According to the decision of the Minister of Education and Training, Dr. Thai Van Tai's term as Director of the Department of General Education is 5 years.

The Department of General Education is a new unit established on the basis of reorganization from the Department of Primary Education and the Department of Secondary Education under the former Ministry of Education and Training.

Before being assigned to this position, Dr. Thai Van Tai was the Director of the Department of Primary Education, Ministry of Education and Training (from 2018 to present).

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Dr. Thai Van Tai, new Director of the Department of General Education, Ministry of Education and Training.

Dr. Thai Van Tai was born in 1979 and has a PhD in Educational Management.

Previously, Mr. Thai Van Tai had held many management positions such as: Head of the Department of Education and Training, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Ana district, Dak Lak province; Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Dak Lak province (in charge of the professional fields of general education, quality control, information technology) before working at the Ministry of Education and Training.

Decree No. 37/2025/ND-CP of the Government stipulates that the organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training reduces 5 units, from 23 to 18 units, including:

1- Department of Preschool Education;

2- Department of General Education;

3- Department of Higher Education;

4- Department of National Defense and Security Education;

5- Student Affairs Department;

6- Legal Department;

7- Department of Organization and Personnel;

8- Department of Planning and Finance;

9- Office;

10- Inspector;

11- Department of Teachers and Education Managers;

12- Department of Quality Management;

13- Department of Science, Technology and Information;

14- Department of International Cooperation;

15- Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education;

16- Education and Times Newspaper;

17- Education Magazine;

18- Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences.

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