Apr 24, 2012

Vietnam - Education news in brief


Vietnam has just exempted biological and legally adopted children of soldiers and non-commissioned officers who are on active service from paying tuition fees when they are enrolled in preschool education, according to a joint circular recently issued by the Ministries of Finance and Defense.

Accordingly, the children will not have to incur any tuition during their enrollment at both public and private kindergartens.

Children who are born or adopted during the servicemen’s service will also enjoy free preschool education.

This policy is applicable from November 15, 2011.

* The Vietnam branch of the UK-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Deloitte Vietnam have debuted a scholarship fund to provide financial aid for needy and high-performing students who study economics, finance, accounting, auditing, banking, and foreign trade at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City universities.

Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue had been selected as the honorary president of the fund.

Le Thi Hong Len, ACCA Vietnam head, says the fund will grant VND1 billion (US$48,000) to Vietnamese students each year while the association will offer complimentary soft skill courses to scholarship winners as well.

High-achieving college students who are in financial difficulties can apply for a scholarship by writing an essay proving they deserve one, and submit it to the fund managers by June 30.

Interested applicants can get detailed information on the scholarship fund at www.thapsangtuonglai.com.

* Hue University, which is based in the central city of Hue, celebrated its 55th birthday on Saturday.

As one of the country’s biggest universities which was established in 1957, it has seven member schools and three affiliated faculties, which all graduate over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year.

The university aims to become a top comprehensive higher education institution by 2020.

Vietnamese State President Truong Tan Sang conferred the Order of Independence, an honour granted to individuals or collectives for their outstanding achievements in particular domains, on the university on the same occasion.

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