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New policy raises concerns about higher education quality in Vietnam

Education experts have warned that new policies would lead to the mass production of bachelor’s and master’s degree holders.

Vietnam lacks workers with vocational training skills

Vocational schools complain they are finding it difficult to enroll learners despite attractive job opportunities.

Vietnam, UK sign MoU on educational cooperation

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on educational cooperation between the governments of Vietnam and the United Kingdom was signed in Hanoi on October 3.

Does Vietnam's TV show "Road to Olympia" help provide talents for Australia?

Most of the winners of ‘Road to Olympia’ leave Vietnam for Australia where they study and stay after graduating.

Australian project attracts students to study in Vietnam

Dr Tran Thi Ly is one of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in the field of science anf education recognized by Forbes Magazine.

Are education accreditation centers sufficiently independent?

Most higher education accreditation centers belong to universities, with heavy reliance in finance and personnel.

HCM City’s education strives to reach high international standards

HCM City wants to become the leading locality in the country and in order to achieve the goal, it has to upgrade education quality to meet international standards.

Higher education tuition concerns poor students

The PM has allowed 23 state-owned universities to apply the autonomy mechanism, which means that the schools have the right to set tuition themselves.

Vietnam vows to close low-quality universities

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a conference held some days ago, stated that training establishments with low quality will be shut down. Prior to that, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha also said low quality schools will not be retained.

Revised law on tertiary education confuses universities

The Revised Law on Tertiary Education (aka Law No.34), came into effect on July 1, 2019. However, until now, there is no guiding decree to materialize the law. Being

With new law, difference between full-time and in-service degrees no longer exists

On July 1, the law on amending provisions of the Higher Education Law ratified by the National Assembly in November 2018 took effect.

 

Vietnam’s tertiary education goes international

Internationalization of higher education is considered a solution to improve training quality, catch up with the regional and international development, and upgrade the quality of human resources.

Who will teach in the 4.0 industrial era?

VietNamNet Bridge - Who will teach students in the digital era, teachers or high-tech robots?

Smart school model considered in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC authorities are considering establishing smart education management centers and applying the smart school model at five general schools in the pilot program.


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.

Many universities change hands in M&A wave

VietNamNet Bridge - With more and more M&A deals made recently, the education sector continues to be a field worth investing in.


Vietnam’s education makes a leap

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has jumped two positions to reach 45th place on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Full-time NA deputies meet to discuss bills on anti-corruption, higher education

 The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference of full-time NA deputies on September 6 to discuss the draft revised law on fighting corruption and draft adjustments to the Law on Higher Education. 

Vietnamese IT engineers hunted by international companies

Despite the serious shortage of workers for the IT industry, international firms have strict standards when they recruit Vietnamese IT engineers.  

VinUni – a new ambition of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s tertiary education system has a new link, VinUni, a private university belonging to Vingroup.