Nguyen Hoang Hai An, a 12th-grade student at Olympia Schools in Hanoi, has been accepted early to Swarthmore College - one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States - with a four-year financial aid package worth approximately USD 290,000.

Rising out of the rugged northern mountains, a new inter-level boarding school in Si Pa Phin (Điện Biên Province) is being hailed as a “5-star” campus in one of Vietnam’s most remote areas.

The Ministry of Education and Training proposes a cap on bonus points from IELTS certificates to ensure fairness in university admissions.

Doan Thai Minh, a 12th grade student majoring in English at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted (Ninh Binh Province), was named the valedictorian in English at the national academic excellence competition.

Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the HCMC Department of Education and Training, said the city cannot abolish the public 10th grade entrance exam because infrastructure conditions still do not meet the demand.

Ten start-ups founded within Vietnamese universities have been selected for funding and incubation support under UniVentures, a regional innovation initiative led by BLOCK71 Vietnam in partnership with the Temasek Foundation.

After the Sago Food incident, education authorities demand stricter oversight of all semi-boarding lunch providers.

Experts say information technology (IT) continues to be one of the most in-demand and promising sectors, not only serving as the foundation for other industries but also determining competitiveness across fields.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is proposing significant changes to university admissions policies in 2026, including a cap on bonus points awarded for IELTS and other international certificates.

A total of 33 teachers at To Hien Thanh High School are under scrutiny for changing students’ scores in major exams, raising ethical concerns across the education sector.

This is among several proposed changes to Vietnam’s university admissions regulations for the 2026 cycle, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Thousands of primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City have been left without mid-day meals after schools suspended lunch services in response to alarming reports of food safety violations by a school meal supplier.

Two names were recently chiseled off the PhD honor wall at Hanoi National University of Education 2, stirring debate over academic integrity.

Professor Vu Ha Van, a globally acclaimed Vietnamese mathematician, has left Yale University to join the University of Hong Kong (HKU), currently ranked No.1 in Asia according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2026.

Dr. Le Quan from Fulbright University Vietnam, says that education is facing a significant challenge: the abuse of AI could make learners lazy in thinking, leading to the question: "Why bother studying when we have AI?"

Although the national high school graduation exam is still six months away, nearly 17,000 students have already taken their first major step toward university admissions.

The globally updated version of the TOEFL iBT exam officially launched this week, with Vietnam holding its first test on January 24.

A study involving two Vietnamese academics was withdrawn from an international journal after one author admitted to omitting a student’s name.

The student-led project reflects a shift from theory to applied innovation in Vietnam’s secondary school system.