VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined major orientations to develop Vietnam’s education-training system on par with developed countries in the world, at a meeting of the National Committee for Education and Training Innovation in Hanoi on November 2.

VOV.VN - Goethe Institute’s annual German film festival KinoFest will come back to local audiences in Vietnam from October 10 to November 30, showcasing recent award-winning films from German cinema.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs, hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 5 for a delegation of Vietnamese children and teachers from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced a certification programme for foreign teachers at English and computer science centres in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Two school teachers from Australia and Ireland are embarking on a trailblazing trek to support two charities aimed at ending human trafficking and transforming the lives of deprived children in Vietnam, according to the Australian Embassy in Hanoi.

The Association of Vietnamese People in Thailand and the Vietnamese community in Mukdahan province on November 11 organised a ceremony to honour the Vietnamese Thai teachers who have made significant contributions to the teaching of the Vietnamese language in Thailand.

A delegation of the Vietnamese education and training sector’s trade union led by its President Nguyen Ngoc An attended the 37th ASEAN Council of Teachers plus the Republic of Korea (ACT + 1) Convention held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 15-17.

VOV.VN - With more than 23 million students of all grades beginning a new school year, the Vietnamese education sector is facing several major challenges, ranging from a chronic shortage of teachers to the renewal of examinations, all of which cannot be dealt with overnight.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hoang Cong Thuy had a meeting with outstanding teachers and students of the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Hanoi on August 23.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training kick-started a training course in Hanoi on August 16 for Vietnamese teachers overseas to improve their pedagogic skills.