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Over 70% of high school graduates apply for universities

640,000 students who have just taken high school graduation exams have sent applications to universities nationwide this year according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese students still influenced by parents in choosing careers

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students complain about choosing majors at school because they and their parents cannot find a common voice.

Vietnam targets 30 percent of students enrolling at vocational schools

VietNamNet Bridge - Only 10 percent of secondary school graduates go to vocational intermediate schools (2-year training), far below the 30 percent target.


Unemployed university grads far exceeds jobless vocational school grads

VietNamNet Bridge - University students have been warned of the rising unemployment rate as the 4.0 industrial revolution is changing jobs.

Vietnam’s leading university applies ‘western method’ in enrolling students

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City National University has announced that it will admit students from 82 high schools for the gifted throughout the country based on letters of recommendation and student essays. 

Despite high unemployment rate, high school grads still flock to university

Recent reports released by state management agencies have repeatedly warned about the increasingly high unemployment rate of university graduates. However, for most high school graduates, higher education is their priority.

MOET glad because fewer students want higher education

The number of students registering to attend the university entrance exams this year is lower than the last year, which is believed to be proof showing that Vietnamese students nowadays don’t try to follow university education at any cost.

Universities all proclaim themselves as research institutions

Under the University Education Law, from 2013, Vietnam would have three types of universities, research, utilization and practice. However, to date, most schools still do not know what they are.