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Vietnam universities race to hire instructors with PhDs to evade enrollment ban

Universities in Vietnam are racing to recruit permanent instructors with doctorates in order to avoid an enrollment ban by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), with many schools offering cash in addition to many other benefits, including the right...Detail

Experts talk life outside Earth from Vietnam

Swiss astrophysicist Michel Mayor and Vietnamese physicist Phan Bao Ngoc are answering questions on the universe and life outside our Mother Earth from Vietnamese science-lovers during an online chat hosted by Tuoi Tre in the coastal city of Quy Nhon.Detail

France bolsters education cooperation with Vietnam

Campus France - the French national agency for the promotion of higher education, international student services, and international mobility - held a Vietnam Day in Paris on April 24 to provide an overview of Vietnam’s university system and the students’...Detail

Minister clears up confusion over education package

On the weekly television show 'People ask, ministers answer', the Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan, said that widely-reported VND34 trillion (USD1.61 billion) price tag for a new education reform plan was a mistake.Detail

Education minister seeks to hone English-language teachers’ skills

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan has suggested the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation’s Regional Language Centre (SEAMEO RELC) improves the professional skills of English teachers in Vietnam. Detail

Ambitious education reform plan raises concerns

The Ministry of Education and Training is considering a plan to spend VND34 trillion (USD1.61 billion) on reforming textbooks and curriculum for general education.Detail