VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for lecturers doing research at universities in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Tran Hong Quan, former Minister of Education and Training, speaks to Giao duc Viet Nam (Viet Nam Education) about the imperative need to promote autonomy among Vietnamese universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the new norms when approving scheduled enrollment figures next year for universities and colleges requires them to produce statistics on students’ employment after graduating,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese educators anticipate that the fourth industrial revolution will have a major impact on traditional education.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some experts believe that universities do not have enough students because there are too many universities and the number of high school graduates is decreasing. 

Scientometrics for Vietnam, or S4VN, has been measuring and analyzing research achievements gained by domestic university training establishments and providing information for free on www.scientometrics4vn.com. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The education and training ministry has issued Circular 32, which stipulates the criteria for admission to higher education institutions.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The cost of university education in Vietnam is becoming more costly as a series of state-owned universities said they are planning to raise tuition. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Rocker Pham Anh Khoa and his PAK band will play for free during their tour of 10 colleges and universities in HCM City. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate found violations at five universities during an inspection of their administrations and finances.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of junior colleges (3-year training) have been upgraded into universities (4-5-year training), but the training quality has not matched the expansion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has kicked off a university accreditation process, but the criteria for quality assurance remain controversial.

Educators in the past complained about their lack of freedom in making important decisions about school operations, and were later granted more autonomy by the Ministry of Education and Training. But some of them are now  reluctant to use it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the total number of licensed universities has far exceeded the targeted number, Vietnam still needs more training faculties in the arts and culture.

VietNamNet Bridge – Former deputy chair of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Professor Nguyen Minh Thuyet, spoke with Giao Thong newspaper about higher education reform.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic universities have more opportunities than ever before to improve quality because of Viet Nam's integration with the rest of the world,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many universities are facing difficulties in enrolling disabled students following a recently-issued regulation on special incentives for these candidates.

VietNamNet Bridge – University entrance examinations should switch from testing knowledge to assessing capacity, Nguyen Kim Son, Professor and Vice Rector of the Ha Noi National University, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has allowed a number of universities to renew admissions for 62 courses after meeting requirements for teaching staff, one official said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is so difficult for universities to find the lecturers with higher education that this is compared with the job of “picking up the stars on the sky.”