Showing posts with label HCMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HCMC. Show all posts

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Bob Dylan plays in HCMC

Bob Dylan will play songs by the famous Vietnamese songwriter, Trinh Cong Son, at his HCMC concert - Photo: Official website of Bob Dylan
The legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will perform in Vietnam for one night only on his 2011 tour at the HCMC-based Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), 702 Nguyen Van Linh Parkway, District 7, on April 10. 

He will sing at Loretta Grounds of the university in front of around 10,000 fans in a live show called “Bob Dylan commemorates Trinh Cong Son”. Trinh Cong Son, who wrote over 500 songs during his lifetime for Vietnam’s music, died in 2001. He was considered the Bob Dylan of Vietnam for his moving antiwar songs in the 1960s and 70s.

Bob Dylan has been a major figure in music for five decades with his songs such as Blowin’ in the Wind and The Times They Are A Changin’ which became the anthems for the US civil rights and antiwar movements. The 70-year-old artist Bob Dylan has won many Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and many others throughout his career.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Int’l professors to join local Master’s degree program

HCMC – John von Neumann Institute of the Vietnam National University in HCMC (VNU-HCMC) has announced about 20 five professors from international universities and institutes will come to HCMC to give lectures in the country’s first Master’s program on quantitative and computational finance.

The program – a joint effort between VNU-HCMC’s University of Natural Sciences, International University and John von Neumann Institute – will start in July to provide international and local graduate students with a professional competency in finance with quantitative and computational tools.

It will take students two years to complete the degree with a tuition fee of US$18,000 per academic year. The program will be taught in English.

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor degree in one of the fields of applied mathematics (probability and statistics), computer sciences or financial banking and insurance with a relevant math score from a two-month refresh course. They must also provide proof of their English proficiency as TOEFL 550 or equivalent.

Quantitative and computational finance, also known as mathematical finance or financial engineering, is a field of applied mathematics concerned with financial markets. At the quantitative and computational finance seminar held by John von Neumann Institute and the Vietnam Bond Market Association on Saturday in HCMC, Vietnamese experts in finance said quantitative and computational finance was the world’s familiar trend but it was still quite new to Vietnam’s financial sector.

Thanks to applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, and economic theory tools, financial engineers can solve problems such as new product design, derivative securities valuation, portfolio structuring, risk management, and scenario simulation, they added.

Created last July, John von Neumann Institute is a center of excellence in applied mathematics, systems science, knowledge science, and information science with an aim to foster high quality of research and postgraduate education in the related fields at different universities of VNU-HCMC.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Int’l professors to join local Master’s degree program

HCMC – John von Neumann Institute of the Vietnam National University in HCMC (VNU-HCMC) has announced about 20 five professors from international universities and institutes will come to HCMC to give lectures in the country’s first Master’s program on quantitative and computational finance.

The program – a joint effort between VNU-HCMC’s University of Natural Sciences, International University and John von Neumann Institute – will start in July to provide international and local graduate students with a professional competency in finance with quantitative and computational tools.

It will take students two years to complete the degree with a tuition fee of US$18,000 per academic year. The program will be taught in English.

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor degree in one of the fields of applied mathematics (probability and statistics), computer sciences or financial banking and insurance with a relevant math score from a two-month refresh course. They must also provide proof of their English proficiency as TOEFL 550 or equivalent.

Quantitative and computational finance, also known as mathematical finance or financial engineering, is a field of applied mathematics concerned with financial markets. At the quantitative and computational finance seminar held by John von Neumann Institute and the Vietnam Bond Market Association on Saturday in HCMC, Vietnamese experts in finance said quantitative and computational finance was the world’s familiar trend but it was still quite new to Vietnam’s financial sector.

Thanks to applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, and economic theory tools, financial engineers can solve problems such as new product design, derivative securities valuation, portfolio structuring, risk management, and scenario simulation, they added.

Created last July, John von Neumann Institute is a center of excellence in applied mathematics, systems science, knowledge science, and information science with an aim to foster high quality of research and postgraduate education in the related fields at different universities of VNU-HCMC.

