Education

Some provinces have decided to postpone reopening schools for first graders instead of holding online classes.

The education sector should act up to the COVID-19 situation and take measures to minimise its negative impact, requested President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his letter sent to the sector at the outset of the 2021-2022 school year.

Forty-five provinces and cities on September 5 held a special opening ceremony of the 2021-2022 new school year either physically or virtually.

Ton Duc Thang University and Duy Tan University have made it into the Times Higher Education (THE)’s World University Rankings 2022.

Several localities have announced they would waive and reduce school fees at state schools as part of efforts to share the financial difficulties with parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The opening ceremony for the 2021-2022 new school year scheduled for September 5 is expected to be held online and broadcast live on Hanoi Radio and Television.

Ton Duc Thang University and Duy Tan University in Ho Chi Minh City have broken into the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2021.

The northern province of Son La has closed schools just two days after reopening after some Covid-19 infections were detected.

Many universities have added another admission method for candidates who are under special consideration for high school graduation this year.

All Vietnamese people will have equal opportunities to access an open, diverse, flexible and modern education system by 2030.

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.