Vietnam is considering state ownership of textbook copyrights as it moves toward providing books free to students, a policy expected to cut costs but raising concerns over supply, competition and waste.

Vietnam plans to allow universities just one admissions method for each major from 2028, but institutions warn the change could increase enrollment risks and narrow opportunities for students.

Vietnam aims to reduce the number of public higher education institutions by at least 20% from 2025 levels by 2035 as part of a broader drive to modernize its university system.

Vietnam is proposing to end university-set bonus points for IELTS certificates and other achievements from 2027 after finding that the same IELTS 6.0 score translated into 26 different admission bonuses.

With a cumulative GPA of 3.78/4, Ngo Thu Trang (Hanoi) was named the valedictorian in Odonto-Stomatology, and achieved the highest graduation score at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2026.

A senior Vietnamese lawmaker has called for a commitment that every student receives a full set of textbooks after shortages disrupted the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Vietnam will host the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for the first time, bringing 320 high school students from 66 countries and territories to Hanoi from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5.

After six years of study at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tran Minh Dung was honored as the valedictorian of the Medical program, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.75 out of 4.0.

Ho Chi Minh City dissolved or revoked approvals for 112 language and IT centers in the 2025-2026 school year, while 292 new training centers and foreign-invested education facilities opened.

They grew up just one kilometer apart, studied in the same high school class and entered the same university. Four years later, the two Vietnamese friends are graduating as valedictorians with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Eight students from a Chinese-language class at a Vietnamese high school have been admitted to Tsinghua and Peking universities, two of China’s most prestigious institutions.

Vietnam is considering barring universities from awarding admission bonus points for IELTS certificates, academic prizes and other achievements, a change that could reshape how institutions compete for students.

A 54-hour social media break led by young Vietnamese is shifting the debate beyond whether platforms should be restricted - toward how a generation raised online can develop healthier relationships with technology.

Pham Phuong Doanh and Pham Thi Hong Hoa are valedictorians who both graduated with a GPA of 3.96 from the University of Economics and Finance, HCMC. Phuong Doanh had an IELTS score of 8.0, while Hong Hoa scored 865 on the TOEIC.

Vietnamese math Olympiad medalist Tran Dai Thanh Danh has earned direct admission to a gifted mathematics program and a four-year scholarship worth about $12,000.

Vietnam is scrambling to address a shortage of more than 3.9 million school textbooks, with the education ministry admitting its demand forecasts failed to keep pace with major changes this academic year.

Vietnam will prioritise investment and ensure the necessary conditions to provide universal preschool education for children aged 5–6.

A specialized English class in Hanoi is celebrating an exceptional admissions season, with students heading to universities in the US, Japan, Italy, Singapore and Australia.

Regarding the restructuring and merger of educational institutions from general education to higher education, VietNamNet conducted an interview with Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son ahead of the 2026–2027 academic year:

Teacher Hoang Thi Hien rushed out to save a 2-year-old boy from an oncoming truck, but her leg was tragically crushed under its wheels.