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Fewer high school graduates register for university exams

The number of 12th graders registering to attend the entrance exams to universities has decreased since 2017.

Vietnam's universities try to make money from technology transfer

Switching research centers to joint-stock companies will help attract private investments and create a driving force for commercializing research results, experts say.

8X alumni talk about differences with Z-gen overseas students

Vietnamese Z-generation students are often leaving Vietnam at the age of secondary education. They are more self-confident than previous generations and willing to express their personal views.

University lecturers now required to have certificates in pedagogy

Under the current regulation, even professors and associate professors who have been giving lectures for tens of years have to receive training in pedagogical skills.

Hot debate among educators about MOET’s new code of conduct in schools

The Ministry of Education and Training’s regulation aims to help teachers and students use social media in a healthy, responsible and effective way,

Vietnamese teacher honored in France

Tran Huong Quynh believes that students and teachers need to change learning and teaching methods. 

Vietnam’s universities still kept out of THE Ranking

Two universities in Vietnam are listed among QS Ranking’s best universities in Asia, but they remain out of the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of 417 best universities in Asia.

Education Ministry creates controversial rule prohibiting teachers, students from defaming education system

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has set a regulation which would prohibit teachers and students from disseminating, propagating, making comments and showing the images that may adversely affect the education environment.

Vietnamese parents enroll kids in child-abuse prevention classes

Stunned by a series of child abuse cases discovered recently, parents are registering abuse prevention training courses for their children.

School violence on the rise, Ministry seeks solutions

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has decided that headmasters of schools must be responsible for any school violence cases taking place in their schools.

What does Vietnam’s education system need?

Is it difficult to start a business in the education sector in Vietnam?

Vietnamese lack confidence in national education system

While international education organizations recognize the achievements of Vietnam’s education, Vietnamese people don’t have confidence in the national education system.

Urban parents already looking for summer classes for children

The academic year will end in late May, but parents have already begun looking for summer classes for their children.

To enter a ‘star’ school, students have to run ‘5-year marathon’

Students must get perfect score of 10/10 for nearly all exams during the five years at primary school to be eligible to apply for the entrance exam to the Hanoi-Amsterdam School for the Gifted. Only one 9/10 score will be allowed.

More Vietnamese parents send children abroad for secondary education

Vietnamese students who study abroad now tend to be younger, and often leave after they finish the 9th grade.

222 students involved in exam-cheating scandal, parents blamed

As many as 222 students have been found involved in the 2018 high school final exam cheating scandal which is shaking up the Vietnamese education system. Many of them are reportedly the children of local high-ranking officials.

Parents tend to reward children’s achievements with money

When children receive high scores for their school work, do housework or fulfill special tasks, they are rewarded by parents, usually with money.

Students resort to violence because of societal influence, but some experts disagree

Resorting to physical abuse to solve disputes is the choice of many people as violence is commended as a solution by some in society, leading to students’ misinterpretation of values.

Tourist schools receive big training orders as travel firms lack workers

Travel firms now tend to place orders for workers directly with training establishments, as some schools say the number of graduates ordered by travel firms has been increasing by 5,000 each year.

Students with prestigious degrees from abroad face competitive job market

A high number of bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates from prestigious schools overseas cannot find good jobs in Vietnam.