of a larger MEMO group. I was born in America and had never visited the home of my parents. To the Vietnamese community, I was “Viet Kieu,” a Vietnamese expatriate, and walking around the country, people reminded me of my status. … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)
Current lack of jobs for Vietnamese graduates
11.02.09 - In the current economic downturn, many Vietnamese face unemployment problems, among them are the recent college graduates. Many recent graduates fail to find jobs that fit their college trainings and must accept any job available to them including delivering, receptionist, or tutoring while waiting for other opportunities to come. Students in the social science … [Read more...] about Current lack of jobs for Vietnamese graduates
Harvard Proclaims Crisis on Vietnam’s Higher Education
11.03.09 - The Ash Institute of the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2008 declaration of Vietnamese Higher Education fuels debate both inside and outside of Vietnam[i]. The eleven pages memorandum declares crisis citing Vietnam’s lack of intellectual patents and publications. Also included in the memorandum are explanations of Vietnam’s inefficient education system—legacy of post … [Read more...] about Harvard Proclaims Crisis on Vietnam’s Higher Education