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Int’l professors to join local Master’s degree program

HCMC – John von Neumann Institute of the Vietnam National University in HCMC (VNU-HCMC) has announced about 20 five professors from international universities and institutes will come to HCMC to give lectures in the country’s first Master’s program on quantitative and computational finance.

The program – a joint effort between VNU-HCMC’s University of Natural Sciences, International University and John von Neumann Institute – will start in July to provide international and local graduate students with a professional competency in finance with quantitative and computational tools.

It will take students two years to complete the degree with a tuition fee of US$18,000 per academic year. The program will be taught in English.

Applicants must hold at least a bachelor degree in one of the fields of applied mathematics (probability and statistics), computer sciences or financial banking and insurance with a relevant math score from a two-month refresh course. They must also provide proof of their English proficiency as TOEFL 550 or equivalent.

Quantitative and computational finance, also known as mathematical finance or financial engineering, is a field of applied mathematics concerned with financial markets. At the quantitative and computational finance seminar held by John von Neumann Institute and the Vietnam Bond Market Association on Saturday in HCMC, Vietnamese experts in finance said quantitative and computational finance was the world’s familiar trend but it was still quite new to Vietnam’s financial sector.

Thanks to applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, and economic theory tools, financial engineers can solve problems such as new product design, derivative securities valuation, portfolio structuring, risk management, and scenario simulation, they added.

Created last July, John von Neumann Institute is a center of excellence in applied mathematics, systems science, knowledge science, and information science with an aim to foster high quality of research and postgraduate education in the related fields at different universities of VNU-HCMC.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Scholarships worth US$34,500 await students

HCMC – The Institute of International Education (IIE) Vietnam on Tuesday announced that the 10 best Vietnamese students of business, engineering and sciences may be entitled to scholarships worth US$3,450 each from the fifth GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders 2011.

IIE Vietnam said that the applicants must be freshmen from 10 participating universities including Can Tho, Danang, Foreign Trade in Hanoi and HCMC, Hanoi National Economics, Hanoi University of Technology, and Hue University. Others are Nha Trang University, University of Economics in HCMC, and Vietnam National Universities in Hanoi and HCMC.

The students must have good academic records and possess leadership skills. The ten best students will receive financial support of US$3,450 each for the remainder of their studies up to three years.

The program will also make a chance for students to join the Leadership Development seminar and a Career seminar for such people to share ideas and develop networking as well as an opportunity to be mentored by a business leader at GE in Vietnam.

GE is an American company doing business in the technology, finance and media services.

For more information and application, visit the website www.iie.org/hanoi. The deadline for application is April 15.

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Valentine’s Day set to light up HCMC Bridge

A dazzling Valentine night fest for 100 couples will light up the romantic Anh Sao Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 7 Sunday night, with the participation of Vietnam Idol 2010-winner Uyen Linh.

The event will be graced with Uyen Linh’s special performance of the hit song “Cam On Tinh Yeu” (Thank You Love), in addition to other popular songs for teenagers performed by the duo Wanbi Tuan Anh and Truong Quynh Anh.

It also attracts the appearance of many renowned photographers like Ly Vo Phu Hung, Quoc Huy, Hai Dong, and Thanh Nguyen, who are on duty to capture impressive kisses under the night sky at the fest.

cau anh sao

Anh Sao Bridge

Their photos will go to a photos exhibition held in HCMC Youth Cultural House on Valentine’s Day, falling on the following Monday.

In other related news, HCMC-based Lan Anh Music Center is staging a spectacular music show titled “Ngoi Sao tinh nhan” (Star Lovers), with the participation of many famed local artists and promising young singers at 20:00 pm on February 14.

Meanwhile, the special monthly live show “Thay loi muon noi” (Let the music do the talking) themed “Hen yeu 2011” (Rendezvous with Love in 2011) will feature various love stories, sweet love’s avowals of courting couples and love songs by Elvis Phuong, Hong Hanh, Quang Dung, Thanh Thao, Hien Thuc, Phuong Linh, and Nathan Lee.

With artists Quynh Huong and Quoc Khanh as MCs, the show will be broadcast live on HTV9 and VTV4 at 8:30 pm February 13.

