Technology
Vietnam's FPT University Teams Up With Taiwan's Asia University on Semiconductors
FPT University and Taiwan's Asia University launched a 2+2 semiconductor program to train tech talent across borders.
Education
Education
Why Vietnam's City Universities Are Just a Few Buildings
[Why Vietnam's City Universities Are Just a Few Buildings] Walk into a university in central Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi and the first thing you notice is how small it is. The entire school might be a few buildings — every department and thousands of students crammed inside.
Education
Why Does Vietnam Have So Many International Universities?
RMIT, BUV, Fulbright — international universities are everywhere in Vietnam. Why so many here, and almost none in places like Taiwan?
Vietnam
From 'Living to Give' to 'A Vietnamese Steve Jobs': A Decade of Vietnam's Exam Essay Questions
Vietnam's 2026 graduation exam asked students how the country can produce its own Steve Jobs, and the whole country started arguing. Line up the twelve essay questions asked since 2015 and you can see exactly where this one came from.
Semiconductors
Getting Into a Semiconductor Program in Vietnam Is Now Almost as Hard as Medical School
At Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the admission score for semiconductor design is 28.07 out of 30. The medical school across town requires 28.13. The difference is rounding error. Vietnam's chip fever has reached the classroom.
Education
Why Vietnam's City Universities Are Just a Few Buildings
Many universities in Hanoi and HCMC squeeze thousands of students into a handful of buildings. Here is why -- and what Vietnam is doing about it.
Education
Vietnam Just Made Teachers Its Highest-Paid Civil Servants
Vietnam's new Education Law makes teacher salaries the highest in the civil service. About 1.6 million educators see pay raises of 15 to 25 percent.