School in Vietnam shut due to no students

By Duc Hung   June 10, 2016 | 05:40 pm PT
A million dollar school in the central province of Ha Tinh has welcomed only two groups for short term courses since it opened in 2015. Ever since, it's been closed.
School in Vietnam shut due to no students

Since its inception in 2015, the second campus of the Social Insurance Training school has only received two delegations of students for short-term courses.  Now, it's closed, awaiting new students. Construction of the campus started in 2008 and completed in late 2014 on a 2.5 hectare area. VND100 billion ($4.5 million) has been invested for this school.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

The school has many classrooms, accommodation and spacious buildings. It is supposed to train insurance professionals.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

However, since its inception in 2015 the school only welcomed two groups of students to study short-term courses for about 15 days.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

After welcoming the first two groups of students and staff for about two weeks, the school has "hibernated".

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

The campus is modern, with many spacious building blocks and a swimming pool.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

One of the campus' highlights is the four-level building which has 100 rooms for students to stay.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

The school has two security rooms located at the front and back gates. The latter is empty even though the door remains open.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

Roughly 20 people are currently working at the campus in Ha Tinh.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

Vu Xuan Hien, Chief of Vietnam Social Insurance Office, said the absence of students in recent years is because the school is new. At this initial phase, the staff need further training before the school can welcome more students. "Once the school’s operations are stable, we will move insurance training to Ha Tinh. We've already got plans for classes from now till the end of 2016," Hien said.

School in Vietnam shut due to no students

For facilities that show signs of deterioration as they've been left unused, there is an annual maintenance fund, according to Hien. 

 
 
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