Years after helping her mother earn a living collecting scrap, Phung Nguyen Ngoc Anh has graduated at the top of her class and will soon begin teaching mathematics at a specialised high school.

Vietnam has added another achievement to its growing record in artificial intelligence competitions, with a Da Nang student taking gold at the inaugural Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad.

Dang Huyen Anh has emerged as the top literature candidate in Hanoi after leading admissions to three of the city's most prestigious specialized high schools.

The 2026 specialist high school admissions season in Hanoi has produced an extraordinary achievement, with Class 9A5 of Cau Giay Secondary School becoming home to four specialist entrance exam toppers.

With offers from four elite schools and outstanding exam results, Pham Mai Dung has become one of the most successful candidates in Hanoi’s 2026 admissions cycle.

Hanoi’s top grade 10 entrant shares how perseverance, discipline and a passion for literature shaped her academic success.

A ninth-grade class in Ha Tinh has achieved an extraordinary result, with 33 students admitted to the province's prestigious specialized high school.

Vietnam's national team competing at the 2026 European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) delivered an outstanding performance, earning one gold medal and four silver medals.

Consistent dedication, self-study and a love of learning have helped one Dong Nai student secure outstanding results in the race for a place at a specialist high school.

A student from Tran Dai Nghia School earned first place and received a special gift from mathematician Tran Nam Dung.

Vietnamese student Le Thuy Lam Khanh earned major US university scholarships after excelling in fencing, debate, robotics and academics.

Born with severe visual impairment, Dong Thi Hai Yen has defied expectations to earn admission offers from seven of the world's leading universities.

Vietnam secured 7th place among 45 countries and territories at the 38th Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) 2026, earning one gold, two silver and four bronze medals and three certificates of merit.​

Vietnamese students won major prizes at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final 2025–2026, which concluded in Shenzhen, China’s Guangdong province, on June 5.

From an English-major student who once struggled with calculation-heavy subjects, Tran The Vu step by step made a breakthrough, becoming the graduating valedictorian of the National Economics University (NEU) with a perfect GPA.

Having once shelved her university dreams to move to Japan as an intern to support her family, Nghiem Thi Linh quietly kept her passion for learning alive.

From a shy, reserved boy, Quang Huy exerted great effort to overcome his limits and become the King of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-USSH).

Tu Khanh Phuong from Hanoi has won the only global full-tuition scholarship awarded by the University of Technology Sydney for the July 2026 intake.

All five valedictorians in the early graduation cohort at Vietnam’s National Economics University achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA and completed their degrees in just 3.5 years.