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September 5 has long been considered the first day of the new academic year for Vietnamese pupils. The day features a joyful atmosphere and excitement with colourful flowers and flags.

More than 23 million students across the country, or one-fourth of the total population, started a new academic year on September 5.

More than 23 million students across the country, or one-fourth of the total population, started a new academic year on September 5.

The Ho Chi Minh City-based Ton Duc Thang university received a certificate rating it as a four star institution in the UK QS ranking at the academic year opening ceremony on September 4.

A total 179 Vallet scholarships worth nearly 2 billion VND (about 85,920 USD) have been presented to disadvantaged students in the Central Highlands and the south central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has invested more than 130 billion VND (5.5 million USD) in building and upgrading infrastructure in local schools, ahead of the 2018-2019 academic year due to start in September.

Honda Vietnam will present nearly 2 million helmets to first graders nationwide in the 2018-2019 academic year under a programme announced on July 5.

Nearly 20,000 disadvantaged students in the central province of Thanh Hoa will receive rice support in the second semester of the 2017-2018 academic year as decided by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to have all students learn English since the first grade starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to Nguyen Quang Vinh, head of the primary education division at the city’s Department of Education and Training.

A new school year ceremony has been held at the Vietnamese language class in Kiev, Ukraine, aiming to preserve national cultural values.

President Tran Dai Quang affirmed that education is the foundation of national development and the decisive factor to the nation’s future at the ceremony to launch the 2017-2018 academic year at Trung Vuong Junior High School in Hanoi.

Vietnamese pupils enjoyed nationwide ceremonies welcoming the 2017-2018 academic year on September 5.

Close to 20 million pupils and students took part in ceremonies held at schools at all levels across Vietnam on September 5 to ring in the 2017 – 2018 academic year.

President Tran Dai Quang has congratulated education workers and students nationwide on the occasion of the new academic year 2017-2018.

The Department of Preventive Medicine has instructed health officials in provinces and cities nationwide to cooperate with education departments to strengthen cleanliness at schools to prevent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever.

The Vietnam Education Publishing House Limited Company has printed more than 100 million copies of textbooks for the 2017-2018 academic year.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai will put into use 344 works with 864 classrooms before August 30 to serve the new school year.

The Vietnam-Japan University under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, launched the academic year 2016-2017 and officially started its first training courses at a ceremony on September 9.

Four secondary schools and high schools in HCM City in upcoming 2016-2017 academic year will teach Korean as part of a pilot programme, according to the city’s Department of Training and Education.

The Bac Ninh High School for Gifted Students, the most modern in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Bac Ninh city, the same name province, on August 22 to welcome 1,200 students in the new academic year.