Hanoi National University of Education

For the 2016-2017 academic year, Vietnam has 235 universities and institutes, 37 research centers, 33 pedagogic colleges, and 2 secondary pedagogic schools.The Ministry of Education and Training will reorganize teacher training facilities to meet national human resource development demand.

Nguyen Duc Hoa, Rector of Da Lat University, said: “We have to carefully consider the opening of teacher training facilities and faculties at universities. We’ll give priority to students who enroll in teacher training schools. In the Central Highlands, local students familiar with ethnic minority languages and culture will have an advantage.”

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha advises teacher training facilities to study market demand to set an appropriate curriculum. Minister Nha said: “The exam marks for faculties at most teacher training universities are high. But pedagogic faculties at some colleges and non-teacher training facilities have low marks. The Ministry will build a network of major universities and satellite schools to improve the quality of graduates.”