Education

Financial support expected to ease overcrowding at HCM City schools

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has proposed to provide financial support to primary students at both public and private schools from the 2021-2022 School Year.

University offers free accommodation for poor female students

HCM City University of Technology and Education has offered free accommodation for poor female students.

Vocational schools to add new subjects, increase enrollment targets

A number of vocational colleges in Ho Chi Minh City have decided to add new subjects and increase enrolment slots this year.

Schools reopen in Hai Duong and Hai Phong

Schools have been reopened in the Covid-19 hot spot of Hai Duong, Hai Phong and other provinces since March 8.

Ethnic-minority students benefit from STEM education

Lùng Thị Hoài, a Nùng ethnic minority student of Nàn Sán Secondary School, uses equipment to show off electric fireworks she and her peers made to celebrate the 2021 STEM festival in Si Ma Cai District, the northern mountainous

Korean, German piloted as first foreign languages at Vietnamese schools

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to pilot German and Korean as the first foreign languages at local schools.

Main Hanoi roads jammed as students return to school

Several roads leading into Hanoi faced severe congestion as schools reopened on the morning of March 2.

1.7 million students return to schools in HCM City

Over 1.7 million students in HCM City returned to school on March 1 after staying home for a month following the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Hanoi students to return school from next week

Hanoi students are allowed to come back to school from March 2 as the city’s Covid-19 situation has been brought under control following municipal authorities’ decision.

HCM City to provide support to both public and private schools

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has proposed to provide financial support to both public and private schools to lower tuition fees.

Localities ordered to work harder on child education, protection

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has issued a document on implementing child care, education and protection in 2021, requesting localities to raise responsibilities and take more comprehensive and drastic measures to protect children.

Hanoi school target March 2 reopening

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has recommended local schools should reopen from March 2.

Students from over 40 localities return school from Monday

More than 40 localities in Vietnam have allowed their students to return to school from today, February 22.

The American professor who pushes a Vietnamese student beyond boundaries

I clearly remembered my first year experience creative writing class. Dr Tingle saw right through my writing and was determined to show me my own potential.

23 cities and provinces put off resumption of in-person learning after Tết holiday

By Tuesday morning (February 16), 23 provinces and cities across Vietnam have decided to halt resumption of in-person learning due on Wednesday after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday over community COVID-19 outbreaks.

Pandemic forces Hanoi schools to be closed through February

All schools in Hanoi will be shut until February 28 for epidemic preventive measures, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh.

Schools, universities in HCM City to continue online study until Feb 28

The People's Committee of HCM City has directed all educational establishments in the city to remain closed and resume online study until Feb 28.

Universities provide support to students who stay through Tet

Many university students have received support after choosing to stay through the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday amid the on-going virus outbreaks.

Vietnam to raise rate of trained workers to 40% by 2030

Vietnam targets raising the proportion of trained workers to 35-40 % by 2030 under a support programme for labour market development newly issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.