Education

The Vietnamese-funded Thong Nhat secondary school was inaugurated on August 31 in Khammouane and handed over to the association of Vietnamese in the Lao central province.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), 122,107 students who passed the university entrance exams have chosen not to enrol.

The Vietnamese delegation won a total of two silver and three bronze medals at the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA-17) which recently concluded on August 27 in Brazil.

New Zealand’s universities are offering flexible admissions requirements and criteria, coupled with diverse educational pathways in a concerted effort to attract more Vietnamese students.

The scientific and educational organisation "Meeting Vietnam" on August 26 presented a total of 465 Vallet scholarships to several outstanding students at high schools and universities based in southern provinces and cities.

Vietnam is currently hosting nearly 22,000 international students, the highest number in the past nine years.

Primary schools in HCM City admitted first-grade students who came to prepare for the new school year after the summer holiday on Monday morning.

The Politburo, the top decision-making organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has urged educational institutions to focus on improving students' foreign language abilities, with the goal of gradually making English the second language in schools.

Two Vietnamese students won bronze medals at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship (ACPWC) 2024 in California, the US.

Vietnam ranked second out of the 89 participating countries and territories at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO), taking place from July 21-30 in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

All five members of the Vietnamese team excelled at the 2024 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Iran, bringing home two gold and three silver medals, the Ministry of Education and Training said on July 28.

Five local students picked up a gold medal at the 13th World Invention Creativity Olympic at Seoul National University of Education in the Republic of Korea.

The Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) has once again solidified its position as the country's top university and a regional academic powerhouse, ranking 15th in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam's national team has secured impressive results at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in the UK, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Thomas Vallely, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Fulbright University Vietnam, and other experts from the university in Hanoi on July 17.

The 8th Vietnam School on Neutrinos 2024 was opened in the central city of Quy Nhon, the central province of Binh Dinh, on July 16 by the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Russia has launched its official website tuoitretainga.com that provides information about events and activities of Vietnamese students in the European country.

President To Lam visited the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane on July 12 as part of his ongoing state visit to Laos, underscoring the deep-rooted educational collaboration between the two nations.

A total of nine Vietnamese higher education institutions feature in the Best Global Universities Rankings 2024-2025, which was recently released by News & World Report of the United States.