The first universities announce Lunar New Year holiday schedule for 2026

Up to this point, many universities have announced that students will have 3-4 weeks off for the Lunar New Year 2026.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade has issued the training schedule for the 2025-2026 school year. Based on the training schedule, the school plans to give students a 4-week break for the Lunar New Year 2026, from February 9 to March 8, 2026 (ie from December 22 to January 21).

Students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City have Lunar New Year holidays from February 9, 2026 to February 22, 2026 (ie December 22 to January 6 of the lunar calendar).

According to the teaching and learning plan for the 2025-2026 full-time academic year of the University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, students will have Tet holiday from February 9, 2026 to March 1, 2026 (ie December 22 to January 13 of the lunar calendar).

Students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, announce that they will have 3 weeks off for Lunar New Year, starting from February 9, 2026 to February 27, 2026 (ie December 22 to January 11 of the lunar calendar).

Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance also proposed a month-long Tet holiday, starting from February 2, 2026 to March 1, 2026 (ie December 15 to January 13 of the lunar calendar).

Meanwhile, at the University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City National University, the Binh Ngo Tet holiday for students lasts 14 days, from February 9, 2026 to February 22, 2026 (ie December 22 to January 6 of the lunar calendar).

However, in the week before and after Tet holiday, students will study online according to the school's arrangement. Specifically, the online study schedule before Tet is from February 2-8, 2026 and the schedule after Tet is from February 22 to March 1, 2026.

Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training answered questions from school representatives about the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday plan. Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, said that the school year schedule according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training starts from September 5 and ends on May 31, ensuring 35 weeks of actual teaching.

On that basis, the Tet holiday schedule will be arranged appropriately, as long as the required number of teaching weeks is ensured.

Circular 05 of the Ministry of Education and Training has clearly regulated working hours during the school year. Therefore, schools base on this document and the time of Tet to arrange a holiday schedule for the whole week, usually taking a break on the weekend and returning to school at the beginning of the week.

Accordingly, the official Tet holiday plan needs to wait for the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to issue. However, the department has planned a 2-week Tet holiday. During this time, schools can proactively arrange teaching and learning plans as long as they ensure enough actual study weeks.

According to Tien Phong Newspaper

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