eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2020-06-19 8 6 420 426 10.12691/education-8-6-9 EDUCATION2020869 article Nguyen Thi Quyet Corresponding author: quyetnt@hcmute.edu.vn 1 Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The fourth industrial revolution has made an important step in the history of human development and for higher education today under the context that the impact of the industrial revolution 4.0 has been preparing for great opportunities and challenges. Within range of this article, the author focuses on researching important impacts of the fourth industrial revolution in coming time: training activities of higher education institutions; curriculum content, teaching methods; start-up issues in training institutions; learning environment, methods, materials, equipment, demand and process of learners have many changes. On that basis, the author analyzes some orientations for the higher education development in Vietnam today in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/8/6/9/education-8-6-9.pdf the fourth industrial revolution impact of the industrial revolution 40 higher education orientation Vietnam