Education

Vietnam has had a remarkably high number of post-graduates in the recent years. However, scientific research projects, which are considered the soul of universities in their quest to produce new knowledge for the world, have remained modest in both

Minister of Education and Training, who is also head of the State Council for Professor Title of Vietnam Phung Xuan Nha has been told to review the list of professors and associate professors who were appointed early this month.

HCM City plans to have all students learn English since the first grade starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to Nguyễn Quang Vinh, head of the primary education division at the city’s Department of Education and Training.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on Sunday attended a ceremony to inaugurate a scientific and technological human resources training center in Vientiane, Laos.

The number of professors and associate professors in Vietnam has been on the sharp rise over recent years.

Avnet Asia Pte., Ltd., one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and embedded solutions, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

The Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) and the National University of Laos signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation, in Vientiane.

AmCham announced the new scholars to not only receive financial rewards, but additional support in job skills training, internships, and job placement assistance.

Seven teams of students from five universities in Vietnam will participate at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia (SMEA) 2018 – Make the Future, which will take place at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from March 8-11.

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology was presented with the ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) accreditation on January 22.

Thirty Vietnamese have received the New Zealand ASEAN Scholarship Awards to study in New Zealand.

The UK Embassy in Vietnam, in collaboration with the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, has just held a seminar on the two countries’ cooperation in occupational skills concerning education and training.

More universities in Vietnam should open programmes to foreign students as demand for study-abroad courses has increased, according to education experts.

Lecturers have said hundreds of students had been either being expelled or left universities because of boring curriculums and a lack of interest.

Leading providers of technical and vocational training and education from the United Kingdom will visit HCM City and Hanoi from January 15-18 to set up and extend partnerships with local companies, schools, colleges, universities and government organisations.

The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) 2018 will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 26, said a representative of the Vietnam Television.

English fluency targets set by a national project are too high and not backed by sufficient inputs, experts say.

Although hundreds of thousands of university graduates fail to secure jobs, students and their families still hope to attend university at any cost—leaving vocational schools struggling to attract enough students to operate.

HCM City authorities will work with Vietnam Education Publishing House to draft textbooks that suit the city's socio-economic development and pupil abilities.