Education and training
Higher education
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