Thousands of university students in Vietnam face graduation delays each year due to failing English proficiency requirements. While universities argue that their standards are reasonable, students are left struggling to meet the criteria in time.

The English proficiency requirement is delaying thousands of students from receiving their diplomas, with some waiting months or even years.

In 2023, two universities exceeded 2,000 billion VND in revenue, with FPT University topping the list at VND2,920 billion, primarily from tuition fees.

Do Nam Khanh, who grew up amid the affection from his mother and grandmother, earned a spot at top-tier universities in Vietnam.

CMC University has officially transitioned to "AI University," marking a significant milestone in its evolution as a leader in technology and education.

These criteria have sparked controversy on social media because only specialised fields set physical requirements for admission, such as police and military academies.

Six Vietnamese universities are named in the QS World University Rankings 2025, including one in the top 500 and one entering this list for the first time.

Some learners switch from reputable, quality-focused programmes to more lenient ones to bypass quality control.

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi ranked 649th in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2024, placing at the 11th position in Southeast Asia and 140th in Asia.

Vietnam is estimated to face a shortage of 20,000 qualified personnel in the semiconductor industry in the next five years as foreign-invested enterprises pour money into the country's sector.

The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) received a certificate from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting its standards on December 1.

Private schools are racing to open new majors and find ways to increase enrolment quota as much as possible to increase revenue; thus, the government should work to protect academic values from excessive commercialization.

The Vietnam National University - Hanoi (VNU) has been ranked 187th in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2024 (QS AUR 2024), according to the VNU.

The first Hanoi Forum on the Pedagogical and Educational Sciences organized in late October discussed university rankings and gave recommendations to help universities upgrade their rankings.

Japanese technology firms have visited Vietnam to recruit Vietnamese engineers to work at their factories in Japan.

Over the last 20 years, together with the traditional teaching model with blackboard and white chalk, a new university system has been developing – the digital university.

The proportion of university students in STEM-related fields is relatively low compared to other countries in the region and Europe.

University lecturers funded by school budget to study abroad refuse to return home to work. Schools find it difficult to throw the book on them despite regulations.

Universities and experts said that there should necessarily be a national strategy for IC and semiconductor technology training with investment priorities in key schools with strengths in this field.