More than 250 Quy Nhon University students defend engineering theses, connect with employers

Pham Thi Tam Anh, a 12th-grade English major at Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted in Gia Lai province, has won a consolation prize in Literature at the 2025–2026 National Excellent Student Competition, marking her third consecutive year on Vietnam’s national honor roll for the subject.

Nhon Chau island commune in Vietnam is set to receive an additional passenger ferry after the Nhon Chau 05 vessel completed its legal procedures and technical upgrades, local authorities confirmed.

Gia Lai province is accelerating safe vegetable production to secure supplies for the Lunar New Year (Tet), as farmers recover from late-2025 floods and respond to rising consumer demand for high-quality, clean produce.

Quy Nhon University on January 22 convened a high-level discussion on adopting English as a second language across its academic programmes, bringing together university leaders, lecturers, students and senior specialists from the University of New South Wales (Australia).

Young members of the Communist Party are taking on expanded responsibilities at the grassroots level, spearheading legal education, community support and cultural preservation initiatives across several localities, according to local Youth Union officials.

Gia Lai Province’s Vice Chairman Lâm Hải Giang on January 21 urged contractors and relevant agencies to accelerate construction of a multi-level boarding school project spanning seven border communes, insisting the work must be completed by July 30.

The provincial Science and Engineering Fair for secondary students, held from January 13–15 by the Department of Education and Training (DOET), showcased 120 projects from 235 students, reaffirming growing interest in scientific research across schools in Gia Lai Province.

Specialists from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital on January 19 piloted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for patients at Hoang Anh Gia Lai University Medical Center in Hoi Phu Ward.

Gia Lai recorded a strong performance at Vietnam’s 2025-2026 National Excellent Student Selection Exam, with 120 of its 178 participating students winning awards across nine subjects, according to the provincial Department of Education and Training. 

Gia Lai province has rolled out a broad package of grassroots healthcare measures under Project 7, a 2021–2025 initiative aimed at improving physical fitness and stature among ethnic minorities while preventing child malnutrition, local health officials said.

Spas and beauty clinics across central Vietnam are reporting a sharp rise in customers as women accelerate skincare and cosmetic treatments ahead of the Lunar New Year. Many facilities in Pleiku, Quy Nhon and nearby areas are extending opening hours and requiring advance bookings to meet demand.

The Quy Nhon Youth Club has begun providing home-based tutoring and financial support to disadvantaged children in Quy Nhon Ward, offering targeted assistance to families facing severe hardship.

More than 1,300 12th-grade students from Vietnam’s Gia Lai province participated in a technology project experience event on January 18 at FPT University’s Quy Nhon campus, where they explored student-developed innovations and learned about career pathways in the digital era.

A seminar aimed at improving mathematics teaching competencies for secondary school educators was held on January 18 at Asia Pacific International School Gia Lai (APC Gia Lai), bringing together more than 100 teachers from across the province.

Gladiolus growers in western Gia Lai are growing increasingly anxious as prolonged cold weather threatens to delay flowering just weeks before the Lunar New Year, a critical sales period for the ornamental crop.

The Youth Union of Gia Lai Power Company has delivered a “Lighting Up Rural Roads” project to residents of Duc Hung hamlet in Ia Nan commune, installing 15 solar-powered streetlights valued at 22.5 million VND (approximately USD 915).

After five years of implementing the National Target Program (NTP) for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, localities across Gia Lai have recorded marked progress, with living standards among ethnic minority communities.

A small coffee shop in Gia Lai province is attracting growing attention from young people with a non-profit consignment corner for handmade products, offering artisans a sales platform while giving customers a distinctive cultural experience.

More than 4,000 high school students in Gia Lai province took part in a university admissions and career counseling programme for the 2026 intake, held on January 11 at Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted in Dien Hong Ward.

A science centre in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has launched a trial of a locally designed wind tunnel model, giving visitors a rare, hands-on view of the aerodynamic principles underpinning modern aerospace technology.

Tuy Phuoc Commune in Gia Lai province on December 25 handed over a newly built house to a local resident, marking the first completed home under the “Quang Trung Campaign,” local authorities said.

Traffic police across Gia Lai province are tightening enforcement against six major categories of violations identified as leading causes of traffic accidents, a strategy authorities say is improving road safety and public compliance with traffic laws.

A section of Trần Hưng Đạo Street running in front of the Hồ Chí Minh Statue with the Ethnic Groups of the Central Highlands at Dai Doan Ket Square, Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province, has been opened to traffic around the clock.

The Gia Lai Provincial Youth Union has launched a coordinated campaign to support the construction and repair of homes for young people and disadvantaged households affected by severe storms and floods, mobilizing financial aid, volunteer labor and social resources.