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Students of Vocational College of Machinery and Irrigation in a forklift operator training class

Adoption of international standards in vocational education and training (VET)

Currently, VET colleges aim to provide employees to obtain not only practical knowledge and skills for working at domestic enterprises and companies, but also satisfy foreign language requirements and international, regional occupational standards for working at foreign joint ventures and firms. To meet this target, VET schools and colleges should

University Quality Assurance: International experience and application to Vietnam’s universities

Dr. Ralf Muhlberger – Educational Expert, Queensland University of Technology in a discussion with workshop participants Education and Times Newspaper – On August 17, 2018, in Thai Nguyen, Aus4Skills in collaboration with Thai Nguyen University and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) organised a workshop on university quality assurance. The workshop’s

Vietnam Logistics sector facing a shortage of highly-skilled workforce

A national curriculum framework is required

Dr Nguyen Van Chuong, Rector of the Vocational College of Machinery and Irrigation (VCMI)

The vocational college without a day-off

We visited the Vocational College of Machinery and Irrigation (VCMI) in Dong Nai Province on a Sunday in May 2018 and saw groups of students in blue uniform excitedly entering their classes. The College Rector, Doctor Nguyen Van Chuong and his colleagues had arrived earlier and prepared for a usual

Ms. Deo Thi Thuy in a H’Mong ethnic traditional costume presenting her research on the H’Mong ethnic minority at a Conference on Gender Equality in Ethnic Minorities of Vietnam

A Thai ethnic minority female lecturer raising funds for her campaign against sexual harrassment at university

MSc. Deo Thi Thuy, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Theory, President of Tay Bac University Student Association and Vice President of Son La Province Student Association, has been devoted to extending her communication campaign on Safe University Campus at Tay Bac University. Her youthful, endless energy and smile have brought positive

Australian experts sowing the seeds of Vietnamese higher education reforms

Lecturer Vu Trong Luong (left) with cOKolleagues and Australian experts in a group work session Education & Times Newspaper – Mr. Vu Trong Luong, Head of Science, Technology, and International Cooperation Division, Tay Bac University, has finished an advanced course on Leadership, Governance, and Strategic Planning conducted by The University

University Quality Assurance: Let’s start with simple things

Dr Ralf Muhlberger attentively listening to university lecturers and staff in a discussion about university quality assurance Education & Times Newspaper – This is advice from Dr Ralf Muhlberger – Education Expert, Queensland University of Technology, Australia to Vietnamese universities regarding quality assurance. During his trip to Vietnam to advise

The first Vietnamese university to open a Women in Development Club

Associate Professor, Dr Dang Xuan Binh – Chairman of Labour Union presented the Decision on establishing a Club for Women in Development to the Club’s Management Board Education & Times Newspaper – The Women in Development Club which is under Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) organized

A dynamic director with a passion for education

Education & Times Newspaper – With a Bachelor degree in Pedagogy in Russia, a Master degree in Educational Management with the Australia Awards Scholarship, and a Diploma on Kindergarten Education in Australia, Ms Pham Thi Cuc Ha has shown her passion for education by investing her time and effort in

A Faculty Head creates internship opportunities for female students

Dr Vu Thi Thanh Thuy (second from left) received a Certificate of Participation from the Australia Awards Short Course – Women in Leadership Journey Education & Times Newspaper – In the middle of 2017, Dr Vu Thi Thanh Thuy, Head of Natural Resources Management Faculty, Thai Nguyen University of

When being asked what is her impression about the course, the young teacher replied delightedly: “Sometimes I thought I was a Rector!”

A female teacher supports disadvantaged students in study

Dr Pham Thanh Hieu receives a Certificate of Participation from the Australia Awards Short Course on Strengthening Teacher’s Academic Support for Disadvantaged Students from Dr Howard Nicholas Education and Times Newspaper – Born in 1983, the young teacher, Dr Pham Thanh Hieu who is Mathematics and Physics lecturer at

What skills are Vietnamese students missing?

TPO – Among occupational skills, self-study, flexibility and adaptability to working environments and work requirements are highly required by employers.