Universities offer assistance to students as tuition fees increase

Universities have developed a variety of assistance programmes to help students access higher education, including loans, scholarships, and housing and food aid.

AIA Singapore creates up to 500 new career opportunities for fresh graduates and mid-career switchers impacted by COVID-19 AIA Singapore creates up to 500 new career opportunities for fresh graduates and mid-career switchers impacted by COVID-19

9+ model changes society’s view of vocational training

Formal training carried out hand in hand with vocational training for students graduating from secondary high school, known as the 9+ model, has gradually changed society’s perspective on vocational education.

HCM City Hockey Federation established

At the congress for establishment of the HHF in HCM City, Nguyễn Hà Trường Hải, CEO of Song Bảo Consulting Service Company, was selected as the chairman of the HHF.

HCM City in serious need of young cải lương scriptwriters

Despite its recent success, the cải lương (reformed theatre) market needs more young scriptwriters now that the number of skilled composers is decreasing.

Returning overseas students apply for study at local universities Nguyễn Cảnh Hân, one of the thousands of students who have returned to Viet Nam because of the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to apply for admission to International University, one of the members of Việt Nam National University-Hồ Chí Minh City (VNUHCM).

Start-up incubation programmes launched in HCM City Saigon Innovation Hub (SiHub), under the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, and Expara, Singapore's pioneer and leader in incubation, on July 16 launched a start-up incubation programme built on an online platform.

Immigration, border officers receive pandemic preparedness training RMIT University has partnered with Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security and Australia’s Department of Home Affairs to support pandemic preparedness across Southeast Asia through an online course for immigration and border control staff.

Universities urged to develop plans to adapt to another COVID-19 outbreak Universities in Việt Nam should start preparing different scenarios to adapt if the country experiences new COVID-19 incidences in the community, said Dr Nguyễn Ngọc Điện, rector of Hoa Sen University.

Qualifications framework needed to improve labourers’ quality: expert Nguyễn Đình Đức, a professor from Việt Nam National University, spoke with the online newspaper giaoduc.net.vn about the implementation of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework and the difficulties training institutes will face when applying the new framework