Preschool teachers in most areas of the country receive VND7-15 million a month, while teachers in mountainous areas with 18 years of experience in difficult areas earn up to VND20 million.

Over recent years, the number of international students studying at Vietnamese universities has steadily increased, reflecting a growing recognition of Vietnam’s higher education quality.

According to Education First’s 2024 report, Vietnam’s English proficiency ranking fell from 58th to 63rd globally, placing the country among nations with Low proficiency levels.

As young Vietnamese become more proficient in using AI, teachers want to learn how to use AI (artificial intelligence) to improve lesson plans and avoid being outdone by students.

New Zealand has announced government scholarships for Vietnamese students for the first time, with applications for 2025 admissions at top universities opening soon.

Among State-owned healthcare training institutes, HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy charges the highest tuition at VNĐ80 million per academic year.

The 2025 Asia University Rankings, recently published by UK-based education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds, features 17 VN universities, an increase of two from the previous edition, with HCM City Open University and Vinh University joining.

At the age of 2, she contracted spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and has used a wheelchair most of her life. Twenty years later, she now has a bachelor’s degree with distinction and plans to become a teacher.

Public opinion has influenced parents' decision to send their children to IELTS (the International English Language Testing System) preparation classes and put unnecessary pressure on children.

Even if 100 percent of students pass high school exams, the exams still need to be maintained, Ta Ngoc Tri from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), has said.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son has addressed the National Assembly regarding the issue of interest groups in textbook publishing, emphasizing recent arrests and calling for further identification of violators.

Vietnamese students have brought home a number of medal in their first engagement in the 2024 World Math and Science Competition (WMSC) held recently in Bogor, Indonesia.

As the teaching of English focuses on grammar in Vietnam, students are weak at speaking and listening, experts say.

Trinh Ngoc My, a lecturer in the Foreign Language Faculty at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), or ‘Bach Khoa’ in Vietnamese, is often mistaken by students for a classmate or invited by students to join teamwork projects.

Tim Paolini, Director of Google for Education for Asia-Pacific and Middle East, had a working session with representatives of the HCM City People’s Committee on November 1 to discuss cooperation orientations for digital transformation in education.

On October 26, the National Assembly discussed socio-economic development.

The Deputy Minister highlighted the private sector, which, during the period, spent nearly VNĐ33 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to help build 36,000 classrooms and 1,300 staff rooms.

The draft outlines comprehensive provisions regarding salary policies, allowances and support for educators, aiming to enhance incentives so that teachers can work without worrying that their salary are not enough to cover daily expenses.

The number of foreign students studying in Việt Nam has increased in recent years.

Dinh Sao Mai, a young lecturer at Hanoi University, has been invited by a Japanese university to be a major speaker at a workshop.