Education

The Hanoi-based National Economic University (NEU) and the US’s Andrews University are set to team up in a four-year business administration bachelor’s programme.

The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) and US technology enterprise Synopsys signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on March 15 to enhance the VNU-HCM’s semiconductor training and research capacity.

HCM City authorities have issued a decision to build 4,500 classrooms spanning from nursery to high school levels by 2025 to achieve the goal of 300 classrooms per ten thousand people.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has funded construction of school classrooms in Phú Túc Commune and a kindergarten in Hòa Phú Commune of the central city’s Hòa Vang District through the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is paying an official visit to Australia, attended and delivered a speech at a Vietnam – Australia education forum held in Canberra on March 8.

The recently released Programme for International Student Assessment 2022 results show that Vietnam is a typical example of high academic results despite limited education investment, according to the Quality Control Department under the Ministry of Education and Training.

The UNESCO Office in Vietnam in coordination with the Centre for Vocational Education and Training have launched a project on facilitating access to vocational and transferable skills for out-of-school children and youth in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training has announced the admission of 1,000 students to study in Russia in 2024 under a scholarship agreement signed between the two countries.

AAE Company is set to organise educational exhibitions this March in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang, with the functions gathering together more than 50 colleges and universities from the United States and Canada.

Vietnam currently tops the Southeast Asian region in the number of students studying abroad, according to the Southeast Asia Key Trends Report 2024 by Acumen, an international education consulting organisation.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology has issued regulations on academic integrity, requiring all officials, civil servants, lecturers and students not to buy or sell research results in any form.

The Vietnam Writers' Association will present 30,000 books to children in mountainous and far-flung areas in 2024, according to VWA President Nguyen Quang Thieu.

Three students of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam are attending the 19th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition at the headquarters of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France from February 5-10.

Vietnamese students won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2024 Project Chemistry Olympiad (PCO) held in Russia, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese citizens are invited to submit applications for the Australia Awards Scholarships Intake 2025. Applications are open from 1 February until 30 April 2024.

Bình Phước has set up a plan to promote vocational education to meet the requirements of the new era, said deputy chairwoman of the provincial people’s committee Trần Tuyết Minh.

All 20 Vietnamese students put in excellent displays to win medals at the Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad (SEAMO) which was held from January 19 to January 22 in Singapore.

The US Agency for International Development and the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment celebrated digital workforce achievements through the Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem project.

Nearly 500 gifts and scholarships have been presented to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in Phnom Penh and Kandal province of Cambodia, in an endeavor to bring a more warm and happy Lunar New Year Festival to them.