Education

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea are investigating 164 local students that have been reported to have vanished from Incheon National University.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on December 11 presented the 15th JICA President Award to Can Tho University.

The 2020 UPU letter-writing competition was launched on December 6 at a ceremony held in Thanh Cong Secondary School in Hanoi, marking the 33rd time that such a contest has been held in Vietnam.

The People's Council in Hai Phong City has approved a resolution to offer free education for children from pre-school to high school level.

Vietnam has missed out in the ranking of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 despite getting high scores.

All 62 Vietnamese students participating in the World of Mathematics Team Competition 2019 (WMTC 2019) picked up either an individual or team prize at the event held in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The Obama Foundation has confirmed that actress Julia Roberts will be joining Michelle Obama in Vietnam on December 9 on behalf of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance to meet with local girls’ education organisations.

Vietnamese students won 15 gold medals at the 16th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) which closed in Hanoi on November 30.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to remove the ABC foreign language testing system used at local language training centres.

The A&A Green Phoenix Group JSC (Phenikaa Group) officially launched the Phenikaa University and the Phenikaa Innovation Foundation on November 26, with initial investment of VND1 trillion ($43.48 million) from the group’s after-tax profit.

Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) this year has been ranked 143rd in the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2020, climbing 58 spots compared to 2016, according to its recent press release.

Three teachers of a kindergarten in Hanoi where a toddler died after being trapped inside a slide have been suspended, an education official said on Friday.

The International Mathematics & Science Olympiad 2019 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on November 27-30.

The Australian Government has just offered 50 scholarships to 36 female and 14 male emerging leaders from Vietnam to study masters programs at Australia’s educational institutions in 2020.

The deputy headmaster of a nursery school in the southern province of Binh Duong has been suspended following the case in which a little child was trampled on by their classmates.

A teacher in the remote mountainous province of Lai Chau has just been honoured for her efforts and contributions to a remote school in the area.

The number of Vietnamese higher education students in the United States has increased for 18 consecutive years, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual “Open Doors” Report released November 18.

Vietnam continues to be a top choice destination for Australian undergraduate students participating in the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan.

Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in training human resources, exchanging students, and culture exchange, with a delegation of Hungary.