The Embassy of Japan in Hanoi has announced that students who want to study in Japan must include a high school graduation certificate in their visa application starting from March 1.

 Four more universities in Vietnam have been recognised with a Cambridge International A Level qualification.

Have you heard about the after-work café model that lets you improve your English and make new international friends for the same price as going to an ordinary café? 

Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training will continue piloting the international training programme for VN’s national secondary level curriculum.

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi and Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) Pham Quang Minh on February 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on teaching the Indonesian language at the USSH.

 A requirement on students' height set by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Teachers' Training has sparked debate.

 HCM City’s authorities have reduced tuition fees for children in nursery and secondary schools for the 2018-2019 school year.

 Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has placed among the top 25 universities and research institutes in the ASEAN in terms of scientific research articles (ISI) published in the world's leading prestigious journals.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha talked with VIR about what the sector will do in 2019 to win more confidence from the public and improve educational and training services.

 Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.

 Vietnamese students won two gold medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest (ITMC), which took place in Thailand from February 7 to 11.

Many universities plan to offer new courses to attract more students and meet the market demand for human resources.

 The Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) remains the top in Vietnam with the 1090th place globally, up 216 steps from the ranking announced in August 2018. 

 Vietnam allocates 20 percent of State budget spending or 5.8 percent of national gross domestic product (GDP) each year for education, according to Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha. 

30 MoU on education and training cooperation were signed between educational institutions and enterprises of Vietnam and the UK during Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha’s visit to the European nation from January 20-26.  

 Many English teachers in Thanh Hoa have expressed worries after the local Department of Education and Training announced to carry out a quality test to improve English teaching in the area.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has supported the Vietnam Flight Training JSC's (VFT) proposal to build a pilot training centre at Rach Gia Airport.

 Strengthening co-operation between vocational schools and businesses is key to meeting the demand for high quality labour, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.

 Japanese Ambassador Kunio Umeda has raised warnings about traps targeting Vietnamese students who go to study in Japan as Vietnam has the highest number of absconding students and apprentices.

 As local Vietnamese people eagerly await the upcoming Tet (or Lunar New Year) festival as a time for family gatherings, many expatriates in the country are also looking forward to experiencing such a major traditional festival of Vietnam.