A group of four Vietnamese students brought home a bronze medal for their impressive robotic design at the “2018 FIRST Global Challenge” international robotics competition in Mexico from August 15-18.

 Nguyen Ngoc Long from the central province of Thanh Hoa is one of the two Vietnamese gold medalists at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Lisbon, Portugal in late July. 

 The HCM City government will spend VNĐ220billion (US$9,400) to support workers and teachers at pre-schools this year, according to a report from the city’s Department of Education and Training.

 A conference under the topic of “Tertiary education: standardisation and international integration”  was held in Hanoi on August 17. 

 Teacher Luc Thi Ly has to walk every day along a rough and dangerous track to her school in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

 There were about 1.1 million unemployed people in Vietnam in the second quarter, including some 200,000 graduates, according to the General Statistics Office. 

 The government has approved tuition fee exemption for students at state-owned secondary schools and children aged five at nursery schools.

 A recent proposal to stop schooling on Saturday received applause from parents and students, but was frowned upon by schools over fears of breaking curriculum guidelines.

 Foreign language centers are mushrooming to meet the increasing demand of residents in Hanoi, especially pupils and students.

 People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved the Department of Education and Training’s proposal not to increase tuition fee of the academic year 2018-2019.

 New Zealand provides quality education for Vietnamese students as numbers continue to climb.

 Parents are rushing to send their children to extra classes to practise writing and maths before they start Grade 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - A recent study showed that International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) graduates are better prepared than the non-IB graduates in 21st-century skills.

 The central province of Quang Nam has agreed a pre-feasibility study for the development of an International Education City in Nam Hoi An with proposed investment of 1.5 trillion VND (66 million USD).

 Vietnamese students brought home one silver and four bronze medals from the World Mathematical Olympiad 2018 that recently ended in the US.

 Schools in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in recruiting English teachers as the 2018-2019 school year approaches.

Vietnamese students enjoyed a successful World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) 2018, with three teams bringing home gold medals and one team bagging a silver medal.

 Nearly 150 elementary and junior high school students participated in the 2018 International Youth Robotic Competition, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 5.

There have always been a number of challenges facing learners on their climb to success. However, these difficulties are incrementally harder for children in remote, disadvantaged areas. 

 Vietnamese representatives won three bronze medals in the final rounds of the Adobe Certified Associate World Championship 2018 and the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2018.