On July 1, the law on amending provisions of the Higher Education Law ratified by the National Assembly in November 2018 took effect.

Internationalization of higher education is considered a solution to improve training quality, catch up with the regional and international development, and upgrade the quality of human resources.

VietNamNet Bridge - Who will teach students in the digital era, teachers or high-tech robots?

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC authorities are considering establishing smart education management centers and applying the smart school model at five general schools in the pilot program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students complain about choosing majors at school because they and their parents cannot find a common voice.

VietNamNet Bridge - With more and more M&A deals made recently, the education sector continues to be a field worth investing in.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has jumped two positions to reach 45th place on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference of full-time NA deputies on September 6 to discuss the draft revised law on fighting corruption and draft adjustments to the Law on Higher Education. 

Despite the serious shortage of workers for the IT industry, international firms have strict standards when they recruit Vietnamese IT engineers.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s tertiary education system has a new link, VinUni, a private university belonging to Vingroup.

 The draft amendments to the Competition Law and Law on Higher Education were discussed at the ongoing 22nd sitting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly yesterday.

Prof Ngo Bao Chau, a renowned Vietnamese mathematician and Fields medal winner, believes that poor management is one of the greatest challenges faced by Vietnam’s higher education system.

VietNamNet Bridge - The minimum required investment capital of VND1 trillion to open a private university is expected to discourage investors, as it would be difficult to recoup the capital.

Will the $80 million project on reforming general education be successful, or will it fail like other multi-trillion projects, including the classification of majors, VNEN and national program on foreign language teaching?

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of applications for recognition of foreign degrees made to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) increased by 44 times in 2008-2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - MOET has asked universities to publicize surveys and reports on the employment of their graduates. The statistics must be published on the schools’ websites, beginning this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Examinations and Education Quality Assurance Department has announced the draft regulation on higher-education establishment accreditation, under which universities would be ranked based on 111 criteria.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many high school teachers are giving high marks to students or ‘fabricating’ school reports to help students enroll in universities. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In order to increase revenue, universities are expanding their training scale, receiving as many students as possible and lowering requirements on students.

Educators, admitting that university training quality is declining while the number of unemployed graduates is on the rise, blamed low training costs, estimated at $500 a year.