Education

New Zealand providing study opportunities to Vietnamese students

Riding the momentum from tremendous increases in international student numbers to New Zealand, Education New Zealand (ENZ) has rolled out its newest digital campaign, Future Proof 2.0, which drills down into what makes New Zealand’s style of teaching so

Vietnamese student wins gold medal at International Olympiad

A Vietnamese student has won a gold medal at the 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which closed Sunday in China.

School funded by Vietnamese Party leader handed over to Laos

Sithanasay High School, built with funding presented by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong to Laos on the occasion of his visit to the country in November 2016, was inaugurated and handed over

Fulbright provides short-term teaching program to Vietnamese schools

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi has just announced the 2019 - 2020 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-term Program to Vietnamese schools.

Free tuition to end at teacher training universities

The former principal of HCM City Teacher Training University, Nguyen Kim Hong talked about the proposal by the education ministry to end free tuition for students at public teacher training institutions.

Vietnam ranks 41h in English Proficiency Index

Vietnam ranked 41th out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index.

Outstanding maths students honoured

Outstanding students in maths were honoured at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Education ministry to retrain over 80,000 pre-school teachers

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed to spend over VND857bn (USD36.85m) to improve the qualification of teachers at the preschool level.

School drop-outs increase as children in mountainous areas lose subsidies

Hundreds of pupils in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam Province may stop going to schools as government is going to stop providing food to boarding schools.

Vietnamese students sweep gold at int’l maths contest

Vietnamese students who participated in the Challenge for Future Mathematicians in Indonesia have bagged several medals, including seven golds.

Vietnam - UK Higher Education Forum held

The British Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training organized the second Vietnam - UK Higher Education Forum themed “Global landscape in internationalizing higher education - standing in favour of quality to quantity”.

Higher education administrators get international training

Leaders and senior officials from 13 universities and four colleges are participating in a training course on “Internal Quality Assurance for Higher Education Institution in Vietnam” which opened in Ho Chi Minh City.

HCM City presents scholarships to over 500 students

The Ho Chi Minh City Study Encouragement Association on October 28 granted scholarships worth (77,400 USD) to more than 500 students.

English training centres poorly managed in Nghe An

An inspection by Nghe An Provincial People's Council has showed various problems in the operation of foreign languages teaching centres in the area.

Hand-made toys for mountainous children in Nghe An

Nursery schools in a poor district in the central province of Nghe An have boosted the implementation of a movement to make hand-made toys for the children.

RMIT University Vietnam awards 110 scholarships

RMIT University Vietnam awarded 110 scholarships worth a total of VND32 billion ($1.3 million) to prospective and current students at recent scholarship award ceremonies at its Saigon South and Hanoi campuses.

Programme launched to train more Japanese language teachers in Vietnam

A special programme aimed at improving the training of Japanese language teachers in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on October 24.

32nd Open Education Conference held in Hanoi

More than 400 international education experts from 20 countries in the world have come to Vietnam to attend the open education event in Hanoi from October 24 to 26.

Decree 86 expected to fuel foreign investment in education

The Government’s Decree 86/CP, which took effect on August 1, is expected to stimulate investment in education with a new regulation allowing foreign-funded schools to enroll more Vietnamese students.