Education

Universities urged to improve quality of English teaching

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha called on universities nationwide to boost the quality of English teaching to ensure that students dramatically improve their foreign language skills in the context of ever-increasingly global integration.

Chinese students face up to 7 years in prison for cheating on college-entrance exams

Chinese students sitting down to the most important exams of their lives this week needed no reminder of how high stakes were. But they got one — the promise of jail time if they were caught cheating on their tests.

HCM City asked to take lead in erasing extra classes

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha asked Ho Chi Minh City to take the initiative in reducing school students’ study overload and putting an end to redundant extra classes, during a meeting with the city’s leaders.

Vietnam, Japan University to open Sept 9

The Vietnam-Japan University (VJU) will officially open its campus on September 9, according to an announcement made on June 6 by Tsutomo Takebe, a special advisor to the Japanese Diet.

Fulbright University chair appointment proves controversial

Many people have expressed surprise at the appointment of US Senator Bob Kerrey to chair the much heralded US-funded Fulbright University due to his notorious role during the war in Vietnam.

Australia, Southeast Asia build inter-school links

The Australia-ASEAN Council has unveiled a new international partnership programme that connects Australian schools with those across Southeast Asia.

Danang school named after islands

The first school named after the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos will be open in Danang City in July.

Vietnam takes the lead in APMOPS 2016

Vietnamese students won six gold medals and took the lead in the second round of the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS 2016).

Global start-up contest for students comes to Vietnam

A global business start-up contest is being organised for the first time in Vietnam to offer high school and university students in the country a chance to win money and support for their business ideas.

Fulbright University Vietnam makes its debut

On May 25, US Secretary of State John Kerry officially launched Vietnam's first private non-profit university in Ho Chi Minh City.

Teachers struggle in mountainous area

Teachers and pupils are facing various difficulties to eliminate illiteracy in the remote area of Nghe An Province.

Poor quality of teachers recognised

The Ministry of Education plans to cut down admission quota for teacher training universities to prevent unemployment and to improve the quality of teaching staff.

Degree holders heading back to school

Tertiary education has seemingly become a popular path chosen by the majority of Vietnamese high school graduates, because in a degree-treasuring society like Việt Nam, most people believe that entering university is the best way to secure success.

70,000 teachers to be jobless

More than 70,000 teachers are likely to be out of jobs by 2020 since the demand is far short of supply, according to educational experts.

Fulbright University Vietnam to open this year

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has given an investment certificate to establish Fulbright University Vietnam, the first private, non-profit university in the country.

Vietnam grabs six medals at Asia Pacific Informatics Olympiad

Vietnam have grabbed six medals at the 2016 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO 2016) which was hosted by the Republic of Korea on May 7-8.

Russia honours Vietnamese Olympiad winners

As many as 100 winners of Mathematical and Russian language Olympiads in 2016 were hounoured at a ceremony held by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) in Hanoi on May 16.

VNU to administer SAT Suite of Assessments in South East Asia

Dr Sai Cong Hong, director of the Vietnam National University Test Centre, has announced the Centre has been notified it is the likely candidate to manage the SAT Suite of Assessments in South East Asia.