Of the 16 universities with the highest tuition fees in Vietnam, five are public schools and 11 are private schools.

Getting out of a rut and choosing to follow his own way, Dinh Tien Dat wants to help next-generation students to pursue their own path.

Ha DieuTrang is an alumna of Worcester Academy in the US. She was an English major at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, but chose to study IT in university because she wanted to challenge herself in a field which was not her forte.

The biggest headache for state agencies compiling talent training plans is that the recipients, after finishing courses overseas, do not return to Vietnam to serve at state agencies as they had previously promised.

Educators in Vietnam need to share resources, materials and experiences to enhance educational outcomes, said Do Van Dung, former rector of the HCMC University of Technology and Education.

Ngoc is very sparing with her praise. She said that compliments may make her kids conceited and believe they are good enough and don't need to continue to study.

As an associate professor at a top university in Australia, Hoang Lan Anh says that she was not a typical "dutiful child and excellent student" as valued in Vietnamese culture.

Dr. Nguyen Dong Hai spoke with VietNamNet about his path from a student who failed the university entrance exam in Vietnam to a professor of physics at Tennessee Wesleyan University in the US and his thoughts on pedagogical student training.

A National Assembly deputy's statement that "having three bachelor’s degrees but remaining unemployed is a reality in Vietnam" has stirred controversy.

Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, 43, resigned from her post as a dean to which she was appointed at aged 27 to begin a new path of research about tertiary education.

International certificates and international programs are a "strong passport" for students to enroll in universities in Vietnam.

If teachers don’t undergo transformation, or do this by half, the digital transformation process will be stagnant.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released the draft circular regulating career guidance, job counseling and start-up support in educational establishments.

Vietnam needs to increase expenditures on tertiary education in the context of the 4.0 industry revolution, experts say.

Vietnam has been warned of great challenges when developing online teaching, but it believes that these can be overcome.

VietNamNet Bridge - Students have to register to sit the national high school finals and apply for universities from April 1-20. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese universities proceeded with accreditation plans in 2015, after the launch of a World Bank project in 2005. 

The amended University Education Law is expected to help produce workers who can  satisfy the requirements for the country’s socio-economic development and international integration. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharp increase in the number of provincial universities in the last decade has led to an oversupply.