New direction of the Ministry of Education and Training on university admission wish registration
The Ministry of Education and Training issued guidelines for university and college admissions in 2025, which stipulate the time to register for admission wishes from July 16 to 5:00 p.m. on July 28, 2025. During this time, candidates can register, adjust, and supplement their wishes without limiting the number of times on the general enrollment system or the National Public Service Portal, and must pay the online admission fee from July 29 to 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2025.
Candidates need to use the provided account to review and confirm high school transcript scores before 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2025, if there are errors, they must contact the teacher at the high school for adjustment.
Candidates participating in direct admission, with priority for admission, must submit their application before 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2025 and if successful, they will receive a notice before July 15, 2025. However, even if admitted directly, candidates still have to register their wishes on the general system according to the schedule to be recognized as admitted results. See more...
The Ministry of Education and Training announces a framework for converting university admission methods
The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued guidelines for university admissions in 2025, clearly stipulating the principles for building a framework for converting equivalent scores between admission methods such as separate exams (HSA, APT, TSA...) and high school graduation exam subjects. This conversion is based on the differential method from candidate data with both types of scores to ensure equivalence, transparency, science and ease of understanding.
Universities need to determine the most suitable subject combination for each separate exam and develop a formula for linear conversion according to the scoring range instructed by the Ministry. The announcement of data on differential equations and conversion scores will be done before May 31 (for separate exams) and up to 3 days after the results of the high school graduation exam to serve the admission process in time.
Regarding transcript scores, the Ministry of Education and Training will not build a general conversion framework due to the lack of a unified assessment scale, but will provide statistical data on the correlation between transcript scores and high school exam scores. Training institutions are responsible for analyzing annual enrollment data, the nature of each admission method, the general scores and the difficulty of each exam to develop a table and conversion formula suitable for each training major. See more...
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Many concerns before the draft on reward and discipline of students
The draft regulating new student discipline of the Ministry of Education and Training proposes to only apply reminders and apology requests to primary school students; for secondary and high school students, three levels are applied: reminders, criticism, writing reviews, and removing the form of temporary suspension. Many parents consider this a positive step forward, focusing on education and transformation instead of punishment, but are also wondering whether the new forms are deterrent enough.
Some parents and teachers believe that students in middle school are prone to rebellion, and if there are no strong measures to handle it, it can lead to a situation of taking the rules lightly. Ms. Tran Thi Tho - a teacher at Hoang Van Thu High School (Hanoi) said that the school has streamlined discipline, only suspended school for 3 days or criticized before class, and forms such as lowering conduct checks and recording academic records still have a high deterrent effect. Therefore, if all forms of discipline are abolished, it will be counterproductive.
Dr. Vu Thu Huong - psychologist, former lecturer at Hanoi National University of Education emphasized that disciplining students cannot stop at reminders or formal reviews. According to experts, reasonable discipline is a tool for moral education and building legal awareness for students. See more...
