Education

Nineteen provinces have announced later starting dates for the new academic year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

More than 11,000 students have registered for the second round of the national high school graduation examination, which is scheduled for August 6-7, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do.

UNESCO in Vietnam has launched the campaign #KeepingGirlsinthePicture - "For a future picture with girls", calling on the community to share inspirational stories to encourage ethnic minority students, especially girls, to continue their studies after the pandemic ends.

All Vietnamese candidates at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2021) won medals, which consisted of three gold and one silver medals.

An experience exchange on treatment and management during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the introduction of post-COVID-19 recovery model for patients with severe pneumonia was organised at Pletnev hospital, Moscow.

The Vietnamese government on July 30 issued Decision No.1373/QD-TTg approving the Scheme on Development of Education Society in 2021-2030, aiming to improve the quality of human resources and ready them for digital transformation.

The EducationUSA Advising Centres for the US Embassy in Hanoi and US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will host the US Higher EducationUSA Virtual Fair 2021 on August 7.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training on July 28 announced its decision to cancel the second phase of the 2021 national high school graduation exams and to consider giving a graduation bye to eligible students according to regulations.

Five Vietnamese students have won three gold and two silvers at the 2021 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) virtually hosted by Lithuania, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

Six outstanding students of Vietnam are joining the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2021, which is taking place virtually on July 19 and 20.

Over one million Vietnamese students will take their high school graduation exams on July 7 and 8.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has proposed municipal authorities allow students to return to schools between July 10-24, after a two-month-long pause to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Hong Bang International University (HIU) has signed a strategic co-operation deal with India’s Aieraa Overseas Studies to train Indian and other Asian students in medicine starting in 2021-2022.

Many provinces and cities will keep tuition fees at public schools unchanged for 2021-22 as instructed by the Ministry of Education and Training to mitigate the financial difficulties people face due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

63 cities and provinces across the country are ready for the organisation of the 2021 National High School Graduation Examination, scheduled for July 7-8, according to the Quality Management Department under the Ministry of Education and Training.

All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 brought home silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Quality Management Department.

Many parents in Vietnam are choosing online extra classes for their children amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

A portable swimming pool to teach children about water safety and how to swim for free has been brought to various villages in Cu Mgar District, Dak Lak Province.

Two Vietnamese universities – Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi and VNU Ho Chi Minh City - have entered the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Young University Rankings 2021, which lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.