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Vietnamese student acts as Canadian consul general for one day

 Pham Phuong, a 15-year-old student at the Canadian International School, has played the role of Canadian consul general in HCMC after her victory in a contest.

Transparency and accountability is a key to success

Ngo Thi Minh, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, speaks to Youth Weekend Edition on how best to utilise the State budget in general education. 

State-owned universities to aim at financial autonomy

 At present, the higher education system in Vietnam is divided into two types, the first of which is state-owned universities receiving budget totally from the nation and the second is fully autonomous universities.

Vietnamese students graduate from agricultural course in Israel

 Up to 330 Vietnamese students have completed a short term training course on agriculture carried out by the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) of Israel.

High-school students pray for exam luck at Hanoi's Temple of Literature

 Many students visit the Temple of Literature in Hanoi to seek luck for their high school entrance exam. 

More autonomy for Vietnamese vocational schools

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs will restructure vocational training centers in a way that will give them more autonomy so that they can improve the quality of vocational education, said Minister Dao Ngoc Dung. 

American Hangout learning space inaugurated in Can Tho

 An “American Hangout” learning space was launched at Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on June 5.

Learn and burn

 University entrance exams are approaching for 12th graders nationwide, and if the kids thought they had any chance of forgetting their impending doom for but a fleeting second, they had better think again.

VN students to compete in MOS World Championship

 Three Vietnamese students will compete in the 2018 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship in the US.

High-schooler offered scholarships by 11 US universities

 A pupil in HCM City has been offered various scholarships by 11 universities which are ranked by US News and World Report as among the 100 best colleges and universities in the US.

Teacher capacity building crucial to educational reform

Capacity building for teachers is crucial to educational reforms, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting of the National Committee for Education Reforms and the National Council of Education and Human Resources Development.

Support needed to boost FDI in education

 Mr. Thang Tran, President of the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE), tells VET about the potential of Vietnam's education sector for foreign investment and the State policies needed in support.

Vietnam ranks second at Asia Pacific maths contest with six golds

 With six gold medals, the Vietnamese team ranked second behind the host Singapore at the 2018 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS 2018), which was held in Singapore from May 24-27.

28 Hanoi students honoured as ‘Ambassadors of Reading Culture’

 Twenty eight students in Hanoi were honoured as being ‘Ambassadors of Reading Culture’ during the 2017-2018 school year at an awards ceremony for a writing and presentation contest held on Hanoi Book street on May 26.

High schools take advantage of application season

 In just two weeks, 9th grade students all over the country will take part in the high school entrance exam, which is considered by many to be as important as the university entrance exam.

Hanoi University student wins Chinese proficiency contest

 Hanoi University in conjunction with the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on May 25 organised the qualifying round of the 17th “Chinese Bridge” for students of universities and colleagues in northern provinces and cities.

Ethnic minority language included in university curricula

 In Vietnam, Tay is the mother tongue of nearly 2 million people and a second language for many other ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. 

Vietnam, Cambodia universities forge ties

The Kien Giang University and Cambodia’s Chea Sim Kamchaymear University inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh on May 24. 

Foreign investors propose US$44 million minimum capital for universities

Foreign investors’ proposal to increase the minimum investment capital of universities to US$43.9 million is expected to create a fair playground for both local and foreign investors in the education sector. But will it really?

Eyes on Vietnamese goods abroad

Do Thang Hai, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, talks to the Viet Nam Economic Times on his ministry’s efforts to increase Vietnamese goods sold abroad