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Vietnam seeks to improve early childhood education

 The recent international conference in Hanoi was told Vietnam is strongly committed to education development. 

Vietnam succeeds in universal education coverage for 5-year-old children: official

 Vietnam has qualified as successful universal education coverage for 5-year-old children according to Vice Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Thi Nghia.

Hanoi high school entrance exam starts Friday

 Around 76,000 students in Hanoi completed procedures on Thursday to attend the high school entrance exam.

Vietnam wins big prizes at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

 Six Vietnamese students won five silver and one bronze medals at the 2017 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO), an online programming competition hosted by Australia on May 13, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on June 6.

No headmasters no year-end certificates of merit

 In Viet Nam, parents wait in frenzied anticipation for year-end reports on their little angels’ test scores and behaviour at school. 

Vietnamese triplets go from being drop outs to top 3 in their high school class

 A trio of Vietnamese sisters recently made headlines after taking the top three spots out of 148 students at their high school graduation in Northern Texas.

Impacts of qualifications frameworks on higher education discussed

 The 5th National Workshop on the Impact of Qualifications Frameworks and Regional Quality Assurance Standards on Vietnam’s Higher Education opened in central Dang Nang city on May 30.

Can Vietnam buck the Trump effect on recruitment?

Vietnam now has 30,817 students at all levels and in all 50 US states. It remains a solid undergraduate market with 30% enrolled in community colleges – on their way to a bachelor degree via the 2+2 option – and 30% attending four-year institutions. 

Vietnam wins four gold medals at Asia Pacific math contest

 Four Vietnamese pupils won gold medals at the 2017 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS 2017), placing the country in the third after Singapore and Taiwan.

Russia grants 170 scholarships to Vietnamese students

 170 Vietnamese students who have won the Russian language, Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Olympiads held by the Russian Center for Science and Culture will receive full scholarships from the Russian Government.

Mekong Delta students get German state’s scholarships

 The Hessen State Ministry for Science and Art (HSMSA) and the German World University Service (WUS) on May 24 presented scholarships to 21  students from universities and colleges in the Mekong Delta region.

Schools highlight awareness over sovereignty issues

 Some schools in the central province of Quang Binh have set up the Vietnamese map model with the Paracel and Spratly islands in their campus, aiming to help their pupils’ awareness of the national sovereignty.

Vietnam ranks 3rd at Intel Isef 2017

 The Vietnamese delegation ranked 3rd at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2017 (Intel Isef) in the US.

Education Minister gives school green light to recruit teachers

 Education Minister Phung Xuan Nha proposed to allow schools to recruit teachers, basing on their specific requirements.

Private universities need tightened regulations

 Experts said that regulations on the establishment of private universities should be stricter.

Overachiever overload

When most Vietnamese high schoolers apply to college, they pick five target schools and hope for the best. This year one enterprising young student has decided to go one-beyond. Actually, he’s decided to go 43-beyond.

Vocational schools face shortage of secondary school graduates

 HCM City aims to increase the proportion of secondary school graduates enrolled at vocational training schools to 30 percent by 2020, but the schools are struggling to maintain enrollments.

Vietnam adds student counseling

Deputy minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia told the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that the ministry was working on a plan to establish counseling offices in school.

Vietnam – Japan University to open first courses next year

 The Vietnam – Japan University (VJU), said to be a symbol of the two countries’ cooperation, will offer the first training programmes in 2016.

Universities to teach students professional-oriented training

  The Ministry of Education and Training said the professional-oriented high education (POHE) model must be used at universities and colleges to make sure graduates are qualified to get jobs without needing to be retrained.