Affected by storm No. 5, many provinces let students stay home from school
To cope with storm No. 5 (Kajiki), on August 24, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City issued a document adjusting the school attendance time for the new school year 2025-2026 from August 25 to August 28. Educational institutions are required to promptly notify parents and students, and at the same time implement the "four on-site" motto to ensure the safety of teachers and students and facilities.
In Ha Tinh, the Department of Education and Training also issued an official dispatch requesting schools to coordinate with parents to manage students, absolutely not to organize teaching during the storm. More than 67,000 students in grades 1, 9 and 12 will be off from school from August 25, the time to return to school depends on the storm situation. Units must be on duty 24/7, relocate records and equipment, and at the same time inspect and reinforce schools to ensure safety.
In Quang Tri, the Provincial People's Committee issued an urgent dispatch, requiring all preschool children, students and trainees to stay home from school from August 25 until the weather returns to normal. See more...
University may change admission combination, candidates from good to bad
On the evening of August 22, after the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) announced its admission scores, many candidates unexpectedly failed even though they had enough points to pass according to the initial calculation. The cause stems from the confusion in the enrollment plan announced on June 4, when the D66 combination was defined to include Literature, English and Economic and Legal Education.
However, on June 7, the school adjusted the D66 combination, replacing the Economic and Legal Education subject with the Civic Education subject. This change has caused many candidates to not grasp it in time, still using the Economic and Legal Education scores to register for admission. As a result, many students, even though they have met the benchmark score according to the old combination, are still eliminated.
In response to public reaction, the school admitted that there was a mistake and said it was coordinating with authorities to ensure the rights of candidates. The school also instructed candidates to register according to the D66 and X78 combinations to send information before 5:00 p.m. on August 26 for support in handling. See more...
Enrollment time of schools in Ho Chi Minh City
Currently, universities have announced the admission benchmark for 2025. According to regulations, successful candidates must confirm their admission on the Ministry of Education and Training's system before 5:00 p.m. on August 30, otherwise they will be considered a refusal to enter.
In Ho Chi Minh City, many schools have quickly implemented the work of receiving candidates. Schools such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Hong Bang International University, Van Hien University, Hoa Sen University, Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry will accept students from 23-30.8; while Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance and Van Lang University will organize from 23-31.8; Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages - Informatics and Gia Dinh University from 23-26; Nguyen Tat Thanh University and Saigon International University will start from August 23 onwards.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade will accept candidates to complete admission procedures from August 24 to 5:00 p.m. on September 4. The remaining schools have also announced specific enrollment schedules to facilitate new students in preparing for enrollment on time. See more...
Primary school accountants assigned to concurrently work in secondary schools without allowances
Readers sent questions to the Ministry of Finance's Portal, reflecting the case of being assigned to be the accounting manager at a primary school under an indefinite-term labor contract. On July 1, 2025, the People's Committee of the commune continued to assign additional positions as accounting managers of a secondary school but did not receive additional salaries or allowances, thereby questioning the legality and benefits.
The Ministry of Finance cited Clause 1, Article 18 of Decree 174/2016/ND-CP, stipulating that accounting units can arrange accountants to concurrently hold other jobs. However, current accounting law does not stipulate that one person is allowed to be a concurrent accountant for many different accounting units. See more...
