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Teacher held amid probe into unusual math exam results

Police in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang Province have placed a high school teacher under emergency detention as authorities investigate alleged irregularities in the 2026 national high school graduation examination.

All Vietnamese students to receive free school textbooks by 2029

Vietnam will provide free school textbooks to all general education students from the 2029-2030 academic year under a new government decree introducing a nationwide borrowing and return system to maximize reuse.

Investing in ethnic minority students for Vietnam's future

Vietnam's next education challenge is no longer getting ethnic minority children into school, but ensuring they thrive, gain skills and become future drivers of local development.

Investigation launched into Tuyen Quang's perfect math scores

Authorities in Vietnam are reviewing every stage of the 2026 national high school graduation examination in Tuyen Quang after data revealed an exceptional concentration of perfect mathematics scores within a single group of candidates.

Vietnam accelerates STEM workforce development for strategic technologies

Vietnam’s challenge is not merely to train more engineers or scientists, but to cultivate a generation capable of mastering, improving and eventually creating core technologies.

Vietnam plans major overhaul of public school network

Vietnam's education ministry has unveiled a nationwide plan to consolidate public schools, targeting a 30% reduction in administrative units while expanding larger school models.

Vietnam names 11 national exam toppers for 2026

Vietnam's 2026 high school graduation exam produced 11 national toppers and 47 runners-up across the country's five traditional university admission subject combinations.

Vietnam plans higher student loans for disadvantaged youth

Vietnam plans to expand student loan support, raising borrowing limits and widening eligibility to help ensure financial hardship does not prevent young people from pursuing higher education.

Moving universities out of Hanoi creates services, jobs issues

For years, Hanoi has pursued a straightforward solution to its overcrowded urban core: move the universities to the outskirts of the city.

Independent candidates top Vietnam's 2026 national graduation exam

For the first time in decades, two independent candidates have become national toppers in Vietnam's high school graduation examination.

Meet the student who topped Dong Thap's Grade 10 entrance exams

A perfect score, a 30-minute exam, and years of persistence helped Nguyen Huynh Nhat Quang become the highest-scoring candidate in Dong Thap Province's specialized high school entrance exams.

Childhood hardship fuels Vietnam's top education graduate

Years after helping her mother earn a living collecting scrap, Phung Nguyen Ngoc Anh has graduated at the top of her class and will soon begin teaching mathematics at a specialised high school.

Ministry to allow universities to grant professorship appointments

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) plans to decentralize the selection and appointment of professors and associate professors to universities. It will issue common standards, monitor procedures, and handle complaints.

Japanese student completes international-standard medical program in Vietnam

The first doctors trained under VinUni's international-standard medical curriculum have officially graduated, marking a milestone for medical education in Vietnam.

Vietnam to award STEM scholarships to more than 30,000 students in 2026

New government scholarships will help thousands of students pursue STEM degrees while strengthening Vietnam's future high-tech workforce.

Vietnamese high school student claims gold at first Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad

Vietnam has added another achievement to its growing record in artificial intelligence competitions, with a Da Nang student taking gold at the inaugural Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad.

Hanoi girl earns admission to five specialised high school tracks

With offers from four elite schools and outstanding exam results, Pham Mai Dung has become one of the most successful candidates in Hanoi’s 2026 admissions cycle.

Vietnam boasts record 17 universities in 2026 THE Sustainability Impact Ratings

A record 17 Vietnamese universities have landed spots on the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings, marking the country’s strongest showing so far.

Two Hanoi classes celebrate 100% success rate in specialist school exams

Two Grade 9 classes in Hanoi have achieved a rare feat in the city's highly competitive high school admissions season, with every student earning admission to specialist high schools.

VN targets full coverage of non-traditional security education in schools

All educational institutions nationwide are expected to implement communication and educational activities on the prevention of and response to non-traditional security threats under a project approved by Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 23.