Education

Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) President Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked to Switzerland to support Vietnam’s developing a qualified educational system, especially in combining vocational training, science, and technology at universities and research institutes.

Nguyen Van Ang, deputy head of Education Ministry's Finance Department, said he saw no problem with capping student enrolment numbers for university despite opposition.

The Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the Ministry of Education and Training’s plan on the hosting of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2018.

Local authorities are willing to spend trillions of dong to build imposing monuments, but are hesitant to spend money for nursery schools.

A free class has been opened to illiterate women aged around 30 to 45 years old of Ta Phin Commune in Lao Cai Province.

A high school in HCM City has tried organising exam in an open-air playground to prevent cheating.

The ASEAN Economic Community will be officially established at the end of this month. Pursuant to signed agreements, ASEAN member countries will accept each other’s qualifications.

Even though the general unemployment rate saw a slight decrease, graduate unemployment has continued to increase.

Ethnic groups with a population of less than 5,000 each have been given a better education in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

As many as 100 Vietnamese students and post graduates will have the chance to study in Hungary under the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarships programme, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 22.

FPT University has been awarded five–star ratings for the quality of its teaching, facilities, employability and social responsibility by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), FPT University announced the ratings.

The first electronic education book series for children from 0 to 6 years old in Vietnam was launched by the VSK early childhood education research institute.

All six Vietnamese students attending the 12th International Junior Science Olympiad held in the Republic of Korea brought home medals, according to the Hanoi municipal Department of Education and Training.

Local education experts have pointed out widespread failures in the teaching of English, explaining the currently poor results among English language students.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will invest more than VND9.6 trillion (US$422.4 million) to upgrade the city's education system by 2030, announced Chairman Vo Thanh Thong of Can Tho municipal People’s Committee.

The Vietnam – Japan University, said to be a symbol of the two countries’ cooperation, will offer the first training programmes in 2016.

With more universities and offices requiring English qualifications from graduates, students are turning to hiring other people to sit their English exams.

Cultural and sport events were organised during a student exchange between Viet Duc High School and 250 teachers and students from Kurome Shogyo High School in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan held in Hanoi.

Students from low-income families studying in universities, colleges and vocational schools will have fees waived and get other financial assistance under a recent decision approved by the Prime Minister.