Cyber bullying is increasing among Vietnamese students.(Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar was held in Hanoi on January 2 toprevent and intervene in social media bullying among students by the Universityof Education – Vietnam National University (VNU – UED).
Participants assessed cyber-bullying among teenagers in the world and Vietnamand introduced some programmes and strategies on preventing online cyber-bullying.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Nam from the VNU-UED said that online bullyingincludes sending, posting or sharing negative, harmful or false content aboutsomeone via digital devices, causing embarrassment or humiliation.
According to a latest research of experts from the VNU – UED, 30.6 percent ofVietnamese secondary students are victims of at least one kind of cyber-bullingin two times or more, while 26.7 percent bully others two times or more.
Nam said that the vast majority of bullies are victims themselves, and studentshave various responses to bullying but they rarely tell the stories to theirparents or teachers.
At the seminar, experts introduced ten programmes and strategies to preventcyber bullying in Australia, the US, Spain, Finland, Germany and Italy, withmain contents of raising students’ awareness of their rights andresponsibilities when joining the Internet, and improving teachers’ capacity inthe field.
In Vietnam, a research group of the VNU-UED has piloted a preventive programmefor secondary school students.
Dr Tran Van Cong said that the programme is designed for children aging 11-18to reduce the rate of online bullying by equipping them with necessary skillsto protect themselves from bullying and use internet safely, and raiseawareness of students, teachers and parents of the matter.-VNA
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