Education

The Department of Education and Training in Nghe An Province reported that 660 students did not re-register for classes in this new school year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong beat a drum on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year on September 4 at Hanoi’s Nguyen Gia Thieu high school, which he attended nearly 60 years ago.

The Embassy of Germany awarded the German language certificate (DSD I) to 63 students of Foreign Language Specialized School and Viet Duc High School in Hanoi on August 29.

Vietnam's education experts on August 28 called for more efforts to better prepare students for their respective career choices and entry into the labour market during their years in secondary education.

While many Vietnamese citizens who study abroad choose not to return, others have found successful careers in their home country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the education sector to accelerate the granting of autonomy to State-run universities, which he said is a breakthrough to improve tertiary education quality.

Le Quoc Viet has received the prestigious award Innovators Under 35 for his “deep learning” research, according to the US leading magazine MIT Technology Review.

Over 400 scholarships worth VND 8 million each were awarded to high school students in the northern region on August 24 by the French scientific organization, Rencontres du Vietnam (Meetings of Vietnam).

A ceremony was held on August 23 for Dak Mar Kindergarten, in Dak Ha district in Kontum province, supported by Vietnam Education Society of Canada (VES).

As many as 120 scholarships, worth VND3 million each, were presented to children of coast guard and fisheries surveillance officers and fishermen in central Da Nang city and Quang Nam province on August 23.

156 Vietnamese students and young researchers, who excelled in their studies, were presented Odon Vallet scholarships worth VND2 billion at an awards ceremony in Hanoi on August 23.

The Ministry of Education and Training demanded that Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy explain the accusation of involvement in the making of fake doctor of medicine degree.

Le Nguyen Vuong Linh has won a treasure trove of 12 gold and silver medals at the Singapore National Olympiad in the five subjects of Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

HCM City invested VND15 billion in a pilot childcare programme for children aged 6-18 months, but participation has been much lower than expected.

A student at HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry recently spent seven hours trying to register for a course on the school's website. He finally gave up, and later discovered that the class had closed because it was full.

Two Vietnamese professors, employed by US universities, have pointed out shortcomings in the training programmes in Vietnamese higher education.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Children Support Fund Council, on August 14 presented 120 scholarships worth 380 million VND (17,860 USD) to needy students in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan, as part of

While employment demand has been up in Vietnam for the last months of 2014, many firms remain hesitant about hiring new university graduates, according to one study.

More than 120 scientists from 25 countries around the world are gathering in central Binh Dinh province’s Quy Nhon city for an international physics conference, underway at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) from August 11-17.