Education

The Association of Vietnamese Students in the US held a cultural programme called “Vong tay nuoc My” in New York from August 18 – 20.

Despite the order to cut staff, state schools still face teacher redundancy problems as decisions are made by the departments of internal affairs instead of the education sector.

The Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland (HTMi) will send teachers and transfer education programmes to the Da Nang-based Dong A University as part of their recent cooperation deal.

Vietnamese students finished third with two silver and seven bronze medals in the final of the World Mathematics Olympiad (WMO) held in Tianjin, China from August 11-12.

Many universities are facing a shortage of hundreds of students this academic year.

Hanoi resident Nguyễn Phùng Hưng didn’t get into his first choice university, Hanoi Medical University, despite a high score of 29.25 points in the national high school exam. The number of top scorers was so high, that admissions officials

Vietnam won one gold and two bronze medals at the 29th International Olympiad in Informatics recently held in Iran.

The Ministry of Education and Training has approved a new general education programme, focused on reducing the number of subjects and periods.

The InSITE - Informing Science & IT Education conference will take place from August 2 to 5 at RMIT Vietnam in the presence of keynote speakers, presenters, and delegates from around the world.

Vietnamese students participating in the Olympiad competitions this year have achieved the highest results ever, thanks to the efforts of the students and special attention from the education and training sector in improving the quality of education.

Vietnam’s delegation to the International Biology Olympiad 2017 won one gold medal and two silver medals, the highest result ever.

The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship Program, provided by the Japanese Government in non-refundable aid, has been officially launched, the Japan International Cooperation Agency announced.

The central Bình Định Province received its first-ever Science Avenue following a naming ceremony co-organised by provincial People’s Committee and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education.

Vietnamese students brought home four gold and one silver medals won at the 48th International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia from July 16-24 according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnam has won four gold medals at the 58th International Maths Olympiad in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Concerns about severe school shortage have been raised as Hanoi is flooded with apartment building projects without new parks or schools.

Vietnamese students won three gold and one silver medals at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) that has concluded in Thailand.

Hundreds of parents have joined lucky draws to get a place for their kids at State-owned pre-schools, especially in Hanoi’s new urban areas, due to the severe shortage of public facilities there.

The Education Ministry on July 7 defended the surprising surge in the number of perfect scores in the latest national high school examination results saying they were concentrated in traditionally studious areas.