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Friday, January 7, 2011

HBSO launches spring season

HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will put on two concerts to open their spring program at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on January 9 and 19. The first show features choral music and dance from America and South America, while the second will be classical music performed by students from Vietnam National Music Academy.

The performance on January 9 begins with the three folk songs from America, Ecuador, and Mexico,
followed by the song Maria from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Don’t cry for me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Choral Selections from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. Joined with the HBSO Choir in the first part, HBSO Ballet will perform dances from Spain, Russia, Mexico.

The performance on January 19 features classical works by Haydn (Piano Concerto in D dur), Jules Massenet (Thais), Edward Elga (Salut d’amour), Piotr Tchaikovsky (Violin Concerto), Pablo de Sarasate (Zigeunerweisen), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Piano Concerto No.21 in C dur, KV 467), and Nguyen Manh Duy Linh (Concerto Grosso for violin, piano, percussions, and string orchestra).

 Tickets are available at HCMC Opera House at VND250,000, VND150,000 for general public, and VND60,000 for students.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Vietnam Fashion Week unveils Spring-Summer designs

Wife of the consul general of France in HCMC, Boivineau Bich Hue inspects a crocodile leather wallet by Ton Phat Crocodile at the fashion-week press conference on Thursday - Photo: Kieu Giang
Twenty Vietnam designers will unveil nearly 1000 of their latest designs at Vietnam Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2011 at the Consulate General of France in HCMC’s District 1 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Veteran designers like Minh Hanh, Viet Lien, Trong Nguyen and Quang Huy will join colleagues from Viet Thang Corporation - Hong Vuong, Van Khoa and Bich Ha and free-lance designers including Tuan Huy, Duc Hai, Van Vo, Hung Viet, Cuong Thinh, Thanh Huyen, Hien Le Hai Long-The Huy, Le Hang, Minh Minh, Bao Kim, Minh Hoa and Dang Khoa at the parade.

“I have witnessed the development of Vietnam’s fashion industry and I’m truly impressed by the creativeness of young and talented designers,” GĂ©rard Boivineau, the French consul general in HCMC, said at the press conference on Thursday.

“That’s why I and the consulate general of France are honored to host the Vietnam Fashion Week for the second year since the first one in 200,” Boivineau said.

Together with Viet Thang Corporation other local accessory-makers like Vitco shoes, Ton Phat crocodile leather, Phuc Khanh jewelry and shoe-maker Le Huy Tien will be sending their creations down the catwalk.

The collections hail a return of bright colors and checks. Materials like crocodile leather, python leather, precious stones and Viet Thang’s new 3D textiles will make the show uniquely Vietnamese.

The Vietnam Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2011 is organized by the Consulate General of France in HCMC, Vietnam National Textile Garment Group (Vinatex), Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (Vitas) and Vietnam Leather & Footwear Association (Lefaso).

The event will be held in the consulate,  6 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, HCMC.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A month of German art talks in Vietnam

The Goethe Institute will hold a major series of activities as part of German year in Vietnam with its project ‘Open Academy’.

Activities including workshops, screenings, performances, concerts, actions, lectures and discussions will be held in Hanoi, Hue and HCMC.

Ten artists and musicians from Berlin working in collaboration with Vietnamese artists and musicians will devise works with an emphasis on new media, performance art, conceptual art and design.

The events will bolster the cultural exchange between the two countries. All events are supported by the Goethe Institute Hanoi and the Senat Berlin – Cultural Affairs.

The internationally sought-after performance artist Nezaket Ekici will hold a performance art workshop at Goethe Institute in Hanoi, 56-58 Trang Tien Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from November 16 to 19, at HCMC University of Fine Arts, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, HCMC’s Binh Thanh District from November 22 to 25 and a present a talk at San Art at 5 p.m. on November 21.

Visual artist, Juliane Heise, will give a workshop of mapping in art at the Hue University of Fine Arts from November 16 to 19 and at HCMC University of Fine Art from November 24 and 25.

