Education

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.

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.