Hope that entrance exam changes will reduce cramming

By Hiep Pham. With growing aspirations for higher education, and domestic institutions providing only enough places to meet a quarter of student demand, ‘shadow’ education has emerged as one of Vietnam’s fastest growing services in an increasingly competitive admissions environment. Many blame the rise in cramming on the ferociously competitive one-size-fits-all university entrance examination, known as the ‘three commons', which requires school-leavers to sit tests in three subjects over two days. More...