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Nationwide tuition waiver lifts burden for millions of Vietnamese families

Vietnam’s new school year begins with historic education support for all students from preschool to grade 12.

Ho Chi Minh City universities offer $4,000/month to recruit PhDs

Vietnamese universities under VNU-HCM are seeking hundreds of PhDs, offering attractive pay and bonuses.

Meet the 2025 top scorers of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

All four top scorers admitted to HCM City University of Technology in the 2025 enrollment round are male students. They will pursue highly sought-after majors such as computer science, electrical and electronic engineering, and microchip design.

Unified national curriculum and free textbooks set for 2030

The Politburo’s Resolution 71 outlines ambitious education goals, including a unified textbook policy and expanded access to modern, equitable learning.

‘Double’ valedictorian at Diplomatic Academy to study abroad for master’s degree

Graduating as a student at Nguyen Hue High School for the Gifted to becoming the valedictorian of the Diplomatic Academy for the 2021-2025 cohort, Nguyen Nhat Anh spent four years at university with a courageous heart and an iron discipline.

The ‘golden era’ of transcript-based admissions is over at universities

Years ago, transcript-based admissions were a commonly used method, but recently many universities have lost interest in the approach.

Artists urged to join school faculty to help with art teacher shortage

The policy of involving artists in organizing educational activities in schools is seen as a long-term strategic solution to address the shortage of art educators, experts say.

26 million students sing national anthem in first-ever unified school opening

Vietnam’s 52,000 schools held a synchronized livestream ceremony to celebrate the opening of the 2025-2026 academic year and the Ministry of Education’s 80th anniversary.

Vietnam joins Asia-Pacific university connectivity initiative

Vietnam has joined a new initiative connecting top Asia-Pacific universities, launched as the Russian-Asian Faculty (RAF) by Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok during the 10th Eastern Economic Forum.

Nearly 26 million students return to school for new academic year

The Ministry of Education and Training’s back-to-school celebration from 8 am to 9:30 am at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi was broadcast live on VTV1 and connected online to some 52,000 education establishments across the country.

Learners in specific fields subject to tuition exemption

Individuals studying in specific fields that meet the demands of socio-economic development, national defence, and security, as prescribed by the Law on Higher Education will be subject to tuition exemption, according to a new Government decree.

Vietnam’s lifelong learner becomes a physician at 75

After three health science degrees and years in practice, Pham Ngoc Hong proves that age is no barrier to mastering traditional medicine.

Teachers in Ho Chi Minh City to be trained in AI and STEM

Tens of thousands of teachers in Ho Chi Minh City will soon undergo training in artificial intelligence (AI) according to international standards, alongside a program on STEM teaching methods in English. The city will fully cover the costs.

Two Vietnamese students recognised at FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge

Two Vietnamese students were among the six winners honoured at the 2025 FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge Asia Pacific finals, organised by Federal Express Corporation together with Junior Achievement (JA) in Singapore.

Mega city with 2.6 million students urgently needs more teachers

As Ho Chi Minh City welcomes 40,000 new students, the city struggles to recruit enough teachers for its growing education system.

How should Mathematics be taught in the AI era?

With 30 years of teaching math, Dr Tran Nam Dung shares his insights on how math education must evolve in the age of AI.

Vietnam’s 80-year education journey: From illiteracy to internationalization

From post-war illiteracy to global integration, Vietnam’s education has undergone five transformative eras in 80 years.

Vietnam to hire 2,000 foreign lecturers to reform higher education

Resolution 71 outlines bold goals for education by 2030, including international recruitment.

Admissions confusion leaves universities and students scrambling

This year’s admissions cycle left both students and institutions overwhelmed as delays and procedural errors piled up.

Female student secures master’s scholarship while still in third year

Once finding chemistry "hard to grasp," Nguyen Thi Hong Men later became a chemistry major, and has now secured a master’s degree scholarship for study in Taiwan (China) while still in her third year, a feat she thought was "unbelievable.”