Techmart on education kicks off
The Center for Statistics and Science and Technology Information (CESTI) yesterday launched its Techmart themed ‘Digital Transformation in Educational Management and Training 2023’.
EdTech seeing promising future
The bustling Education Technology (EdTech) market in Vietnam last year greatly contributed to the success of the startup community. Many foreign Edtech companies are considering Vietnam as a lucrative destination for their investments.
People put heads together about student athletes’ learning
Student athletes’ learning was discussed at a meeting between the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City and schools for the gifted in physical education and sports citywide.
HCMC should raise people’s awareness for fight against urban flooding: expert
Besides the recent fuel shortage, residents in Ho Chi Minh City, or in the Southern region in general, are troubled by serious urban flooding. It seems the situation is not much better despite a large amount of money especially allocated to address that issue.
HCMC adopts solutions to overcome teacher shortage
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the city has added 3,244 new teachers for the 2022-2023 school year to solve the shortage of 5,939 teachers.
Digital transformation applied for improvement of teaching and learning quality
Digital transformation is present in each lesson plan, each lesson for teachers and students. Digital transformation in education is all about making changes to the way teachers educate students. This could mean anything from incorporating new technology into the classroom to changing the way teachers assess and track student progress for improvement of teaching and learning quality.
People, business are centers of country's digital transformation
The Government's point of view is to bring people and businesses to the center, the goal, and the motivation of digital transformation. Residents and businesses should be beneficiaries of Digital transformation which make public services and social utilities faster and more efficient, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam’s education keeps international rankings despite Covid-19: Deputy PM
The education sector has maintained its international rankings, and further overhauled the general education curriculum and textbooks in the 2021-2022 academic year despite serious Covid-19-induced difficulties, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
HCMC takes more drastic action to better protect children
With nearly two million children, Ho Chi Minh City has always focused on protecting and caring for children over the years. However, the southern largest city will take more drastic action to make sure that children are growing up in a safe environment.
Education Ministry, related agencies verify sales of 30 million user records
After a person on an online forum announced selling data of 30 million user records, collected from an education website, accompanied by data samples of some teachers and students in Vietnam, the Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with competent agencies to verify the case.
Preschooler parents hesitate vaccination for fear of side effect
The two Departments of Education and Training and the Department of Health will coordinate to review the set of safety criteria in schools. From there, the inter-department will submit a report to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City requesting to adjust a number of regulations and criteria to match the current actual situation with the aim to minimize the risk of disease spread in schools.
Around 1.86 million students lack digital devices for online learning
More than 1.86 million students have not currently got any digital devices for online learning, said Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son at the question and answer (Q&A) session of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s second sitting on November 11.
Secondary students should not worry about shortage of schooling places
If students cannot get admission to public high schools, they will choose types of schools, such as vocational school, private school, continuing education centers and others, said Deputy Director of the Department of Training and Education of HCMC, Le Hoai Nam.
Poor students still lack tablet computers for online learning
The program “Internet and computers for students" is of great significance, especially in the context of the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic when students had to learn on the internet for the new school year 2021 but many students of low-income families lack tablet computers and learning equipment.
AI human resources development in need of more comprehensive solutions
Despite considerable efforts lately in AI human resources development, Vietnam only owns a few serious high-quality training institutes. It is high time to devise both short-term and long-term solutions to be more active in AI employee sources.
Educators wonder how to bridge learning gap after prolonged e-classes
To prepare to welcome students back to school in December, schools in Ho Chi Minh City have renovated their facilities and had different types of teaching methods in the new normal. However, e-classes may lead to learning gaps amongst students; therefore, educators were wondering how to bridge the gap and change study habits after a long time of online learning.
HCMC presents devices for online learning to needy pupils
The Party Committee of People-Government-Party Bloc in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday launched a program to support 50 devices for online learning, including 30 personal computers, ten smartphones and ten tablets to disadvantaged pupils.
Vocational schools need to accelerate digital transformation process
Several vocational schools nationwide are now speeding up the implementation of IT in their online teaching, especially during the pandemic outbreak. Heavy investments are poured into establishing virtual workshops, digital practice equipment so that the learning – teaching process can be carried out more effectively.
Schools ask measures helping students recovered from Covid-19 return to classes
The Board of Culture and Society under the HCMC People’s Council carried out an unexpected survey on the organization of in-person learning in the Vo Truong Toan Secondary School in District 1 on March 1.
More workers, farmers, laborers with achievements in production to be awarded
According to Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai, more workers, farmers, laborers with achievements in production should be awarded transparently to encourage them.