Launching the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025

Launching the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025

The International Letter Writing Competition is organized annually by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). In Vietnam, the UPU International Letter Writing Competition is jointly organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Education and Training , the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Writers' Association, the Vietnam Post Corporation and the Young Pioneers & Children Newspaper. 2024 is a very special year for the UPU International Letter Writing Competition because the competition is associated with the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's continuous efforts to connect and serve generations of people around the world for more than 8 generations.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bui Hoang Phuong assessed that the UPU Letter Writing Competition is a useful and meaningful activity that has accompanied students for many years, not only helping them develop their writing skills; enriching their thinking, connecting friendship with friends around the world, and giving them more opportunities to understand more about the role of the Postal Service in social life.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bui Hoang Phuong speaks at the Launching Ceremony of the Contest

“Moreover, this Letter Writing Contest has great significance and profound impact on students and the young generation when they can put their thoughts on international issues of concern, current issues of the United Nations, speak up for the young generation and propose solutions to solve them according to their perspective,” said the Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bui Hoang Phuong said that in the 35 years that Vietnam has participated in the UPU International Letter Writing Competition, Vietnam has won international prizes 17 times, including 5 international prizes for students from Da Nang city (8 national prizes were awarded by students from Da Nang city). This is not only a source of pride for individual students, but also an honor for Vietnamese students in general.

Representatives of the Department of Information and Communications and the Department of Education and Training of the city presented flowers to the Organizing Committee and the Jury of the Contest.

The theme of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025 is: “IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.”

The theme of the competition is related to the goal of “Conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources” in the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. With this year’s theme, students were transformed into the ocean to raise the issues they are facing, the most prominent of which is marine pollution.

Children can use their soaring imagination and unlimited creativity to talk, confide, remind people about the role of the ocean as well as share solutions and specific actions to protect the ocean, sea and marine ecosystem; demonstrate the responsibility of people, especially the young generation, in conserving nature for sustainable development.

Exchange with poet Tran Dang Khoa - Vice President of the Vietnam Writers Association, Head of the contest's jury, Nguyen Do Quang Minh, National First Prize winner of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition in 2024 and founder of the Sasa Chien Le Marine Life Rescue Center

Contestants are Vietnamese students from 9 to 15 years old, from November 11, 2024 to March 5, 2025 (based on the postmark). Submissions must be submitted to: Thieu nien Tien phong va Nhi dong Newspaper, No. 5 Hoa Ma, Hanoi. Submissions must not exceed 800 words, handwritten on one side of paper, and must be placed in a stamped envelope and sent by regular post.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bui Hoang Phuong, representing the Organizing Committee of the Contest, donated 50 million VND to the Scholarship Fund of Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School.

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition awarded 50 million VND to the Scholarship Fund of Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School.

NGO HUYEN

Source: https://www.danang.gov.vn/web/guest/chinh-quyen/chi-tiet?id=61499&_c=3