Education

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics earlier this week launched the Institute of Smart Cities and Management (ISCM), whose mission will be to mobilise international cooperation in addressing urban issues globally.

Students at teacher training universities will get financial support of VND3.63m (USD156) a month from the government from November 15.

A number of international schools and English teaching centres nationwide are facing the prospect of a shortage of foreign teachers caused by the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The organisation Meeting Vietnam on September 25 presented Vallet scholarships to 146 pupils and 66 university students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

All four Vietnamese students who participated in the 2020 International Olympiad in Informatics won prizes, including one gold medal.

Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An and Sa Dec city in the southern province of Dong Thap have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), along with 53 other cities from 27 countries.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Can Tho University co-held a training course on international labour standards and corporate social responsibility in tertiary education on September 22.

Students in the central city of Danang returned to school on September 14 as the Covid-19 outbreak has been brought under control.

Preschool teachers in extremely difficult villages, communes, in coastal areas and islands will enjoy an additional allowance of VNĐ450,000 ($20) per month, due to a new decree.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan has visited High School 251 named after President Ho Chi Minh in Kiev on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day and the new academic year of 2020-2021.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school launched its 2020-2021 school year at a ceremony in the Lao capital of Vientiane on September 11.

Vietnam voiced concern over an increase in attacks against schools and use of schools for military purposes during a UN Security Council (UNSC) Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on September 10.

A handbook on COVID-19 prevention and control in schools have been approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.

The plan to relocate many universities from central Hanoi areas has remained committed to paper, with this being blamed for worsening traffic.

Schools throughout Vietnam held ceremonies today, September 5, to mark the new school year amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong on September 4 called upon the education sector to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19 on the eve of the new 2020-2021 school year.

The Vietnam National University-Hanoi branch, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City branch continued to be selected to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the second time this year.

Manufacturing firms are increasingly focusing on offering quality childcare services to ensure they retain workers.

English continued to be the subject which saw the lowest scores in the national final exams this year.