Following the establishment of two protectorates over the Nguyễn dynasty the French expanded the education system they had set up in Cochinchina to the rest of Vietnam. The new French-based education system was created in the hope of training indigenous people that could serve French interests in the colonial system. During the colonial period the French built elementary schools, primary schools, primary colleges, secondary schools, and three universities across Vietnam; all these used mainly the French language for instruction.
Following the establishment of two protectorates over the Nguyễn dynasty the French expanded the education system they had set up in Cochinchina to the rest of Vietnam. The new French-based education system was created in the hope of training indigenous people that could serve French interests in the colonial system. During the colonial period the French built elementary schools, primary schools primary colleges, secondary schools, and three universities across Vietnam; all these used mainly the French language for instruction.