Instead of focusing on mobilizing and managing contributions, the parent-teacher association is expected to return to its proper role of representing, supervising and accompanying schools.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has instructed the Ministry of Education and Training to consolidate Vietnam’s teacher training network and end teacher education programs at institutions that are not specialist teacher training schools.

Vietnam is hosting the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for the first time, bringing 320 students from 66 countries and territories to Hanoi for the competition.

1. For Thang Ga Lo and Vang Thi Mai, university meant leaving a remote La Hu community for Hanoi and navigating challenges they had never faced before. They finished four years later as joint top graduates.

After spending more than VND20 million on a six-month IELTS course, Thanh Huyen was disappointed to learn that students may no longer receive bonus points for holding the certificate.

As a young Hmong boy facing the risk of dropping out, Tho Ba Xa was taken in and raised by officers and soldiers at the Nam Can Border Guard Station.

A new Ho Chi Minh City pilot gives 246 public schools more control over teacher recruitment, including the ability to hire foreign teachers under existing rules.

Vo Gia Thinh in Dak Lak, has become a double valedictorian at the HCMC University of Technology after topping both the comprehensive admission assessment and the university's competency assessment exam.

A 29.8 admission cutoff for two teacher-training majors in Vietnam exceeded the country’s top score in a key national exam combination, highlighting questions over how different university admission methods are compared.

Vietnam’s plan to end bonus points for IELTS and other international certificates would not diminish their role in university admissions, experts say, with applicants still able to use them in several ways.

Vietnam’s sole entrant at the international Chinese Bridge contest beat a field of 124 contestants to become Asia’s champion and reach the global top three.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has proposed 11 university admission methods for 2027, down from 19 in 2026, as it seeks to simplify admissions and reduce the burden on applicants.

Once barely scoring enough points to enter Hanoi Medical University, Anh Tuan rose to become valedictorian in Odonto-Stomatology while securing a Japanese Government PhD scholarship before graduating.

Around 800 delegates from 40 countries and territories are expected to attend the International Conference on Education Cooperation in the Digital Era, to be held in Hanoi on October 8-9.

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.

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 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.