Ho Chi Minh City education 'falls behind and comes first'

Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said that looking back over the past 50 years, it can be affirmed that the education sector in Ho Chi Minh City has "fallen behind and moved forward."

Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee (right cover) presented the traditional flag to the Board of Directors of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training - Photo: NHU HUNG

This was shared at the 50th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh City education and training sector and the 43rd anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, at Thong Nhat Hall organized by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee this morning, November 20.

5 bright spots of Ho Chi Minh City education

Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuong said that if we count the year 1945, the time when the country gained independence and Vietnam's revolutionary education was born, then the time when Ho Chi Minh City officially took on the task of building an education system was 30 years later.

Taking over a large city, facing countless difficulties in terms of facilities, staff, and educational programs, but thanks to courage, intelligence, and the spirit of daring to do and innovate, Ho Chi Minh City's education has "left behind and come forward".

"Ho Chi Minh City's education has become one of the country's knowledge locomotives, the origin of many innovative models that have spread to other provinces and cities," Mr. Thuong assessed.

Mr. Thuong said that the education and training sector in Ho Chi Minh City has five bright spots. These are focusing on improving people's knowledge, building a learning society, and lifelong learning.

The city has invested in human resource training and talent development through advanced school models, international integration, application of information technology and digital transformation.

This is also a locality that prepares early and thoroughly for the goal of making English a second language along with many international learning activities.

Besides, Ho Chi Minh City has focused on moral education, life skills, civic awareness, community spirit, and is the first locality to issue a set of criteria for "Happy School".

The city also has a vibrant school sports movement, with most students knowing how to play at least one sport or a musical instrument. This has also promoted the socialization of education, helping to reduce the burden on the public system and creating more learning opportunities for the people.

"Whenever there are natural disasters, storms and floods in other places, students and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City are always at the forefront of donating, supporting and sharing. Many programs connect, provide professional support, train teachers, and share models.

It can be seen that Ho Chi Minh City's education and training have developed comprehensively in both quality and quantity, from mass to advanced education, from teaching letters to teaching people," Mr. Thuong affirmed.

Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuong, Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training , spoke at the ceremony - Photo: NHU HUNG

Mr. NGUYEN VAN DUOC (Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee)

The remarkable development of the city today in all fields of economy, culture, society, national security and defense, and Party building all have the great and lasting contribution of the education sector.

Comprehensive innovation

50 years is considered a milestone marking the transformation and brilliant development of the education and training sector of Ho Chi Minh City.

At the ceremony, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc presented the traditional flag to the Department of Education and Training, recognizing the outstanding achievements of the sector over the past time.

Speaking on this special occasion, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized that in 50 years, the education and training sector has had new developments, marking many outstanding achievements.

"HCMC is always proud of its team of teachers, who are not only good at their profession but also rich in personality, always dynamic, creative, and at the forefront of all emulation movements," said Mr. Duoc.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee hopes and believes that with the efforts and high sense of responsibility of the staff, teachers, and educational institutions, they will continue to promote the achievements they have made even better in the coming time.

Mr. Duoc suggested that the city's education and training sector must make efforts to comprehensively innovate to build a team of teachers with solid expertise and who are shining examples of ethics. Along with that, it is necessary to fundamentally and comprehensively innovate management work, teaching methods, and pay close attention to moral education, lifestyle, skills, etc.

"The Ho Chi Minh City education and training sector needs to effectively and successfully implement the "Happy School" criteria set at 100% of educational institutions in the area so that teachers and learners can find joy, happiness, safety, respect and motivation for sustainable development," the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, spoke at the ceremony - Photo: NHU HUNG

Dynamic and dare to think, dare to do

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, after the country's reunification, Ho Chi Minh City embarked on a comprehensive reconstruction process, in which education was considered one of the top priority areas.

Facing countless difficulties and shortages of both facilities and staff, the sense of responsibility and close concern of the city's leaders are always clearly demonstrated in these hardships.

"With the love for the profession, the desire to contribute, and the dynamism, creativity, and daring to think and act of tens of thousands of teachers, the city's education sector has overcome the most difficult period in its 50-year history of development. Thereby, creating a solid foundation for the long-term development of Ho Chi Minh City's education sector," said Mr. Hieu.

Ho Chi Minh City leaders presented flowers to congratulate the education and training sector of Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: NHU HUNG

HOANG HUONG

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