Education

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.

People who earn their PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) abroad on State budget money, often return home to find their employment chances are relatively dim.

The Vietnam Design Association has announced establishment of an institute of comic books and cartoons in Ho Chi Minh City with an aim to carry out research projects and develop human resources for this sector.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau recently brought attention to several weak points in Vietnam’s higher education system.

Nearly 200 delegates from universities around the globe are gathering at the Vietnam Education Dialogue 2014: Higher Education Reforms (VED 2014) in HCM City from July 31 to August 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 29 met Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese to win the Fields Medal, the highest professional honour a mathematician can attain, and the Education Dialogue Group.

Using case studies in university curricula will help meet the need for a highly qualified workforce in the ASEAN economic community that takes effect next year, a professor of Vietnam National University's Technology University in HCM City said.

Vietnam always favours the development of science – technology talents, including those in the chemical science, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the closing ceremony of the 46th annual International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Hanoi on July 28.

Work will officially start on a new British University Vietnam (BUV) multi-million main campus in Ecopark Township – one of the eco urban areas in northern Hung Yen province – in September.

The Prime Minister has approved the establishment of a Vietnam-Japan College under the Vietnam National University in Hanoi.

Students attending the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) visited Bat Trang ceramic craft village in Hanoi on July 22.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has ordered the closure of a local primary school for autistic children due to maltreatment of students.

More than 550 teachers and students from 77 countries and territories, including two observes, attended the opening ceremony of the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Vietnam’s Hanoi capital on July 21.

Vietnamese students have bagged three gold and two silver medals at the 45th International Physics Olympiad taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 13-21, placing overall among the top ten.

Over 291 students from 75 countries around the globe have registered to compete in the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2014) scheduled to be held in Hanoi from July 20-29.