A nationwide reshaping of Vietnam’s education network is underway, with significant institutional mergers proposed across five provinces.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son says the education sector is preparing for a major restructuring of higher education institutions.

Tran Quang Tien, PhD, stated that many countries around the world maintain and develop the model of women’s universities, not only because of traditional reasons, but also of the value they bring to women's advancement and societal development.

Vietnam now has 11 universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, the highest number ever recorded, including some newly listed institutions.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to streamline its education system by merging universities and vocational colleges into fewer, larger institutions.

Among eight public universities with annual revenue exceeding VND1,000 billion, University of Economics HCMC earned nearly VND2 trillion.

At least 173 public universities across Vietnam are expected to dissolve their university councils, as part of a sweeping restructuring and merger plan aimed at reducing administrative fragmentation.

Vietnam’s top universities with annual revenues in the trillions of dong have all adopted autonomy. Tuition fees range from a few thousand dollars to nearly $4,000 per year for domestic programs.

Public universities face sweeping changes, with MOET reducing control and boosting autonomy.

At over 70 years old, Pham Ngoc Hong diligently attended lectures in traditional medicine. Before that, he had earned two bachelor’s degrees from two different universities when he was over 60.

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

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.

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

Prof. Ustinov of Russia's MISiS will help shape Hanoi’s Quantum Technology Institute.

Leaders of higher education institutions and quality assurance experts from ASEAN countries exchanged knowledge, shared experiences and solutions for implementation of Internal Quality Assurance systems in higher education institutions at a workshop.

Ko Dong Hyun has become the first South Korean student to earn a PhD in International Economics at the University of Economics, part of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU).

The University of Medicine and Pharmacy under Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-UMP), has officially launched four new English-language international master's programs in medicine, opening admissions to international students starting in 2025.

Proposed law to remove school-level councils sparks debate on autonomy and governance.

Several universities in Vietnam charge tuition fees that reach hundreds of millions of dong annually, with the highest recorded fee nearing 1 billion VND (approximately 39,400 USD) per year.

Ten Vietnamese universities have been named in the QS World University Rankings 2026, with several improving their positions compared to last year.