Education

Vietnam will roll out a single nationwide textbook set from the 2026-2027 academic year to improve curriculum efficiency and teaching quality, Deputy Education Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong said.

Vietnams team received successive boosts at the world's largest school robotics competition on April 30 (US time).

Authorities in Hoa Vang Commune, Danang City have become the first in Vietnam to provide free textbooks to all students, easing education costs for families.

Dien Bien has introduced Russian language classes for ethnic students, aiming to expand education access and support international integration.

Several academic disciplines at Vietnamese universities have improved their positions in the latest global rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Danang University, in cooperation with the Hessen Office in Vietnam, has awarded scholarships funded by Germany’s State of Hessen to 34 students for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

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.