After more than a month since its launch, the Asian Hackathon for Green Future 2026 technology innovation competition has received strong interest from students and young innovators across Asia.

Vietnamese students won two gold medals and four silver medals at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad, helping the country rank second overall.

Under the proposal, undergraduate students could receive between 3.7 million VND and 5.5 million VND (140–210 USD) per month while master’s and doctoral students could receive up to 8.4 million VND (318 USD) per month.

Only slightly more than 60% of lower secondary school graduates in Hanoi will have the opportunity to enter public high schools this year - a figure education experts describe as deeply concerning for a major city.

Instead of following the conventional exam-focused path after failing twice to make the national team, Tran Quynh Trang chose to pursue scientific research early on.

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a plan to implement a programme on supporting student entrepreneurship in the 2026-2035 period, aiming to develop a comprehensive startup ecosystem across the education sector.

Cambridge International Education is investigating an exam leak that has affected students in Vietnam and several other countries.

Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training has established a task force to inspect and verify legal issues related to the operation of an educational institution operating under the name “St. Mary’s International School.”

Hanoi authorities have approved a plan to develop Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted and Chu Van An High School for the Gifted into institutions approaching international standards.

A student at Hanoi University of Science and Technology is preparing to launch a new game inspired by campus life after the viral success of his indie title Pho Anh Hai.

Vietnamese mathematician Hoang Xuan Phu was recently elected to Academia Europaea, adding another milestone to his distinguished scientific career.Thanh Hung

Many students study hard and achieve good academic results but still struggle in the job market after graduation, said Le Anh Tuan, a career and startup advisor.

Brighton College Vietnam becomes the first from the country to be recognised among top private schools worldwide.

The Ministry of Education and Training has released a draft circular on the application of technology in higher education for public consultation.

Nguyen Ho Phuoc Hien graduated with honors one semester early in Computer Science and Engineering, the most sought-after major at HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT). The male student achieved a score of 9.74 on his graduation thesis.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has issued a dispatch requesting a sweeping review and overhaul of curricula in strategic technology fields.

As many as 1,223,776 candidates nationwide had signed up for the 2026 National High School Graduation Examination via the Ministry of Education and Training’s system by 17:00 on May 5, the official registration deadline.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed a nationwide policy to provide free textbooks for all general education students starting from the 2029-2030 academic year, with an estimated budget exceeding VND4 trillion (US$165 million).

Vietnam will switch to a single national textbook set starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong announced.

Hanoi is accelerating plans to expand its high-quality school system while tightening output benchmarks, aiming to build a genuinely high-performing network capable of spearheading wider education reform.