In the endeavour to build the future of any nation, higher education contributes significantly by providing “global competitive talent”. The skilled workforce coupled with innovative technology and advanced infrastructures are key drivers for any country’s sustainable growth. In that context,…
Monash University's Jakarta campuses could be the first of many foreign university offshoots on Indonesian soil, as another big economy opens its doors to bricks-and-mortar transnational education. Pundits said Monash’s arrival could launch Indonesia as an international education hub, just…
Tertiary education in Vietnam has achieved greater fame on the global academic map with two universities entering the world top 1,000 Quacquarelli Symonds ranking. Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City placed in the 701-750 band while its sister in Hanoi…
Recently, I shared a story about a young Malaysian who came from a poor background, did well in his SPM, got a state scholarship to study economics at a prestigious UK university, but only to struggle to find the right…
The unemployment situation among graduates has grown from a matter of gnawing concern to an issue that leaves furrows in the brows of education planners. Our 21 public-sector universities and 38 private-sector universities produce something like 51,000 graduates a year,…
More school leavers are choosing the three-year polytechnic route over the two-year junior college (JC) route. Figures from the Ministry of Education (MOE) show that in recent years, slightly more than half of the secondary school-leaving-age cohort enrolled in polytechnics.…
One afternoon at the end of 2014, several volunteer teachers sat in a circle under the palm trees of a host family in a village in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Jerry cans were lying around in one corner of the yard while in…
Vietnam will soon introduce statistics and probability to second-grade students, raising concerns among parents who worry that the subjects may be too advanced for their children. The move, which will take effect beginning in the school year 2020-21, is reportedly…
Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ talks with Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about his plan to grant more universities autonomous rights Last year, you said your priorities were to complete a national educational policy and a human resources development plan. It seems that education has taken priority,…
The number of Vietnamese studying in the U.S. has increased for an 18th straight year, according to the Institute of International Education. Vietnam remained the sixth leading country of origin for international higher education students in the U.S. in 2018-19,…