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More than 28 percent of university lecturers have doctorates

Thirteen years after establishing a network of universities and junior colleges in the 2006-2020 period, the number of university lecturers with doctorate and master’s degrees has increased by twofold.

HCM City Football Federation plans to teach football in schools

Speaking about the orientation towards football future of HCM City, HCMC Football Federation President Tran Anh Tu said the federation planned to teach schoolers football.

Former Microsoft engineer chooses to teach coding to children

Leaving Microsoft after five years of working, Nguyen Song Ha moved to work at Code.org, a science education organization in Seattle.

Young teacher volunteers for remote area

With an unconditional love for their young charges, many young teachers have volunteered to work in schools in remote and mountainous areas in the hope of providing an education to all. 

The special teacher of Vietnam's youngest associate professor: her mother

Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha feels fortunate that she was led by many teachers on her journey of self-growth. And the first teacher was her mother.

Vietnamese students win gold medals at 2020 Olympiads

Eight Vietnamese students won gold medals at the international Olympiads in 2020.

Firms seek thousands of students for jobs, internships at job fairs

Enterprises in HCM City are seeking students for jobs and internships to meet production needs before Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday which will falls on February 12-15.

HCM City faces shortage of English teachers in primary schools

HCM City is facing a severe shortage of English teachers in primary schools, partly because of stricter quality criteria required under a new recruitment programme.

HCM City improves quality of pre-school education

HCM City has increased its budget allocation for preschool education and has called on the private sector to invest in building kindergartens to meet increasing demand.  

Three more VNU-HCM universities become autonomous

Three additional member universities of VNU-HCM universities will become autonomous next year, Dr Nguyen Minh Tam, the university’s vice chancellor, said at an annual meeting held on Tuesday.

Top highlights of VN educational sector in 2020

The educational sector gained brilliant achievements in 2020 despite difficulties caused by Covid-19.

HCM City cracks down on unlicensed private tutoring

The HCM City Department of Education and Training said it is closely monitoring private tutoring facilities since more and more of them are operating without a licence.

Vietnam can 'export' education

As a lecturer at Deakin University in Australia, most of the research of Prof., Dr. Tran Thi Ly relates to Vietnam.

Vietnam's MIT graduate takes job at Facebook

Nguyen Vuong Linh said once you have passion for something and have the ability to do something, you should find an environment where you can promote those skills. Don’t think that you need to go to Google/Facebook/Amazon just to prove your worth.

Vietnam’s mathematics scholars ranked in world’s top 40

Vietnam’s mathematics community ranks 35-40th in the world and the first in ASEAN, based on the number of published research work in international journals.

Hai Phong student wins full scholarship to renowned US school, will work at UN in 2021

As an excellent student at the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted in the northenr port city of Hai Phong, Hanh An thought she would study at an architecture or technology school. But she unexpectedly ‘drifted’ to Canada and then to the US.

Textbook changes – a test of education reform

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha noted before the National Assembly that the content of Canh Dieu (Kite), the textbook for first graders, is “not appropriate".

Teachers strive to bring education to rocky highlands

The Luc Khu area in northern mountainous Cao Bang province is known for its harsh climate, poor roads, frequent lack of water for daily use, and slow economic development. 

Quang Nam teacher honoured for voluntary work

A teacher in the central province of Quang Nam has just been honoured for his contributions in supporting disadvantaged people in the area over the past 20 years.

Vietnam needs strategy for digital transformation in education sector

The success of digital transformation in the education sector will make an important contribution to the formation of a digital nation.