The Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) has encouraged universities to develop based on the characteristics and potential of each locality, instead of applying policies uniformly.
Vietnam leads member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the number of students studying in the US, with nearly 50% pursuing majors in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), according to a report released this month by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Private conglomerate Vingroup on July 5 granted science and technology scholarships worth 98 billion VND (3.88 million USD) in total to 36 outstanding individuals selected from over 800 candidates.
An international conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) is being held in Hanoi from December 7-9 under the theme of “International Cooperation towards Excellence in Training and Research”.
A ceremony to honour 96 valedictorians from Hanoi-based universities this year was held in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on October 10 night.
A database of over 24 million teachers and students, accounting for 98% of the total, has been verified and linked to the national population database, making the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) among the first agencies to complete the database connection, said director of the ministry's Information and Communication Technology Department Nguyen Son Hai.
A seminar on cooperation in developing high-quality human resources between Vietnamese universities to serve the demand for personnel of enterprises, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), was held in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City on 18.
The Vietnamese language will be taught at two universities in Italy - University of Naples "L'Orientale" and Ca' Foscari University of Venice from next year, according to Pietro P. Masina, Professor of Asian History at University of Naples "L'Orientale" and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of East Asian Studies.
Hong Kong (China) recently continued to adjust its policy to attract talent, and the door is now wide open for students and highly-qualified workers, including Vietnamese, to study or work.
The Education Quality Management Agency under the Ministry of Education and Training has just unveiled the list of educational facilities meeting the criteria of education quality.
Still a fourth-year student at the National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE), Pham Thi Thuy Linh at the Faculty of Economics and Construction Management has been recognised as an outstanding Party member for several consecutive years.
Eleven Vietnamese universities were listed in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 released recently by the UK’s higher education company Quacquarelli Symonds.
The Ministry of Education and Training has announced enrollment regulation for universities and colleges for 2020, stipulating11 groups of students exempting from university entrance exams in 2020.
Many public and private universities throughout the country in the 2020-2021 academic year will launch new majors to meet labour market trends and demands.
The Ministry of Education and Training has planned to adjust the university entrance exam admission regulations in 2019 with new points such as changing the priority policy, among others.