Fuasi Khaliq is a performing artist who since the early 90’s worked in Los Angeles with a jazz project called Horace Tapscott´s Pan African People´s Arkestra. Khaliq was an assistant conductor, arranger, composer, and player of saxophone, clarinet and flute. He will hold a workshop on jazz improvisation at HTX/La Cooperative, 46 An Duong Street in Hanoi on November 22-24 and give a jazz concert at 9 p.m. on November 24, a workshop in Hue on November 26-27, concert at 4 p.m. on November 27 and a workshop at Himiko Cake, 324bis Dien Bien Phu Street, HCMC’s District 10 on November 30 and a jazz concert at the cafĂ© at 9 p.m. on December 3.

Artist Stephan Kurr will give workshop on tourism and travel in HCMC University of Fine Arts from November 15 to 19.

Veronika Radulovic, who has participated in numerous international symposiums and projects, among others in Hungary, Norway, Poland, Japan and the Netherlands and studied Vietnamese lacquer painting techniques and worked as the first German DAAD guest lecturer at the Universities of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Hue and HCMC, will give a workshop called Das Private in Hue from November 17 to 19 and in HCMC from November 19 to December 1.

While Andreas Schmid will give a workshop ‘Dealing with Space’ in HCMC from November 17 to 20. Maria Vedder will screen her video art in HCMC University of Fine Arts at 3 p.m. on November 18, 19 and at San Art at 7 p.m. November 20.

Machael Vorfeld will give a concert at ZERO Station, 91A Dinh Tien Hoang Street, HCMC’s Binh Thanh District on November 19; Danh Vo will take a city tour with students in Hanoi from November 30 to December 4. Veronika Witte will give workshop on videoart and scenic sculptures at University of Fine Arts Hue on November 22 to 25.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Revolution symphony at HCMC Opera House

The famous symphony by composer Vo Dang Tin called “Memories of Dong Khoi Revolution” will be performed at the Author Concert at HCMC Opera House in HCMC’s District 1 at 8p.m. November 9.

The symphony that Tin wrote in 1981 was inspired by his childhood memories of the 1960 revolution in Ben Tre Province.

In the second part of the concert, HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will perform a ballet suite called “Sun in Our Heart”.

Vo Dang Tin graduated from the faculty of composition of the HCMC Conservatory of Music under the instruction of Professor-Composer Ca Le Thuan. Now director of HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, he was the former artistic director of Bong Sen Theater of Traditional Music and Dance. In 2001, he was awarded the Gold medal for conducting at the National Arts Festival

Following that, in 2004, Tin received second prize for “Memories of Dong Khoi Revolution” by Vietnam Composers Association.

Tickets are on sale at the Opera House box office for VND200,000; VND150,000 and VND100,000.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

HCMC University of Architecture comes first and second at Holcim Prize

The team from the HCMC University of Architecture in the moment of triumph at the award ceremony of the Holcim Prize 2010 in HCMC last week - Photo: Holcim Vietnam
Two of three teams from the HCMC University of Architecture defeated other competing teams to grasp the gold and silver prizes in the final round of the Holcim Prize 2010 competition in HCMC last week.

A four-member team of the university won the first prize trophy and pocketed VND50 million for its ecological floating toilet project and another VND150 million to translate their research into reality within six months. The other team of the university got the second prize worth VND10 million for its project to build floating houses in the flood-prone Mekong Delta.

The third prize worth VND7 million went to a team from the Hanoi University of Architecture. The 12 teams attending the final were from the HCMC University of Architecture, the HCMC University of Technology, Can Tho University and the Hanoi University of Architecture.

“We wish that the winners, supported by the application fund from Holcim, will have a successful implementation of their research result in the next six months and will bring back great benefits for the community within the project area as well as to the society at large,” Gary Schutz, general director of Holcim Vietnam Ltd., said in his opening remarks at the final competition held at the HCMC University of Technology.

Organizer Holcim Vietnam also granted three other prizes in the sustainable construction, environment and community categories to the teams from the HCMC University of Technology, Can Tho University and the Hanoi University of Architecture respectively. The six remaining teams received consolation prizes.

The Holcim Prize 2010 attracted over 95 entries from the four universities which outlined their creative ideas on community development, sustainable construction and environmental protection.

Schutz of Holcim Vietnam said, “Let’s make Holcim Prize a successful way to activate the smart and curious minds of the students who participate in a way which makes you all “Sustainable Development Ambassadors” within your campus life and for the rest of your life! If it does then Holcim Vietnam looks forward to receiving more participation in Holcim Prize 2011.”

