Education and training
Higher education
Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19
New faculties will be opened at universities during the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s new catalogue on training programmes in higher education.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Strong rise in unemployment among graduates: labour ministry
The unemployment rate among university graduates and those holding higher degrees in the third quarter of 2017 was 4.51%, compared to 3.63% in the previous three months, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Universities roll out red carpet for lecturers with doctorates
PhDs are now welcomed with open arms at universities, which are willing to pay hundreds of millions of dong to attract talented lecturers.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
Vietnam slightly drops in EF English Proficiency Index
According to the results of the 7th edition of the English proficiency index (EPI) conducted by EF Education First (EF), Vietnam ranks 34th among the 80 countries and territories surveyed on general English skills, signifying a slight dropt of three grades compared to the 2016 ...
Kim Oanh
9,000 PhDs: just what the doctor did not order
The Ministry of Education and Training has recently revealed a draft plan to spend up to VNĐ12 trillion (US$533 million) to train 9,000 PhD holders for Việt Nam by 2025. The plan was met with almost immediate anger and derision, with many calling it impractical and ...
Vietnam News Reporter
Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?
In Việt Nam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Tuition hike could harm ethnic minority students
As universities become financially independent, ethnic minority students enrolled in special majors may suffer tuition fee increases when their instituions impose fee levels higher than the Government’s ceiling.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Prime Minister approves project supporting start-ups at schools
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a project which supports students to start up businesses by 2025. The project aims to promote the start-up spirit among students, equip them with start-up knowledge and skills and create an environment for them to realise start-up initiatives, creating ...
Minh Tuan
