Education

The number of public educational institutions in Vietnam has fallen by more than half following a nationwide restructuring, while teaching sites remain open to ensure access to education.

HCM City has proposed covering tuition fees for students in fields facing labour shortages or considered important to its key and strategic industries.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training is reviewing the school curriculum as it prepares a new textbook set for nationwide use from the 2028-2029 academic year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed allowing vocational classes to be held at businesses, cooperatives and production sites to make training more accessible to workers.

All previously reported textbook shortages for the 2026-2027 school year have been cleared, with the remaining 776,259 copies distributed by September 24, the Ministry of Education and Training said.

Dan tri - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education told schools to review unsafe routes pupils use and provide life jackets for river crossings.

Vietnam and Japan are expanding semiconductor cooperation through workforce training, research partnerships and stronger links between universities and industry.

Vietnam will enter two teams in the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which is expected to bring together 320 students from 66 countries and territories.

HCM City has ordered schools to disclose daily details of student meals, including suppliers, ingredients, invoices, menus and photos, allowing parents to monitor food quality and safety.

Flooding has forced 144 schools in Ninh Binh Province to close or switch to online learning, disrupting the education of more than 16,300 students.

Hanoi has set up four inter-agency teams to conduct unannounced inspections of school meal programmes as part of efforts to tighten food safety and quality controls during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Several schools in Hanoi suspended in-person classes and moved lessons online on September 17 after heavy rain caused widespread flooding and made travel unsafe for students.

Hanoi will introduce artificial intelligence education for students from Grade 1 in the 2026-27 school year, with 12 lessons a year and no additional fees or separate exams.

Nearly 1,000 kindergarten and primary school pupils in Lam Dong Province have been temporarily suspended from classes after heavy rain caused widespread flooding and disrupted transport links.

Hanoi has tightened food safety controls for school meals, ordering closer checks on suppliers, food origins and meal quality after problems emerged early in the new academic year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed a plan to restructure Vietnam's higher education institutions in September, a month ahead of the Politburo's deadline.