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HCMC University of Architecture comes first and second at Holcim Prize

The team from the HCMC University of Architecture in the moment of triumph at the award ceremony of the Holcim Prize 2010 in HCMC last week - Photo: Holcim Vietnam
Two of three teams from the HCMC University of Architecture defeated other competing teams to grasp the gold and silver prizes in the final round of the Holcim Prize 2010 competition in HCMC last week.

A four-member team of the university won the first prize trophy and pocketed VND50 million for its ecological floating toilet project and another VND150 million to translate their research into reality within six months. The other team of the university got the second prize worth VND10 million for its project to build floating houses in the flood-prone Mekong Delta.

The third prize worth VND7 million went to a team from the Hanoi University of Architecture. The 12 teams attending the final were from the HCMC University of Architecture, the HCMC University of Technology, Can Tho University and the Hanoi University of Architecture.

“We wish that the winners, supported by the application fund from Holcim, will have a successful implementation of their research result in the next six months and will bring back great benefits for the community within the project area as well as to the society at large,” Gary Schutz, general director of Holcim Vietnam Ltd., said in his opening remarks at the final competition held at the HCMC University of Technology.

Organizer Holcim Vietnam also granted three other prizes in the sustainable construction, environment and community categories to the teams from the HCMC University of Technology, Can Tho University and the Hanoi University of Architecture respectively. The six remaining teams received consolation prizes.

The Holcim Prize 2010 attracted over 95 entries from the four universities which outlined their creative ideas on community development, sustainable construction and environmental protection.

Schutz of Holcim Vietnam said, “Let’s make Holcim Prize a successful way to activate the smart and curious minds of the students who participate in a way which makes you all “Sustainable Development Ambassadors” within your campus life and for the rest of your life! If it does then Holcim Vietnam looks forward to receiving more participation in Holcim Prize 2011.”

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ASEAN orchestra has talent from 15 countries

A new symphony orchestra, assembled from the best musical talents from around Southeast Asia, will perform three nights for the 17th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam (October 28-30).

Hanoi and HCMC will have one public concert each - in HCMC October 26 at the HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1 at 8 p.m., and in Hanoi Oct. 28 at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District at 8 p.m. The third concert at Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi on Oct 29 is only for summit participants.

 Music director and conductor of HCMC Conservatory Music Symphony Orchestra, Yoshikazu Fukumura, auditioned more than 80 classical musicians from 10 ASEAN countries and five countries outside the grouping. He said he would guarantee a superb performance.

The Academic Festival – Overture by Johannes Brahms will open the program, followed by Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra by Pablo Sarasate, featuring solo violist Anna Sowanna from Thailand, and Concertstuck for the Piano and Orchestra, Op.79 by C.M.V Weber, featuring solo pianist Nguyen Tuan Manh from Vietnam. The last piece on the program would be Symphony No.9 in E Minor “From the new world” by Antonin Dvorak.

Tickets are on sale for VND150,000 to VND250,000. For more information, contact the HCMC Conservatory of Music or the Hanoi Opera House.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

ASEAN orchestra has talent from 15 countries

A new symphony orchestra, assembled from the best musical talents from around Southeast Asia, will perform three nights for the 17th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam (October 28-30).

Hanoi and HCMC will have one public concert each - in HCMC October 26 at the HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1 at 8 p.m., and in Hanoi Oct. 28 at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District at 8 p.m. The third concert at Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi on Oct 29 is only for summit participants.

 Music director and conductor of HCMC Conservatory Music Symphony Orchestra, Yoshikazu Fukumura, auditioned more than 80 classical musicians from 10 ASEAN countries and five countries outside the grouping. He said he would guarantee a superb performance.

The Academic Festival – Overture by Johannes Brahms will open the program, followed by Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra by Pablo Sarasate, featuring solo violist Anna Sowanna from Thailand, and Concertstuck for the Piano and Orchestra, Op.79 by C.M.V Weber, featuring solo pianist Nguyen Tuan Manh from Vietnam. The last piece on the program would be Symphony No.9 in E Minor “From the new world” by Antonin Dvorak.

