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New regulation raises concerns for history education

Vietnamese high school students will have to take four subjects in order to graduate, a decision which some say will strike a death blow to the subject of history.Detail

PM chairs education reform meeting

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 25 chaired the second meeting of the National Council on Education and Human Resources Development in Hanoi. High up on the agenda was a draft action plan to implement the Party resolution on basic...Detail

Olympiad underlines Vietnam’s stature: educator

Rector of the Hanoi University of Science Nguyen Van Noi talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the preparations for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be organised in Vietnam this July. Detail

Few universities register for independent entrance exams

Only 31 out of over 400 universities and colleges across Vietnam have sent plans to organise independent entrance exams.Detail

Australian graduate scholarships for Vietnamese applicants

The Australian government is accepting applications from Vietnamese candidates for its Australia Awards Scholarships, with up to 175 such grants to be available in 2014, to study in master’s or PhD programs of the 2015 intake at prestigious Australian universitiesDetail