Vietnam higher education

Update news Vietnam higher education

Changes in tuition fee in 2019

 As per the decree No. 86, public schools and self-financing facilities are entitled to raise tuition fee once every two year whereas other public higher educational institutions subsidized by the government will change tuition fee annually.

Japan tightens visa policies for Vietnamese students

 The Embassy of Japan in Hanoi has announced that students who want to study in Japan must include a high school graduation certificate in their visa application starting from March 1.

More universities granted Cambridge Int’l Level A qualification

 Four more universities in Vietnam have been recognised with a Cambridge International A Level qualification.

Talks Café, a learning English start-up project by Dinh Minh Quyen

Have you heard about the after-work café model that lets you improve your English and make new international friends for the same price as going to an ordinary café? 

International curriculums at Hanoi’s secondary schools announced

Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training will continue piloting the international training programme for VN’s national secondary level curriculum.

Indonesian language officially taught at Vietnam National University

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi and Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) Pham Quang Minh on February 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on teaching the Indonesian language at the USSH.

Height requirement at teaching university sparks debate

 A requirement on students' height set by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Teachers' Training has sparked debate.

HCM City reduces school fees for local public schools

 HCM City’s authorities have reduced tuition fees for children in nursery and secondary schools for the 2018-2019 school year.

Quality of Vietnamese universities improves

 Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has placed among the top 25 universities and research institutes in the ASEAN in terms of scientific research articles (ISI) published in the world's leading prestigious journals.

Continued reform to upgrade education

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha talked with VIR about what the sector will do in 2019 to win more confidence from the public and improve educational and training services.

Vietnamese language teaching enhanced for ethnic children

 Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.

Vietnamese students win gold medals at int’l mathematics contest

 Vietnamese students won two gold medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest (ITMC), which took place in Thailand from February 7 to 11.

Universities go modern, offer more dynamic courses

Many universities plan to offer new courses to attract more students and meet the market demand for human resources.

Vietnam National University – Hanoi up 216 steps in rankings

 The Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) remains the top in Vietnam with the 1090th place globally, up 216 steps from the ranking announced in August 2018. 

Vietnam spends 20 pct of budget expenditure on education

 Vietnam allocates 20 percent of State budget spending or 5.8 percent of national gross domestic product (GDP) each year for education, according to Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha. 

Vietnam seeks to boost educational cooperation with UK

30 MoU on education and training cooperation were signed between educational institutions and enterprises of Vietnam and the UK during Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha’s visit to the European nation from January 20-26.  

Thanh Hoa to test nearly 1,200 English teachers

 Many English teachers in Thanh Hoa have expressed worries after the local Department of Education and Training announced to carry out a quality test to improve English teaching in the area.

Vietnam to open pilot training centre

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has supported the Vietnam Flight Training JSC's (VFT) proposal to build a pilot training centre at Rach Gia Airport.

Vocational schools and enterprises must co-operate: survey

 Strengthening co-operation between vocational schools and businesses is key to meeting the demand for high quality labour, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.

Japanese ambassador issues student crime warning

 Japanese Ambassador Kunio Umeda has raised warnings about traps targeting Vietnamese students who go to study in Japan as Vietnam has the highest number of absconding students and apprentices.