News Stories

A Couple Giving up City life for Organic Farming in the Countryside

Stormy Childhood of a Girl with Disability who Devoted Herself to the Community

Thanh Thien and her mother Nguyen Thi Thanh Thien (born in 1989) not only undertook an Australia Awards scholarship, but was also awarded the International Student Award by the State of South Australia for her community engagement. Her participation in community activities contributed to changing society’s view of people with

A Nung Girl Helping Ethnic Minority Women

Luc Thi Thuong – from a poor family of the Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang province – has overcome all difficulties to rise up in life. Growing up in a poor Nung family from Cao Bang province, Luc Thi Thuong (born 1987) has overcome all difficulties to rise

Chị Phạm Kiều Oanh – 1 trong 20 phụ nữ ảnh hưởng nhất Việt Nam năm 2016, người sáng lập và Giám đốc của Trung tâm Hỗ trợ sáng kiến phục vụ cộng đồng (CSIP) Việt Nam, Cựu sinh viên Chương trình học bổng dài hạn Chính phủ Australia.

Women’s actions for ‘no-one left behind’

Education & Times Newspaper – These are Australia Awards Alumni who returned to Vietnam upon completing their studies and made positive contributions to the community, particularly in activities providing other women with opportunities to advance their lives and careers.

Use knowledge to make you a better version of yourself

Dinh Thi Ly (centre) successfully started her own business many years ago, and won an Australia Awards scholarship to study entrepreneurship and innovation in Australia. Owner of a technology startup, Dinh Thi Ly (31 years old) is determined to reach further in the future with a master’s degree in Entrepreneurship

Woman from Northwest region passionate about agriculture

Born and raised in the Northwest mountainous region, Ms. Bui Thi Hang understands the difficulties faced by highlands farmers and was inspired to study agriculture to contribute to improving the livelihoods of people in her homeland.

Australia supports capacity building for a quality assurance system in higher education

From October 31 to November 2, in Hanoi, the Quality Control Department (Ministry of Education and Training) in collaboration with Aus4skills held a training workshop on “Capacity building for a quality assurance system in higher education”.

Representatives of VET institutions attended many seminars on inclusive vocational training for people with disability over the past two years.

Shortage of skilled people with disabilities but few people go to vocational schools

Many businesses want to recruit people with disability (PWDs) but they do not meet the requirements due to lack skills. Meanwhile, people with disabilities have very little access to vocational schools.

Vietnamese PhD finds gene that protects 10% of global crops

Out of 80,000 coded genes, Dr. Hoan was looking for the gene responsible for forming barley resistance to fungal rust, which was as hard as "finding a needle at the bottom of the tank".

Nguyen Van Cu (standing) with his colleagues at DRD

People with Disability Make a Change through Vocational Education

Mr. Nguyen Van Cu, Deputy Director of the Centre for Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) and his colleagues have been implementing various initiatives to promote the engagement of people with disability (PWD) in society. These initiatives include providing PWDs with access to quality vocational education and training to help

Nguyen Huu Huy Hoang (born 1996) is one of 55 new Australia Awards recipients this year.

The secret of “hunting” prestigious Australia Awards scholarships

Dan Tri – In June, 55 Vietnamese students will depart for Australia on Australian Government funded scholarships to pursue master’s degrees.

Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Implementation of Establishment and Capacity Building for the Vietnam Australia Centre

On the morning of 8 June 2022, The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) signed a Cooperation Agreement at the HCMA to implement the Project: "Establishment and Capacity Building for the Vietnam – Australia Centre” (VAC), in Hanoi.