Education

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.

Minister officially orders classes to go online

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has asked local schools to start online classes amid the spreading of the Covid-19 pandemic.

More localities close school for online study

More localities in Vietnam had announced the shutting of local schools of all levels due to a resurgence in Covid-19.

Hai Duong closes schools following Covid-19 outbreak

The northern province of Hai Duong has decided to close all of its schools from tomorrow, January 29, due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnamese, Swiss educational establishments partner in hospitality training

Cityland Education and Switzerland’s famous hospitality management school École hôtelière de Lausanne recently inked a cooperation agreement.

HCM City stops piloting foreign syllabus at international schools

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has recently asked four international schools to suspend their foreign syllabus from the 2021-2022 school year following Decree 86/2018/NĐ-CP.

Cityland Education, EHL to train hospitality professionals

Việt Nam’s Cityland Education on Thursday signed an agreement with EHL Advisory Services to become the EHL Licensed Centre’s vocational education and training (VET) licensing centre to train service-minded hospitality professionals.

Vietnam to deepen skills development for transition to Industry 4.0

Vietnam needs to develop dedicated technical and vocational education and training programs to enable its transition to the fourth industrial revolution, says a new study of the Asian Development Bank.

First Cyber Security Academy to be built in Vietnam

A new Cyber Security Academy will be built in Hanoi with the intention to train highly-skilled human resources in cyber-security.

Outstanding students at international Olympiads honoured

The Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 8 to honour the Vietnamese winners of international Olympiads in 2020.

City faces shortage of English teachers in primary schools

HCM City is facing a severe shortage of English teachers in primary schools, partly because of stricter quality criteria required under a new recruitment programme.