Claim: Nguyễn Khuyến's first teacher in his quest to be a mandarin was Pham Van Nghi, he got a Masters but failed his doctorate so he went to the Imperial Academy in France which was built in 1070 and Vietnam's first national university.
Evidence: One year later, unfortunately, he failed his doctoral examination Hội examination so he went to Hanoi to study at Quốc Tử Giám (National University).