Education and Training

Educational structure[1]

Dak Lak has a university and several vocational training colleges as well as a range of pre-school, primary and secondary facilities.

The University of the Central Highlands

The University concentrates on training and scientific research for the Central Highlands. The University has five faculties: Pre-university, Pedagogy, Agro-Forestry, Economic and Medical. There are also two centers attached to the university: the CentralHighlandsCenter for Human Sciences and the Center for Examination.

Vocational schools

There are three vocational schools including the school for mechanical-technical workers, the school for vocational training for youth and ethnic minorities and the center for employment services.

Table: Education in Dak Lak province 2000

Number of
schools

Number of pupils

Teachers

Nursery

06

2,469 pupils

350

Kindergartens

109

55,489 pupils

2,418

Pre-schools

79

Primary education schools

394

313,124 pupils

9,854

Primary schools (1st and 2nd grade)

50

160,426 pupils;

4,814

Lower secondary education schools

174

Secondary education schools (2nd and 3rd grade)

16

50,755 pupils of which 4,520 are ethnic minorities

1,252

Upper secondary education schools

22

Provincial standing education center

01

Standing education centers of districts

14

Vocational schools Buon Ma Thuot

01

5,487 pupils

22

Provincial Center for Foreign languages and IT

01

PedagogicalSecondaryEducationSchool for pre-school teachers

01

486 pupils

26

DakLakPedagogyCollege

01

2,082 persons

117

Hy vọngSchool for disabled children

01

49 pupils

06