Pham Nhat Vuong, the chairman of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate, including well-known (although not necessarily for the right reasons) electric car market VinFast, told a government-business conference Saturday that English education in Vietnam needs to be expanded, VN Express has reported.
English language proficiency has been a priority in Vietnam for some time, crystallised in 2008, with the Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in the National Education System in the 2008-2020 Period plan. This plan outlined a 10-year foreign language education program for all Vietnamese school students by 2020.
This target, however, was a tall ask, and in 2017, with this goal still well out of reach, the project was extended to 2025. This still seems unlikely and a further extension may be necessary. That said, this has partially contributed to the recent boom in English language learning centres, courses, and classes in Vietnam.