Tickets are on sale for VND150,000 to VND250,000. For more information, contact the HCMC Conservatory of Music or the Hanoi Opera House.

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ASEAN orchestra has talent from 15 countries

A new symphony orchestra, assembled from the best musical talents from around Southeast Asia, will perform three nights for the 17th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam (October 28-30).

Hanoi and HCMC will have one public concert each - in HCMC October 26 at the HCMC Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1 at 8 p.m., and in Hanoi Oct. 28 at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District at 8 p.m. The third concert at Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi on Oct 29 is only for summit participants.

 Music director and conductor of HCMC Conservatory Music Symphony Orchestra, Yoshikazu Fukumura, auditioned more than 80 classical musicians from 10 ASEAN countries and five countries outside the grouping. He said he would guarantee a superb performance.

The Academic Festival – Overture by Johannes Brahms will open the program, followed by Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra by Pablo Sarasate, featuring solo violist Anna Sowanna from Thailand, and Concertstuck for the Piano and Orchestra, Op.79 by C.M.V Weber, featuring solo pianist Nguyen Tuan Manh from Vietnam. The last piece on the program would be Symphony No.9 in E Minor “From the new world” by Antonin Dvorak.

Tickets are on sale for VND150,000 to VND250,000. For more information, contact the HCMC Conservatory of Music or the Hanoi Opera House.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Canada, UK hold education events in October

HCMC and Hanoi will each hold two big educational events this month - the Canadian Education Fair and Education UK Week 2010.

The Consulate General of Canada in HCMC will host its biggest Canadian Education Fair so far with the participation of almost 70 Canadian education institutions, representing the full range of some of the best education options from kindergarten to Grade 12, to college and university. The fair will also be organized in Hanoi by the embassy.

Two scholarship programs - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and SauvĂ© Scholars Program will be introduced at the fair. The first attracts and retains world-class doctoral students to Canadian universities by supporting individuals who demonstrate strong leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in health, natural sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences. This program provides 500 Canadian and international doctoral students with highly prestigious scholarships valued at 50,000 Canadian dollars per year for three years. The SauvĂ© Scholars Program exists for young leaders under the age of 30 from across the globe who want to change the world.  Each year, up to 14 remarkable young leaders are invited to come to Montreal for the academic calendar year.

The fairs will be at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi on October 24 and the InterContinental Asiana Hotel Saigon in HCMC on October 30 from 1p.m. to 7p.m.

For Education UK Week, nearly 60 representatives of UK universities, colleges and high schools will visit  Hanoi, HCMC and Danang on October 23, 26 and 28 respectively.

As part of the Week, a UK Alumni Gala will be held for the UK Alumni Vietnam on October 22 in Hanoi and on October 24 in HCMC. The Alumni Gala will have fashion and music shows showcasing Vietnam-UK collaboration and creativity.

During the week, representatives of Vietnamese universities will share their experience in establishing and managing joint education programs between Vietnam and the UK. Two workshops on the topic will be held at the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi on October 22 and at the University of Transport in HCMC on October 25.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

CIE grants US$35,000 in scholarships

Center for International Education (CIE) of Vietnam National University HCMC last week handed over 20 scholarships worth US$35,000 for its students at a ceremony to start the new school year at the Kim Do Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

Five students in the MA program received scholarships worth US$1,000 each while fifteen students in the BA program received US$2,000 each. The scholarships aimed to honor outstanding freshmen, excellent academic results and contributions to the university’s social activities.

Nguyen Thi Kim Xuan, one of the freshmen who received CIE scholarships, said, “I would like to give my sincere thanks to my mother who has sacrificed all of her life to make what I am on Wednesday. And I’m proud to be a student of CIE with seasoned teachers and good friends. On behalf of all the freshmen, I promise to study hard to pay tribute to parents and teachers.”

CIE, which was established in 2001, is one of the nation’s leading educational organizations with its main function to operate international training programs jointly developed by Vietnam National University HCMC and prestigious foreign universities. The center has educated over 1,200 students and transferred more than 760 students to study at universities in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. 253 of them were granted scholarships worth US$3.1 million by universities in the U.S.

