Four first universities of Vietnam have been recognised by France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting international standards.

In the past three years, Rich, a 66-year-old American man, spends nearly one hour every day riding to his workplace, Binh An Center for Development in District 8, HCM City, where he works as an English teacher for disadvantaged kids.

 Vietnam should learn from advanced early childhood education models of foreign countries and apply best practices in order to achieve its set target in developing pre-school education, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 11. 

The Prime Minister has approved a project to organise the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad in 2018 in Vietnam, which is hoped to help encourage the study and teaching of physics in schools, thus seeking and nurturing talented students in the subject.

After completing question #5 which featured Sir Alex Ferguson and MU, Phan Nhat Duy gained momentum to go on with the rest of the paper and win the gold medal in the International Maths Olympiad 2017.

 Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong, 80, principal of Hanoi-based Luong The Vinh High School, passed away early Monday in Hanoi after fighting cancer for three years.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has requested departments of education and training, nationwide, to set up hotlines to receive opinions and complaints relating to education and training.

The Ministry of Education and Training has required related agencies to review priority students and localities to adjust bonus points in national high school examinations and admission procedures at colleges and universities.

 The Department of Education and Training in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday sent its document to its subdivisions on implementation of basic sport program in schools for the 2017-2018 academic year. 

 The high and dangerous journey challenges travellers with abysses and mountains. However, all those difficulties can not dampen the enthusiasm of teachers. 

 The Government’s decision two years ago to allow autonomy for a number of universities has helped them meet international standards and improve quality of training, according to a survey conducted by Ministry of Education and Training.

 While the country’s unemployment in general declined slightly, the jobless rate among young people and those holding bachelor’s or master’s degrees surged by 44,000 people in the second quarter of 2017.

 The Ministry of Education and Training conducted a surprise inspection of the educational establishments in four cities and provinces to review the collection of tuition fees this academic year.

HCM City always creates good conditions for the Vietnam National University (VNU), Ho Chi Minh City and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to cooperate in post-graduate training and medicine research.

 Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered an investigation into a primary teacher who has been accused of beating 11 pupils with a ruler.

 With Dao ethnic people’s love-duet singing gradually falling into oblivion, study clubs led by veteran Dang Hong Quan from Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province has organised classes to teach locals Dao language and folk songs. 

 A draft amendment to higher education law proposes clarifying university assessment measures and making them uniform so that university rankings can be more precise in the future.

Prof, Dr. Phung Xuan Nha, Minister of Education and Training, talks about the issues raised for the new school year 2017-2018.

As schools in Vietnam have just opened after the summer holiday, here are the best pictures from the “Beauty of Vietnam” photo contest, depicting the bright faces of schoolchildren from across the country.

 A lesson on the country’s historical events from the Academy of Journalism and Communication.