Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha said that the $545.4 million project is not aimed for the massive training of PhDs, but will be based on the real demand and will focus on the quality of training.

The first international-standard library for children in Vietnam opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16.

 The British Embassy in Vietnam has recently introduced J2blast software in mathematics and information technology (IT) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Nearly 150 foreign and domestic participants discussed education policies and the future of international education at the APEC Future Education Forum held on November 15 in Hanoi.

 Vietnamese students have reaped high results at the final round of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2017, held in Costa Rica from November 10-12.

 The number of Vietnamese students in the US has increased consistently for 16 consecutive years, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual Open Doors report.

 On the occasion of Communist Party of China General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam on November 11 and 12, VIR reporter looks into China’s latest investment movements in Vietnam.

 Several Vietnamese education experts have expressed concern over the Ministry of Education and Training’s VND12 trillion (USD545.4 million) project to train around 9,000 PhDs by 2025.

 Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) has announced it would enroll 50 students for the bachelor degree of the first academic year at the end of next August.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a talk with students of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Ton Duc Thang University in the afternoon of November 9.

Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting on November 8 with the General Director of Japan’s education group Soshi, who said his firm wants to set up an international university in the city.

The APEC University Leaders’ Forum took place in Da Nang on November 8 with the participation of nearly 60 representatives from universities, businesses and State management agencies in the region.

 In its dispatch to people’s committees across the country, the Ministry of Education and Training ordered to put an end to collecting enrollment fees in excess of standard levels set by the government.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged agencies to focus their resources on developing the Vietnam National University – Hanoi, the Vietnam National University – HCMC and the University of Da Nang into prestigious centres for training human resources.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project which supports students to start up businesses by 2025.

 Outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius has announced that he will take a new post as vice chairman of the Fulbright Vietnam University after finishing his term.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has admitted that many teachers in Vietnam receive salary levels which are not commensurate with their efforts.

 After graduating from high school, Le Minh Tu, who has a hearing impairment, enrolled in college in HCM City and paid an interpreter to help her study.

 Education experts from Australia shared their country’s experience in running universities to meet the criteria of world university ranking systems at a workshop in Hanoi on October 26.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasised that Vietnam will continue to give autonomy to public universities after the pilot project on the autonomy of universities is completed in the next two months.