Education

Vietnamese students won one third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US, from May 13-18.

Seven Vietnamese students won one gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO), an online programming competition hosted by Hong Kong (China).

When the organisation board of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) announced the names of the contestants receiving special prizes, Trần Đức Huy stepped up to receive the award.

Japan Material Engineering Services Company and Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á College have inked an agreement on training in electronics and engineering, as well as controls and automation for the Japanese labour market.

Schools in Phu Quoc Island are being removed for various projects as a huge number of investments are being made in the island.

The OneSky preschool center, a reasonably-priced educational facility with international standards, has reduced the burden for disadvantaged workers at the Hoa Khanh industrial zone in Da Nang city. About 210 children are studying at the center.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed draft regulations on foreign-language and information and technology training centres which require foreign teachers to have university degrees.

The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad concluded in Hanoi on Saturday, with the Vietnamese eight-member delegation winning four gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

The Vietnam-Australia Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Education Showcase 2018 is offering a platform for Australian and Vietnamese institutions, research and business organisations to exchange expertise and build innovative partnerships.

The chairman of Langmaster English Centre has issued public apology after it was discovered that the centre had been reproducing teaching programmes and methods from various sources without credit.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to enhance the student exchange programme with the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem.

Many private pre-schools in Hanoi are open and operating illegally regardless of regular inspections conducted by the city’s education authority.

Thirty-two teams have begun their attempt to win the 2018 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam) in the final round, which opened in the evening of May 8 in Vinh Yen city, the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia and the University of Cambodia (UC) inaugurated a Vietnam Room at the university on May 7.

PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc agreed in principle to a plan to build Binh Dinh Province into a scientific and educational urban area when visiting the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education.

Higher education systems in the ASEAN region are becoming more open to international engagement, says a report entitled "The Shape of Global Higher Education."

The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO 2018) officially commenced at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology on May 6, in the presence of Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and APhO President Kwek Leong Chuan.

About 80 percent of students have problems that they want to share with others and want a private space in the school to seek help and talk about their problems, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s surveys

A Vietnamese pupil may miss the opportunity to participate in an international science fair in the US after his visa application was rejected twice.