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.

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.

Vietnam is considering barring universities from awarding admission bonus points for IELTS certificates, academic prizes and other achievements, a change that could reshape how institutions compete for students.

The merger of 13 primary schools into a single institution with more than 10,500 pupils, 287 classes, 524 teachers and staff, and 13 vice principals in Nha Trang has sparked debate over how large a school should be.

Nha Trang is now home to a primary “mega-school” with more than 10,500 students after a sweeping consolidation aimed at streamlining management and sharing resources.

New schools and support policies are reshaping ethnic minority education in Vietnam, with the focus shifting from basic access to learning quality and future opportunities.

Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son has outlined plans to reorganize schools across general, higher and vocational education in the 2026-2027 academic year.

After nine years, a policy designed to help Vietnam’s smallest ethnic groups stay in school is showing signs of strain as populations and socioeconomic conditions change.

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.

Vietnam’s education ministry is seeking public feedback on a proposal that would make English a compulsory first foreign language from Grade 1, as the country moves toward making it a second language in schools.

Vietnam is considering dropping the third subject from public high school entrance exams, a move that could ease pressure and costs but is also raising concerns that students may neglect subjects that no longer determine admission.

Dr. Vu Minh Duc has said that restructuring the network of educational institutions is revolutionary, enabling the selection of outstanding management personnel to operate the new school model.

Vietnam is preparing criteria to identify elite universities, with a focus on institutions capable of leading key fields rather than trying to excel across every discipline.

A plan to stratify the higher education network and develop universities with unique strengths was revealed by the Ministry of Education and Training on August 10.

Vietnam’s plan to reorganise its public education network in 2025-2026, under the direction of Party Chief and President To Lam, is fundamentally a reform of how the education system is organised, rather than simply an exercise in merging schools.

Amid debate over whether Vietnam should hold one or two exams to serve two separate purposes, experts say the key issue is not whether to merge or separate, but how to improve exam administration to prevent cheating.

Vietnam plans to reduce the number of public educational institutions by more than 17,000 as part of a nationwide restructuring of its public education system, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

High school graduation pass rates hovering above 99 percent for many consecutive years have prompted numerous questions about the necessity of the exam.

Vietnam expects school mergers and staff redeployment to help reduce localized teacher shortages while improving education management.