The Vietnam Education Publishing House (VEPH) said it has printed and distributed millions of textbooks, and that disruptions in the ordering process have led to parents queuing to buy books in some localities.

Though twin sisters Le Phuong Anh and Le Chau Anh studied the same major and both graduated with honors, they have always tried to build their own identities and strenghts rather than becoming each other’s “copy”.

Hanoi authorities say students’ progress will become a key performance indicator, or KPI, in evaluating teachers during the 2026-2027 school year.

Three students who achieved perfect 30/30 scores in Vietnam’s 2026 high school graduation exam have chosen medicine at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City.

Founded in 1927 as Collège Petrus Ky, one of HCMC’s most storied schools has survived nearly a century of change to become a leading center for gifted education in southern Vietnam.

Tran Minh Dung entered medical school worried that his math background might hold him back. Six years later, he has graduated top of his class with a 3.75/4 GPA.

A number of universities, mainly private, have failed to fill their enrollment quotas in the first admission round and are now recruiting additional students, with admission thresholds starting at 15 points.

Vietnam is expected to reduce the number of educational institutions nationwide by more than half under an ongoing school restructuring plan, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said at a conference on August 27.

The number of Vietnamese students studying in New Zealand rose sharply in 2025, according to Education New Zealand. About 87% of Vietnamese student visa applications were approved, well above the global average.

Hanoi is piloting an emotional intelligence (EQ) competency framework at nine schools in 2026, with the initiative designed to support students’ development and help build safer, happier schools.

Canva is offering its AI-powered teaching and lesson-design tools free to teachers and students across Vietnam, while more than 30,000 educators will receive AI training by year-end.

HCM City will welcome more than 2.62 million students in 2026-2027, up over 96,000, as its education system grapples with shortages while shifting away from exam-driven teaching.

Tran Ky Anh balanced a perfect 4.0 GPA with research, entrepreneurship contests and MC work, proving to himself that academic success extends far beyond textbooks.

School sizes may expand significantly following mergers and re-organizations, so effective and seamless operation can occur only when the principals' management capacity scales alongside school size.

Having chosen a new university major because he wanted to combine business and technology, Nguyen Duc Thanh never imagined that 4 years later he would graduate as the program's valedictorian and earn opportunities to conduct international research.

As AI transforms how art is created and taught, Vietnamese educators are seeking ways to embrace the technology without sacrificing cultural identity, human emotion and real-world experience.

Five ministry-run universities and 12 vocational institutions could be cut under a restructuring plan being developed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training.

She entered Hanoi Medical University with a score just high enough for admission. Six years later, Nguyen Minh Hien is leaving as the university’s top graduating student.

The University of Science in HCMC is welcoming an accomplished freshman class featuring Olympiad medalists, top exam scorers and televised academic competition stars.

Seventeen students have graduated from Vietnam’s National Economics University with perfect 4.0 GPAs, while more than half of this year’s graduates earned the highest academic classification - both records for the university.