Is teaching linked English in public schools allowed to collect money, the Ministry of Education and Training answers
Circular 29/2024/TT-BGDDT stipulates that tutoring and extra classes in schools are not allowed to collect money and only apply to a specific group such as students who do not meet the requirements, excellent students or final year students preparing for exams. Since the circular took effect, many localities and individuals have questioned whether the fact that public schools link with centers and businesses to teach enhanced and supplementary English or with foreign teachers is considered tutoring or extra classes and whether it is allowed to collect money.
Reality shows that the understanding and application of Circular 29 between Departments of Education and Training is not uniform. Some localities allow the deployment and collection of fees for enhanced English programs in the form of linkages, while others consider this to be tutoring and extra classes, so they do not allow money collection, causing confusion for educational institutions and parents.
Reality shows that the understanding and application of Circular 29 between Departments of Education and Training is not uniform. Some localities allow the deployment and collection of fees for enhanced English programs in the form of linkages, while others consider this to be tutoring and extra classes, so they do not allow money collection, causing confusion for educational institutions and parents. See more...
Limiting university admission aspirations forces candidates to be alert and understand themselves
Number of candidates registering for the thinking assessment exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology surges
The first phase of the 2026 Thinking Assessment (TSA) exam of Hanoi University of Science and Technology recorded 16,940 successful candidates registering for the exam, an increase of 22% compared to the same phase in 2025. Among these, about 2,000 candidates are 10th and 11th grade students, accounting for 12%, showing the increasing interest of high school students in this exam.
The school will organize the exam on two days, January 24-25, 2026, with 3 exam teams at 28 exam sites in Hanoi and 10 other provinces and cities. The exam site with the largest number of candidates is Hanoi University of Science and Technology with nearly 3,000 candidates, while the least common exam site in the Northwest region (Lao Cai) has 88 candidates. More than 1,500 candidates taking the exam in Hanoi will experience the automatic check-in system, helping to shorten the time to complete procedures.
Preparations for the exam have been completed, candidates have received exam notifications on their MyTSA accounts and need to carefully check the time, exam location as well as regulations on items allowed to be brought into the exam room. After about 10 days from the time of the exam, the results will be announced on the MyTSA system for candidates to look up. See more...
Schools applying by combined method in 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City
In 2026, many universities in Ho Chi Minh City simultaneously innovate admissions in the direction of comprehensively assessing candidates' abilities. Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) applies 2 methods including direct admission and combined admission for all training programs; doubling the Math subject in the admission combination (commercial English doubling English) and adding new combinations associated with economic - legal education, informatics and foreign languages.
Schools such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Van Lang University have also strongly switched to combined or composite admission methods, using high school graduation exam scores, transcripts, competency assessment, aptitude and competency profiles at the same time. This approach aims to assess candidates in a multi-dimensional way, in line with the spirit of the 2018 General Education Program and training requirements associated with integration. See more...
