Posted on 04/22/2019 2:08:34 PM PDT by Red Badger
April 22 (UPI) -- More than 100 university students in Vietnam are accused of manipulating their test scores in order to gain admission to the country's top colleges, according to a South Korean press report.
Television network KBS reported Monday from Vietnam public anger is rising following revelations 108 students used their elite connections to gain entry into top schools.
A total of 53 students in the group have voluntarily dropped out following the charges, or have been expelled from their institutions, the report said, quoting local Vietnamese news sources.
All students accused of cheating in last year's June entrance exam hail from one of two provinces: Hoa Binh and Son La, both located in the northwest region of Vietnam, about 2-6 hours from Hanoi, the capital.
The students were enrolled at Vietnam's most prestigious schools: National Economics University, Foreign Trade University and Hanoi Medical University.
A total of 16 Vietnamese education administration officials who abetted the students have been arrested and were taken into custody.
The students were helped from the inside; students' answers and scores were saved to two separate CDs in Hoa Binh and Son La. One CD reportedly contained the students' responses, the second CD contained the scores, but the original data was tampered with before they were processed for final scoring, according to KBS.
The results were inflated test scores. Students' test grades rose by as much as 90 percent following the manipulation.
The charges come after parents at the high schools where the accused students were enrolled complained about "incredibly high scores" for "mediocre students" whose parents were local senior officials with people's committees in the region.
The Economist recently reported Vietnam has an outstanding state-school system for a developing country, but also has one of the fastest-growing private education sectors that encourage students to attend after-hours cram schools in preparation for tests.
The country spent about $9 billion for private education in 2018, according to The Economist.
What about Sang Bang, and Dang Gong?
Kinda poor choice of wording in the title with so many of us Vietnam vets in here...
“Under fire”.....
We killed 3,000,000 (million) of them, which was one out of six of their population. But still it wasn't enough.
Cue the I'm shocked pic.
So much for “Incoming” Freshman...
Sum Ting Wong?......................
Just the Vietnamese nomenklatura claiming their privileges.
Many officials and parents have been arrested, so, ‘under fire’ may not be so off base................
RIP Sam.
Hey, its Agent Orange! Of the Green Berets, Special Unit Battalions, Commando Airborne Tactics, Specialist Tactics, Unit Battalion! Last time I saw you, you were begging for spare change on the streets of Philadelphia.
If they had self-serving reasons to do so, the US news media would have covered up this scandal as shamefully as they have tried to cover up the nefarious and criminal activity of the Democrat Party, including the attempted coup d’état.
LOL...Not so far off base, just flash memories...
Something like this could be the trigger to bring down the regime.
“I didn’t know you wanted to get involved in the discussion, Mister Helper...”
That was the first time I’d ever seen or even heard of Sam Kinison, and I hurt myself laughing in the theater.
Sam was a very funny guy. Glad you found him.
“Good teacher....he really seems to care...About what, I have no idea.”
“I CAN SEE!!!!”
Haven’t they read any US newspapers lately?
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