Hanoi int’l conference stresses vital role of cooperation in digital education
Education 17:58 08/10/2026The International Conference on Education Cooperation in the Digital Era opened in Hanoi on October 8, bringing together more than 800 delegates from 40 countries and territories.
UNESCO expert urges Vietnam to give students more time for deep learning, less testing
Education 17:31 08/09/2026Vietnam has a strong educational foundation, but students need more time for hands-on experience, independent problem-solving and less time spent on testing.
Japanese students earn top scores among OECD countries in PISA
Education 17:22 08/09/2026Japanese students earned top scores among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in all three major domains of the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, for the first time in 2025, according to the results released on Tuesday.
Vietnam opens new school year for 26 million students, inaugurates 107 border schools
Education 10:24 05/09/2026More than 26 million students across Vietnam began the 2026-27 academic year on Saturday morning, as the country held a nationwide opening ceremony alongside the inauguration of 107 boarding schools in land-border communes.
Japan to give schools more discretion over class hours
World 14:31 31/08/2026The Japanese education ministry plans to give elementary and junior high schools more discretion to determine class hours as part of an overhaul of the country's school curriculum guidelines, it was learned Monday.
The homeschooling debate: school is more than a classroom
In-Depth 11:39 26/08/2026The recent discussion around homeschooling in Vietnam deserves to be considered as more than a question of where children study. It is a question of what we believe education is for.
Vietnam could become destination for New Zealand students, scholars
Education 15:32 24/08/2026Educational cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand could increasingly expand in a new direction, with students and researchers from New Zealand coming to the Southeast Asian nation to study and conduct research, David Downs, chief executive of Education New Zealand (ENZ), told a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.
English may become compulsory subject from grade 1 in Vietnam
Education 15:47 21/08/2026Vietnamese students could begin learning English as a compulsory subject from grade 1 under a draft regulation being reviewed by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Vietnam toughens rules on recognition of online foreign degrees
Education 19:50 13/08/2026Vietnam is tightening rules for recognizing foreign degrees earned through online and distance-learning programs, making a student’s physical place of study and residence key factors in determining qualification validity.
Vietnam, Australia seek greater impact from education cooperation
Education 18:13 10/08/2026As Vietnam and Australia deepen cooperation in science, technology and innovation, the Vietnam-Australia Tech Connect Forum has brought renewed focus to turning research into real-world applications. Scott Thompson-Whiteside, a professor at an Australian university with a long-standing presence in Vietnam, said the two countries should do more to advance such collaboration.
7 Vietnamese students win medals at International AI Olympiad
Vietnam News 12:15 08/08/2026Seven of the eight Vietnamese students competing at the 2026 International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) won medals, including two golds, one silver, and four bronzes, the Ministry of Education and Training said.
Taiwan to seek solutions for Vietnamese students facing visa delays
Education 09:47 05/08/2026Taiwan's education agency is expected to meet with the foreign affairs authority to explore solutions for Vietnamese students who face potential delays in obtaining student visas because they must wait for their official high school graduation diplomas.
