IT Education Network "Edunet " is under way


Ha Noi, Jan. 13 (VNA) -- An education network, Edunet, will be built at an estimated cost of around USD 445 million under a project just developed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

The project titled "Developing Human Resources in Information Technology" aims to improve the quality of IT training in universities and schools.

Under the project, around 15,000 people will be trained in IT every year, including 20 Ph.D's and 200 Master's degrees.

MoET has also approved a USD 14.3 million project on teaching and applying IT in schools. About 50 percent of senior secondary schools, 10 percent of junior secondary schools and five percent of primary schools nationwide will have computer labs provided by the project.--VNA