Education

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.

The Dakchueng School, built as a gift from the Vietnamese Party, State and people to their neighbouring country, was inaugurated and handed over to Dakchueng district, Sekong province on November 13.

Classes have been organised to eradicate adult illiteracy for people of Van Kieu ethnic minority group in Quang Tri Province.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi to honour 125 outstanding teachers at the Hanoi Teachers-Devotion and Innovation Award.

Vietnam has continued slipping in the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) for the four consecutive years.

Around eight million primary pupils will be taught about wild animal protection at schools in 2019-2020 school year.

Representatives from ASEAN higher educational institutions gathered at a forum that opened in Hanoi on November 7 to discuss education quality assurance.

The Ministry of Education and Training and the Francophone University of Association (AUF) signed a framework agreement on education cooperation in Hanoi on November 5.

The Asia Development Foundation (ADF) and COBI Group (COBI) have just announced a scholarship fund for the promotion of GloNaCal talent in the Korean International School (KIS) of Ho Chi Minh City.

Many high schools in HCM City have begun to conduct tests to match their students’ aptitudes with future careers, take them to universities or bring university staff to talk them about careers.

High schools are expected to face a shortage of music and art teachers when the new education programme begins in the 2029-21 academic year.