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CIE grants US$35,000 in scholarships

Center for International Education (CIE) of Vietnam National University HCMC last week handed over 20 scholarships worth US$35,000 for its students at a ceremony to start the new school year at the Kim Do Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

Five students in the MA program received scholarships worth US$1,000 each while fifteen students in the BA program received US$2,000 each. The scholarships aimed to honor outstanding freshmen, excellent academic results and contributions to the university’s social activities.

Nguyen Thi Kim Xuan, one of the freshmen who received CIE scholarships, said, “I would like to give my sincere thanks to my mother who has sacrificed all of her life to make what I am on Wednesday. And I’m proud to be a student of CIE with seasoned teachers and good friends. On behalf of all the freshmen, I promise to study hard to pay tribute to parents and teachers.”

CIE, which was established in 2001, is one of the nation’s leading educational organizations with its main function to operate international training programs jointly developed by Vietnam National University HCMC and prestigious foreign universities. The center has educated over 1,200 students and transferred more than 760 students to study at universities in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. 253 of them were granted scholarships worth US$3.1 million by universities in the U.S.

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Saigontourist Reaps Results From ITE HCMC 2010

The sixth International Travel Expo HCM City 2010 (ITE HCMC 2010), held from September 30-October 2 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, HCM City, was among the big events of Vietnam’s tourism this year.

Saigontourist Holding Company was one of the key entities to join and sponsor the event. Its booth with the exhibition of travel companies, hotels and resorts as its subsidiaries always attracted visitors and signed cooperation agreements with partners from various countries and territories.

At the expo, Saigontourist Travel Service Company, an affiliate of Saigontourist, had outstanding activities in exchanges and meetings and signed tour programs with international partners. The company also received the “Inbound Travel Operator of the Year” title for the second time. The award, which was given to businesses of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, was examined on the basis of the recipient’s contributions to the growth of the tourism sector; its ability to develop new, diverse and effective tourist products and services; its competitiveness, scale of service network development and application of renovations in corporate management.

Bong Sen Corporation, another affiliate of Saigontourist, also reaped results in promoting its trademark, seeking partners and selling its tourist products. With diverse services from its hotels and restaurants as well as its travel services and trading activities, the company made appointments with nearly 50 buyers as travel firms from Australia, Denmark, Singapore and Thailand. The partners were invited to visit its hotels and restaurants to evaluate products before signing contracts on sending and receiving guests. In addition, Bong Sen hosted a party for sellers—the companies to participate in the ITE HCMC 2010. More than 20 local and foreign companies joined the party to study each other’s potential and strengths for the goal of development cooperation with bilateral benefits.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

HCM City Hosts International Travel Expo

Saigontourists is among the key exhibitors at ITE HCMC 2010
The sixth International Travel Expo HCM City 2010, or ITE HCMC 2010, will take place in HCM City by the end of this month

Co-organized by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company (Vinexad) and IIR Exhibitions Singapore, this year’s event bears the topic “Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia, three countries one destination” and runs at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7’s Phu My Hung New Urban Area from September 30 to October 2.

The ITE HCMC was held the first time in 2005. To date, it has been confirmed to be a national tourism event of Vietnam by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The main activities at ITE HCMC 2010 are expected to include a program on surveying tourism products for buyers and the media, a seminar on introducing the inter-regional tour – three countries one destination; and a seminar on investing in tourism in Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia.

Featured at the ITE HCMC 2010 is the opening ceremony at 9 a.m. on September 30, which will be broadcast live on HTV channel. Coming next are transactions between sellers and buyers, including exchanging information, introducing products and signing contracts on sending and receiving guests between local and foreign tourism companies.

Saigontourist Holding Company will be among the key exhibitors at the event. The 16 of its subsidiaries to join the ITE HCMC 2010 include Saigontourist Travel Service Co., Rex Hotel and Saigon-Phu Quoc Resort. These businesses will display and sell products and services through leaflets, brochures, CD-ROMs, VCDs/DVDs, and so forth.

Aside from the part of an exhibitor, Saigontourist is also one of the main sponsors for the expo. It will provide and sponsor tours, accommodation, conferences, among others.

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