Education

Universities in Vietnam are set to discontinue many graduate courses this year after getting extremely small numbers of applications for them.

The new academic year has just begun, but in Vietnam’s southwestern region, many schools are on the verge of collapse.

Several organizations in Vietnam supported by UNESCO will launch for the first time a ‘Week for Lifelong Learning’ programme in October.

Construction of many schools in Quang Ngai Province has been kept in limbo for years due to a feeble management mechanism.

Two Vietnamese institutions have joined the 24th International Book Fair that opened in Moscow, Russia, on September 7.

A pilot sex education programme run at a school in Danang City has provided over 600 students with useful knowledge about the sensitive issue.

A plague of problems has led teachers and students to abandon several kindergartens in the country's central region.

Children in the northernmost mountain province of Ha Giang are excited in the first days of the new school year which started early in late August.

Teachers’ incomes would increase upon application of the Government's decision to apply seniority allowances.

More than 22 million students nation-wide begin a new school year today September 5.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister said there is an urgent need to upgrade the education quality in the country to meet international standards.

British Council Vietnam awarded its IELTS scholarships worth VND450 million to 13 high-performing IELTS English scholars.

The Party and State of Vietnam always cared for the development of education and considered it a top priority in the country’s development strategy.

More and more graduates who have finished their studies in other countries are choosing to return to Vietnam and work.

Textbook prices in Vietnam have been on the rise, while tens of millions of second-hand textbooks are discarded annually.

At the new school year, 40 youngsters with HIV at a Hanoi's social education centre still long for the day when they can join mainstream education.

Many schools in Ho Chi Minh City are facing the serious shortage of child counsellors.

A total of 397 pupils and students with good study results received Vallet scholarships worth over VND1.6 billion (USD77,669).

Many teachers are unable to meet the new requirements on scores on international English tests.