Lecturers have said hundreds of students had been either being expelled or left universities because of boring curriculums and a lack of interest.From 2006 to 2015, Binh Phuoc Province subsidised 828 students but 232 were frequently absent from classes or failed to meet the academic goals. 128 students were expelled or left.Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry expelled 946 students for being too lazy with their studies. They received three warnings before being expelled. Ho Chi Minh City University of Law issued a list of 320 students who were either expelled, suspended or given warnings. Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities issued warnings and expelled 214 students that couldn’t meet the minimum credits or average scores of all subjects. Ho Chi Minh City University of Law issued a list of 320 students who were expelled, suspended or given warnings Lecturer Le Ba Chi Nhan from the University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, said, “Nowadays, students have so much modern technology but they depend on the gadgets and technology too much that they become too lazy to think for themselves. Some ignore their studies after enrolling in universities to find work.”He went on to say that it’s sad when universities had to expel students. In order to ensure quality output, universities should find ways to make classes more attractive to students.Tran Van Lop, deputy head of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said most of the expelled students were first or second years…. [Read full story]
When declaring the standard quality of graduates, all schools mention the standards on soft skills. However, in fact, the schools have not paid attention to teach soft skills to students. Dr Le Thi Thanh Mai, Head of the Students’ Affair Division of the HCM City National University, admitted that most of the member schools of the school reserve one or two hours only to teach soft skills to students at the extracurricular activities held at the beginning of every school year. Dr Phan Ngoc Minh, Head of the Training Division of the HCM City Banking University, also said that soft…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam History Science Association has honored 206 general school students who got high prizes at the national history competition. However, it knows for sure that the majority of the 206 students would not continue history studies at a higher education level. The ceremony honoring the history major students took place on April 5, 2013, where five first prizes, 34 second prizes, 78 third prizes and 89 consolation prizes were awarded to 206 students. Five first prizes were given to the students from Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam and Quang Binh. Though there have been many…... [read more]
More than 200,000 students quit school every year, threatening dire consequences for Vietnam's human-resource base Two shoeshine boys in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh San had to quit secondary school and move to Ho Chi Minh City two years ago to wash dishes at his aunt's eatery to earn money and support his family in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. The 15-year-old son of a farmer is planning to return to his hometown to work as a construction apprentice, a harder but better paying job. "No one forced me to quit school; it was my own…... [read more]
In August 2008, the 11th grade of Sam Houston High School outside Texas, USA, had a new math teacher. In the classroom, the students are not noisily talking or playing. All are not interested in the appreance of a 23-year-old Vietnamese teacher in the classroom. "Let's try out some of these additions" Van Tan Hoang Vy told in an interview via telephone with VnExpress. Looking at nearly 30 students, he noticed some of them were spread out their hands to calculate, some even took off their shoes and counting their toes. By the end of the previous school year, only…... [read more]
Over the past 15 years, how has RMIT Vietnam helped to shape the future leaders of Vietnam?From its first graduating class in 2004, RMIT Vietnam has graduated more than 10,000 highly-skilled and work-ready students who have gone on to contribute to industry, government, and community.We educate and equip students to gain meaningful employment, to contribute to the future of their countries and to be leaders in their chosen fields. What we’re really about at RMIT Vietnam is creating an environment where young people can fulfil their potential to be the best they can be in their chosen careers.We place a…... [read more]