Education

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

The multi-million dollar Vietnam National University campus in Hanoi's Hoa Lac has stumbled from one crisis to another over the past decade.

The Japanese International School was inaugurated in Hanoi.

Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Primary School- Tra Doa branch- the 50th school funded by Vietnam Children's Fund and the sixth sponsored by FedEX company made its debut at Binh Dao commune, Thang Binh district, central Quang Nam province.

All eight members of the Vietnamese team have bagged prizes at the 17th Asian Physics Olympiad held in Hong Kong, China from May 1 to 9.

Education is an attractive sector for foreign investors. However, investors should be aware of the opportunities and the challenges in investing in the sector.

The 3rd Festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will take place in Hanoi on May 14-15 to promote STEM education and inspire the passion for science and technology among students.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Hiroshi Hase, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in Hanoi on May 4, describing education as the countries’ best co-operation realm.

The goals of the preschool education development program – all 5-year-old children would go to preschool by the end of 2015 – proved to be unattainable.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked provincial departments of education and training to build swimming pools in schools to give swimming training to students.

The Que Phong Boarding School project which received a gigantic USD1.85 million in investment has remained abandoned for a year now, leaving hundreds of students temporarily to live and study at different places.

An increase in the number of students in Đắk Nông Province are posing challenges for the education sector as the demand for school facilities and teachers increases, an official said.

The Department of Education and Training in HCM City has asked city districts to begin using the Vietnam Escuela Nueva (VNEN) methodology at more local schools in the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Department of Education plans to ask the city to issue detailed regulations on private services for students who must attend school in either a morning or afternoon shift.