Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: Prioritize resources for education, absolutely do not let students lack schools

TPO - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that in the new school year, it is necessary to focus on transforming the state from considering education and training as the private matter of the sector to the common task of the entire political system. More than ever, it is necessary to prioritize all resources for the development of education and training, absolutely not allowing students to lack schools, classes, teachers, food, and clothing.

Báo Tiền Phong•22/08/2025

On the afternoon of August 22, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and co-chaired the conference to review the 2024-2025 school year and deploy tasks for the 2025-2026 year.

The conference was connected online to provinces and cities nationwide. Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son co-chaired the conference.

Human resources are the most important

In his speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the fine tradition of our nation for generations of loving learning, "respecting teachers and valuing education", and considering "talent as the vital energy of the nation".

Our Party and State always consider education and training as the top national policy with a particularly important role, creating the foundation for forming and developing the personality and capacity of each person.

"Human resources are the most important factor, deciding the success or failure of each country. Education and training form the "Morality - Intelligence - Body - Beauty" of people, so it plays a particularly important role in the rapid and sustainable development of the country," said the Prime Minister.

Teachers are a very beautiful image, teachers in society are always respected and honored. Working in the education and training sector is an honor and pride for everyone.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave a speech at the conference on the afternoon of August 22. (Photo: Ministry of Education and Training)

The Prime Minister requested that, more than ever, it is necessary to focus on prioritizing all resources for education and training development, creating all mechanisms and policies that are truly open and favorable, with modern and smooth infrastructure, and smart people and management.

Training efficiency is not high

On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister acknowledged and highly appreciated the important results achieved by the entire education and training sector in the 2024-2025 school year, making an important contribution to the overall achievements of the country. He noted that the Ministry of Education and Training should consider organizing the high school graduation exam earlier and adjusting the admission registration regulations more appropriately.

In addition, the Prime Minister also pointed out current limitations, difficulties and challenges such as inadequate programs, fragmented scale, unbalanced professions, low ethics, lack of skills, insufficient teachers, unconnected networks and passive funding.

The implementation of the 2018 General Education Program is still inadequate. Facilities and equipment are still lacking.

The scale of university training has increased but is still concentrated in economic and social sectors and fields, while basic science and technology sectors have not attracted many students; training of high-quality, highly qualified human resources has not really met the requirements.

The conference is connected online to provinces and cities nationwide.

In addition, education on ideology, tradition, ethics, lifestyle, and life skills for children, pupils, and students is still ineffective. There are still cases of school violence and school drugs.

Another problem is that the country is lacking about 102,097 teachers at all levels while there are about 60,000 positions assigned that have not been recruited. There is also a shortage of schools and classes, especially in remote, border, and island areas...

Absolutely do not let students lack schools.

According to the Prime Minister, in the coming time, the education and training sector faces an urgent need to innovate and develop more breakthroughs, continuing to focus on effectively implementing the main guiding viewpoint: "Taking students as the center and subject - Teachers as the driving force - School as the support - Family as the fulcrum - Society as the foundation".

Regarding the key tasks of the 2025-2026 school year, it is necessary to focus on transforming the state, from considering education and training as the private work of the sector to the common task of the entire political system, the entire people, and the entire society; shifting from equipping knowledge to developing comprehensive capacity of learners.

The Prime Minister emphasized the requirement that all citizens must have equal access to education, especially the disadvantaged, people in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas, and islands.

Building advanced, modern, and more practical programs and curricula, combining learning with practice, real learning, real exams, real results, teachers create motivation and inspiration for students. Family, society, and school are the foundation, support, and solid support for teachers and students; absolutely do not let students lack schools, classes, teachers, food, and clothing.

Focus on overcoming the surplus and shortage of teachers, ensuring the principle of "where there are students, there must be teachers" in a reasonable and effective manner. Strengthen training and retraining of teachers, including professional ethics and specialized knowledge, to meet the requirements of innovation.

Develop a mechanism to mobilize artisans, artists, professional athletes, foreigners... to participate in educational and training activities in schools.

Organize a warm and joyful opening ceremony

The Prime Minister requested the sector to focus on carefully preparing the necessary conditions for the new school year, including a nationwide online opening ceremony down to the commune level, ensuring solemnity, coziness, neatness, efficiency, joy, and not causing fatigue for students.

Implement the policy of supporting lunch for primary and secondary school students in land border communes from the 2025-2026 school year; exempt and support tuition fees for preschool children and primary school students.

The education and training sector needs to deeply absorb Uncle Ho's teachings in carrying out the glorious mission and responsibility of "teaching letters and educating people" to students, young generations, the future owners of the country.

According to the Prime Minister, the Party, State, Government and Prime Minister always understand and share the difficulties and hardships of the industry, of more than 1 million teachers who are making tireless efforts and dedicating themselves to the cause of "cultivating people".

On the eve of the new school year 2025-2026, the Prime Minister wished all teachers to always promote their sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for their profession, overcome all difficulties, persevere in the goal of fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education and training, and make an important contribution to bringing our country to steady development in the new era.