Education

Ho Chi Minh City-based Vu Dinh Hung has become the first Vietnamese contestant to win the British Council’s IELTS prize in the East Asian region.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just released a draft training program for school students with several major changes.

As people's purchasing power has gone up in recent week when it comes to buying schooling equipment, bookstores and supermarkets are abuzz with crowds of students and parents shopping for good quality products.

Vo Ha Duc Minh of Vietnam triumphed at the World Youth Baduk (Go) Festival in Inje, Gangwon, the Republic of Korea.

As transnational companies discover and choose Vietnam as their choice to invest and conduct business operations, an educated workforce is even more essential to the nation’s economic viability.

A school built with funding from the Vietnamese government, was inaugurated in the northern Lao province of Luang Namtha on July 29 after 18 months of construction.

Nearly 20,500 university exam candidates, out of 720,000 in total, have scored under 1 for one subject, which would hinder them from entering university, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.

The 2015 high school graduation rate reached 91.58%, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on July 23.

Students should consider market demand before deciding on a course of education, and keep in mind that job prospects may be better after graduation in one region than another, an official said.

All four Vietnamese students won prizes, including one silver and two bronze medals and one consolation prize, at the 26th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Aarhus City, Denmark.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Education will assist Vietnam and Uzbekistan in digitising classrooms by applying the most advanced technologies in teaching and learning, the ministry announced on July 21.

A ceremony was held yesterday morning to mark the start of the nation's first science complex in the south central province of Binh Dinh.

More than 80,000 students are taking part in an annual voluntary campaign that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.

The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has started the New Colombo Plan in southern provinces.

The wave of residents flocking to large cities seeking employment has put a heavy burden on the existing public education system, resulting in the shortage of rooms in public schools.

The Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in central Thua Thien-Hue province and the Republic of Korea’s Chonbuk National University held a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their cooperation on July 15 in Hue city.

The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to collaborate with relevant ministries to allocate a 3.1 trillion VND (144.2 million USD) loan from the World Bank to improve facilities and education quality in public universities.

All five Vietnamese students participating at the International Physics Olympiad 2015 in India have won medals including three golds, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

In the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Fulbright University Vietnam project received its investment certificate at a ceremony held in New York on July 10.