Education

According to the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) for the 2018–2024 cycle, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Vietnamese teachers are enthusiastic and ready to embrace change. They are demonstrating promising competence in applying technology to their teaching.

To fundamentally and comprehensively reform education and training, Party committees and the political system at all levels have expressed the strong determination and taken concrete action in recent years, with priority given to areas facing extreme difficulties, ethnic minority-inhabited areas, border regions, islands, and policy beneficiaries.

The Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Education, passed by the National Assembly on December 10, contains several breakthrough provisions that not only address current shortcomings but also establish a sustainable policy framework aligned with development requirements for many years to come.

Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW affirms that vocational education plays a pivotal role in developing a highly skilled workforce and constitutes an essential component of “an open, interconnected, and lifelong learning education system.”

Equipping pupils and students with “digital culture” and appropriate behavioural skills in cyberspace needs to become an integral part of building school culture and educating morality and lifestyle in the current context. This not only helps protect young people but also contributes to developing a safe, healthy and humane online environment.

In the context of rapid digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an important driver of innovation in education and training. Educational institutions, especially higher education institutions, need to intensify reform and effectively harness AI to improve training quality in the new context.

Applying artificial intelligence (AI) in vocational training enhances teaching efficiency and delivers flexible, personalised, modern learning experiences, though implementation continues to face challenges.

The Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam held a ceremony in Ha Noi on December 4 to grant scholarships from the Chinese Ambassador to 40 primary and secondary students from Kim Anh, Vat Lai and Xuan Mai Communes, and Phuc Loi Ward in Ha Noi.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is poised to enter 2025–2026 with strong momentum in education benchmarking, as Viet Nam’s Grade 5 students recorded the highest scores in Mathematics and Reading in the 2024 cycle of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), according to results released on December 4 in Manila.

Nestled in the Truong Son mountain range, near the Viet Nam–Laos border, Ho Le is a remote village of the Van Kieu ethnic minority in Khe Sanh Commune, Quang Tri Province.

Ha Noi is among the 72 cities from 46 countries named members of UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities on December 4.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam, held a conference on December 4 to mark ten years of Aus4Skills — a human resources development cooperation programme between the two countries.

The awards ceremony for the 3rd International Russian Language Olympiad for Vietnamese students was held in Ha Noi on December 2, with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training of Viet Nam, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Director of the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, and a large number of students, teachers from schools with participating contestants.

Compiling e-textbooks is expected to contribute to creating a rich source of digital learning materials associated with the specific conditions of Viet Nam and aligned with advanced educational trends worldwide, ensuring the best interests of learners, while ensuring the goal of promoting national digital transformation and developing digital citizens.

All six students representing Viet Nam at the 22nd International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO 2025) in Russia have won medals, securing three silvers and three bronzes, according to Ha Noi’s Department of Education and Training.

The team THE LAURUS 8310 from Ha Noi Law University secured the championship title at the VMoot 2025 National Moot Court Competition, following the final round and awards ceremony held on December 1 at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

When the last rains of the flood had just stopped, the school yard was still covered with a thick layer of mud that had not yet dried, teachers and authorities in Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa provinces urgently started to overcome the consequences of the natural disaster, clean up and sanitise classrooms... with the hope of welcoming students back to school soon.

Resolution No.57-NQ/TW and Resolution No.71-NQ/TW have created a new framework for universities to be both centers for training highly qualified human resources and subjects of research, mastery and technology transfer. For the University of Technology (Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi), this is an opportunity to accelerate the strategic orientations that have been pursued for many years.

In Viet Nam, the foreign language proficiency of pupils and students has been increasingly improved. However, the implementation of English teaching and learning has not fully met requirements. Therefore, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2371/QD-TTg on October 27, 2025, approving the Project “Introducing English as a second language in schools for the 2025–2035 period, with a vision to 2045”.

The foreign language competency framework for Viet Nam is expected to introduce a preliminary Level 1 (Pre-A1) band, alongside the existing six levels organised into three tiers (elementary, intermediate and advanced), in order to fully cover the entire spectrum of foreign language proficiency across Viet Nam.