Education Law

Update news Education Law

Vietnam's educational highlights of 2019

The preparation for the new general education program from the 2020-2021 academic year caught special attention from the public in 2019.

HCM City’s education strives to reach high international standards

HCM City wants to become the leading locality in the country and in order to achieve the goal, it has to upgrade education quality to meet international standards.

After discussions on education draft law, policymakers still undecided

National Assembly deputies emphasize that there are many problems in the Education Law that need to be amended to move Vietnam’s education system forward.

University lecturers now required to have certificates in pedagogy

Under the current regulation, even professors and associate professors who have been giving lectures for tens of years have to receive training in pedagogical skills.

Vietnamese teaching methods foster passive learning

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s universities attach importance to students studying in an active and creative way, but many students are not self-motivated and do not learn independently. 

Preschools told to receive 3-month olds

If the draft education law compiled by the Ministry of Education & Training (MOET) is approved, preschools will have to receive children from 3 months old to six years old. 

Universities to be given right to determine tuition

The new education law allows in universities to have the right to determine tuition, as well as their missions and development paths.