Education

Schools in some provinces that have allowed students to go back to class said it was difficult to keep a safe distance in class due to lack of seats for students.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Ton Duc Thang University have been listed in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020.

High schools and universities in Hanoi plan to reopen from May 4, head of the city's People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung said.

The national high school final exams will still be organised but its results won't be used for university admission.

Tens of thousands of students returned to schools in Vietnam on Monday as several localities started to ease the social distancing regulations.

45% of the universities in Vietnam have provided online teaching in response to COVID-19, announced the Ministry of Education and Training.

Many universities in HCM City plan to provide scholarships to students whose families’ livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or who live in the Mekong Delta and are affected by drought and saltwater intrusion.

The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has pledged to support Vietnamese students amid the complicated developments of COVID-19 in the host country, during the recent phone talks with the Charge d'Affaire of the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada.

A Vietnamese high school student has launched a fan page on Facebook to update information about the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam for foreigners living in the country.

Vietnamese universities have devised flexible plans to ensure final-year students can graduate despite the extended school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many international students have decided to stay in Vietnam during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Many provincial universities and colleges are planning to merge with large universities to improve their enrolment rates and quality standards.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised that the education sector must have a suitable plan for the national high school exams.

The curriculum will be streamlined in the second semester of the 2019-20 school year but will ensure students received fundamental knowledge.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has kept a close watch on developments of COVID-19 and asked Vietnamese students to stay vigilant against the disease, an official has said.

The Vietnamese Students' Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) (VSAK) has swiftly taken measures to support students amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in the country.

The Ministry of Education and Training on March 13 sent an urgent official dispatch to cities and provinces across the country on the newly-adjusted 2019 - 2020 academic year calendar.

Many cities and provinces in Vietnam have continued to keep local schools closed amid the rise in Covid-19 cases.

The Hanoi National University and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have found a place in the World University Rankings by Subject 2020 compiled by British education company Quacquarelli Symonds.