Education

Vietnam has begun construction of 121 boarding schools in border areas, with Party General Secretary To Lam calling for faster progress, quality and efficiency.

Hanoi is seeking public feedback on a plan to relocate universities with small campuses or inadequate facilities out of the city centre as part of its long-term urban development strategy.

The organising board of the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad 2026 has announced the list of the top 10 Vietnamese students who achieved the highest scores in the domestic round of the competition.

Vietnam’s tech giant FPT has announced a partnership with Kyungpook National University (KNU) of the Republic of Korea to launch an international training programme in Vietnam.

Amid concerns about an over-reliance on AI, the Ministry of Education of Singapore is studying the impact of such tools on students’ learning, said Education Minister Desmond Lee.

The IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems in Austria has held a graduation ceremony for 30 Vietnamese students, the first cohort of a high-quality nursing training programme.

Vietnam will officially take part for the first time in the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, hosting a Vietnam Pavilion at the event.

Construction on dozens of school projects across HCM City is being accelerated with thousands of new classrooms and modern facilities expected to be put into operation in the first months of 2026.

Viettel has opened registration for two major 2026 talent programmes aimed at developing young professionals in core technology fields and strengthening Vietnam’s strategic workforce.

Many schools in HCM City have integrated AI into teaching and learning, either through dedicated AI lessons or by applying the technology to innovate teaching methods across subjects.

Twelve vocational institutions in HCM City have received digital education equipment to pilot a German standard “Digital Classroom” model.

Dantri and Cuu Long University on January 2 signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening communications and academic collaboration.

Students from Vietnamese-German University in HCM City has won two prizes in the student category of the Architecture MasterPrize in the US, outperforming thousands of entries from 72 countries.

The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) aims to enter the top 100 higher education institutions in Asia by 2030.

A Vietnamese student team has captured the top honor at the VEX Robotics Open Asia Signature Event, marking a historic milestone for the country’s robotics movement.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a key zoning task for a USD 3.5 billion Malaysia-backed international university project, reviving a long-delayed development in the city’s northwest.