Issue the Advanced Education Program for specialized subjects

The Circular was issued to meet the requirements of discovering and nurturing students with talent and passion for specialized fields; at the same time, concretizing the orientation of developing key education in the spirit of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development, Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW on fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education and training, the 2019 Education Law and the 2018 General Education Program. The Circular takes effect from October 15, 2025.

Meeting the requirements of developing cutting-edge education in the context of innovation

The 2019 Law on Education and the 2018 General Education Program identify specialized education as an important part of the general education system, aiming to develop aptitude in a number of subjects on the basis of ensuring comprehensive general education, creating a source of talent training, meeting the development requirements of the country.

However, at present, there is no separate legal document specifically regulating the content of the advanced training program for specialized subjects, ensuring consistency in teaching organization between localities and educational institutions.

In the context of the country promoting innovation, digital transformation and deep international integration, the development of high-quality human resources, especially talented and highly qualified human resources, is becoming increasingly urgent.

Specialized high schools are places to train students with outstanding abilities, capable of participating in domestic and international intellectual playgrounds. The issuance of advanced education programs is the foundation to ensure quality, consistency and long-term strategic orientation for key education.

Therefore, issuing an official program with clear orientation is a necessary step to standardize, improve quality and ensure equity in specialized education nationwide.

Orientation for students specializing in exploiting and using artificial intelligence

The Circular includes the advanced education program of 15 subjects taught at specialized high schools, specifically:

The advanced education program for specialized subjects is built according to the principle of improving from the subject program prescribed in Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, not including expanded content beyond the subject knowledge content unit, international access, and continuous innovation according to the world 's approach trends.

The subject content contains topics that approach national and international content of interest, meeting the requirements of key training, selecting talents, and responding to national and international competitions for excellent students.

The time for teaching advanced education content in specialized subjects is specified as follows: Literature and Mathematics: 70 periods/school year; History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Informatics: 52 periods/school year; English, German, Russian, French, Chinese, Korean and Japanese: 70 periods/school year.

Advanced education programs in specialized subjects with compulsory content and compulsory elective content account for about 20% of the duration of the advanced education program.

The program enhances practical and experimental content for natural science subjects in each topic, promotes the exploitation of information technology and orients students to specialize in exploiting and using artificial intelligence (AI); enhances requirements for self-study guidance, creative problem-solving ability and focuses on skills aimed at developing students' thinking abilities according to subject specifics.

The clear program structure facilitates teachers to plan their lessons. Knowledge in the core program, learning topics (specified in the 2018 General Education Program) and advanced education topics are connected, inherited, innovated, and synchronized; creating novelty and appeal for both teachers and learners when conquering increasingly higher levels of knowledge.

Creating a foundation for early training of potential human resources in key areas

The advanced program is academically and in-depth oriented. Therefore, it requires the teaching staff to improve their professional capacity, have broad and deep knowledge of the subject; be proficient in active teaching methods, integrated teaching, scientific research, and develop students' capacity. At the same time, it promotes the ability of the team to guide students to carry out learning projects, research, participate in excellent student competitions and international competitions.

For students, the issuance of the Circular regulating the program will create conditions for them to develop their ability to think logically, creatively, critically, develop their self-study, research, and academic presentation skills; ensure their ability to participate in competitions for excellent students at all levels, international competitions, and scientific and technical research for high school students. The program helps students determine their career path early and clearly through: extensive knowledge of the industry and field related to the subject; specialized career orientation studies.

The Circular also creates a foundation for early training of potential human resources in key areas: science and technology, innovation, social research, economics and finance, diplomacy, and elite education. Standardizing advanced education programs also contributes to guiding students to careers that match their abilities and development trends; increasing the competitiveness of Vietnam's human resources.

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