Leaders of Kien Giang Department of Education and Training publicly apologize to former principal

Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Giang - former Director of the Department of Education and Training of Kien Giang province and the leaders of this department publicly apologized to the former principal of Vo Van Kiet Secondary and High School (Rach Gia City) for providing information to the press before the conclusion of violations was made. ( see details )

Ministry of Education and Training regulates school return time and graduation exam schedule

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a framework for the 2024-2025 school year, stipulating that students will return to school at least 1 week before the opening day. For first graders, students will return to school at least 2 weeks before the opening day.

Schools will finish semester I before January 18, 2025, complete the program and end the 2024-2025 school year before May 31, 2025. ( see details )

Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training pointed out a series of violations by the education sector in Vinh Long.

The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Training concluded that the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long has not issued directive documents or developed plans for purchasing minimum equipment. The provision of teaching equipment for some classes is still slow and does not comply with regulations.

Regarding the content of the teaching staff and educational management staff, the conclusion stated that the local surplus and shortage of teachers has not been thoroughly resolved, leading to the teacher/class ratio not being guaranteed; the teacher/class ratio of high school level is higher than the regulation.

The conclusion also pointed out violations at the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long City. That is, in the 2022-2023 school year, the recruitment process of civil servants without a decision on admission, no decision on transfer and acceptance of civil servants in the education sector is not in accordance with regulations. In 2023-2024, the situation of local surplus and shortage of teachers has not been thoroughly resolved...

At the Department of Education and Training of Mang Thit district, for the 2023-2024 school year, teachers for integrated subjects and 4 accountants have not been recruited.

At the same time, the conclusion also pointed out that the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long has not yet issued a document advising the Provincial People's Committee to establish a plan for educational quality assessment. Regarding the organization of revenue and expenditure at educational institutions, the Department has not yet advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue economic and technical norms.

Suspended from enrollment, AISVN still sends invitations to parents to participate in school activities

Although it is currently suspended, American International School (AISVN) in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City still sends letters calling on parents to register for admission and participate in school activities... This move, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, is against regulations. ( see details)

3 Vietnamese Math problems in the International Mathematical Olympiad

On August 10, the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics in collaboration with the Vietnam Mathematical Society organized a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO, 1974-2024) including events such as the Workshop on Evaluation of training and results of national and international Mathematical Olympiads for gifted students in the period 2015-2024; discussion: Building and nurturing a team of young domestic experts and attracting talented Vietnamese human resources abroad to contribute to the development of the country; Gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's participation in the IMO. ( see details)

Hanoi National University announces sample exam questions for 2025 competency assessment exam

The Hanoi National University Examination Center (VNU) officially announced the second sample test for the high school student assessment test (HSA).

The sample test is designed to serve the test takers who are students studying the new high school program participating in the exams organized from 2025. The test structure includes 50 questions on Mathematics and data processing, 50 questions on Literature - Language. These are two compulsory parts of the HSA exam. ( see details )

Vietnam's international publications tend to decrease?

On August 9, the Ministry of Education and Training held the 2024 Higher Education Conference. Reporting at the conference, regarding the content of scientific research, the Director of the Department of Higher Education said that the research results and international publications of the Vietnamese higher education system in recent years have tended to increase steadily and sustainably, in which higher education institutions have always played a leading role in the country's scientific publications. ( see details )

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