Vietnam to raise education standards through ICT

October 30, 2015 | 15:00

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The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has been carrying out a number of projects to increase the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education in order to raise the quality of education.

After cooperating with Viettel in providing internet connection to all schools in the country, the ministry is currently carrying out programmes with the support of South Korea, such as the virtual university project at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the e-learning project at Hanoi Open University, and a program to equip Vietnamese schools with computers and train teachers in using information technology in teaching.

Talking at the October 29 Forum on ICT in Education, deputy minister Nguyen Vinh Hien emphasized the benefit of the practice.

“The use of ICT in education prompts innovation in teaching and learning, creates excitement for students and teachers, and enables people to learn everywhere, at any time, and facilitates lifelong learning,” said Hien.

On October 30, Deputy Minister of Education Pham Manh Hung, South Korean ambassador to Vietnam Jun Daejoo, the director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and a representative from the South Korean Ministry of Education joined the ceremony to open a smart classroom funded by the South Korean Ministry of Education at Cau Giay Highschool in Hanoi.

Pham Manh Hung expressed his appreciation for the support of the South Korean Ministry of Education. “We believe this model is going to encourage innovative teaching and hope that this model is going to be expanded to other schools in the country,” he said.

The demand for education is high in Vietnam, where one quarter of the population of almost 90 million goes to school each year. The IT facilities at many Vietnamese schools, especially those in rural and mountainous regions, are outdated.

By By Khanh Tran

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