Vietnam brings 'green message' to Southeast Asian Education Ministers' Meeting

GD&TĐ - Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc led the delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training to attend the 53rd Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Conference.

The 53rd Southeast Asian Ministersof Education Conference was held in Brunei Darussalam from July 1 to July 3, 2025, with the participation of leaders of the Ministries of Education of 11 member countries, the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Council (SEAMEO), Directors of 26 SEAMEO Centers, and representatives of regional and international partners.

Within the framework of the conference, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc chaired the second session of the 7th Education Strategy Dialogue with the theme “Green Education”. Here, the Deputy Minister shared about Vietnam’s green education strategy in the context of responding to climate change and promoting sustainable development.

According to the Deputy Minister, Vietnam is actively implementing the Green Growth Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, which identifies education as a key factor in transforming thinking and forming a skilled, creative workforce that can adapt to the green economy .

Conference scene.

The Ministry of Education and Training has launched the program "Green Education - Green Sports" with many specific activities such as: Green Voice, Green School, promoting tree planting, energy saving, integrating environmental education into the curriculum and extracurricular activities.

In which, the “Green School” model is based on the 7R principle, which are: Rethink; Refuse; Reduce; Reuse; Recycle; Repair and Replace.

The "Green Schools" that are being replicated not only reduce the environmental burden, but also help improve learning efficiency, helping the young generation realize the sustainable value of the living environment.

For higher education and vocational education, training programs are being innovated towards developing green human resources to meet the requirements of a sustainable economy. Vietnam also focuses on promoting cooperation between the State, enterprises and training institutions to increase practicality, improve training quality and learners' adaptability to the green labor market.

Conference delegates.

At the dialogue, delegates unanimously adopted a joint statement, emphasizing the commitment to prioritizing green education as a transformational strategy for a sustainable future. The statement emphasizes the integration of environmental education and sustainable development into all levels of education, promoting regional and international cooperation, and prioritizing support for vulnerable student groups.

The statement also mentioned strengthening teacher training, improving communication capacity, and building mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of green education initiatives.

Within the framework of the Conference, the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training attended thematic sessions, shared the outstanding results of Vietnamese students in international competency assessment programs such as SEA-PLM and PISA, and emphasized the orientation of developing the "happy school" model to care for students' mental health, especially in the post-Covid-19 pandemic context.

At the end of the event, the Head of the Vietnamese delegation called on Southeast Asian countries to strengthen cooperation and join hands to implement the green education action plan, towards building a sustainable learning space and community for the future of the region. The delegates agreed to meet again in Vietnam in 2027, when the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training assumes the role of rotating Chair and chair of the Southeast Asian Education Ministers' Meeting.

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