TESOL HCMC leader looks to expand English teaching as city grows, policy shifts
Education 11:46 30/12/2025As Vietnam pushes toward making English a second language in schools, a leader of Ho Chi Minh City’s English-teaching community says the biggest challenges are not teacher ability but the conditions under which teachers work.
Vietnam proposes stricter rules on university names, limits use of ‘international,’ ‘national’
Education 10:11 21/12/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has proposed tighter rules on naming universities, including banning the use of terms such as ‘international,’ ‘national,’ ‘Vietnam,’ and ‘Ho Chi Minh’ unless explicitly approved, under a draft decree released for public consultation until December 28.
Foreign-awarded degrees leave Vietnamese graduates in limbo
Education 15:00 11/12/2025Dozens of former students of London College for Design & Fashion in Hanoi (LCDF - Hanoi) are in hot water after discovering that the foreign-awarded bachelor’s degrees they earned in Vietnam are not recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training, derailing their careers and further study plans.
Why flexibility is Vietnam’s greatest advantage
Education 08:33 11/09/2025So why should Asia’s tertiary education systems – from Malaysia to Vietnam – be any different from those in the Western world? They, too, should be embedded with flexibility.
Vietnam suspends teaching at private university over rule violation
Education 16:07 20/06/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has suspended all higher education activities at a private university over its violation of government regulations.
Vietnamese premier hints at building Malaysian university campus in Vietnam
Vietnam News 18:24 28/05/2025During his visit to the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed the consideration of building a Malaysian university campus in Vietnam.
Southern Vietnam university complex undergoes major transformation after 3 decades of growth
Vietnam News 10:15 25/10/2024The university complex’s expansion of its infrastructure and academic programs has attracted thousands of students from Vietnam and abroad
Males frown on girls wearing skimpy clothes to universities in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:25 14/03/2024It is peculiar to put on scanty clothes, they say
Myriad coronavirus cases detected among university students, lecturers as offline study resumes in Saigon
Education 17:13 24/02/2022In-person learning has been restored at local universities from mid-February
Freshman found dead in river after going missing for days in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 11:54 16/02/2022The university student’s body was found on Tuesday after he had lost contact with his family for several days
Fully-jabbed seniors return to universities in Ho Chi Minh City
Education 11:19 02/11/2021Universities and junior colleges across the metropolis have closed their campuses for pandemic prevention since May
Vietnam's education ministry proposes requisitioning Hanoi universities for COVID-19 quarantine spaces
Education 11:53 24/07/202116 schools will be chosen for the conversion
