President Tran Dai Quang opens a new school year at Chu Van An Secondary School in Hanoi on September 5th, 2018.

President Tran Dai Quang opened the new school year at Chu Van An Secondary School in Hanoi on Wednesday. He underscored the importance of this school year for the national education sector in conducting comprehensive reforms to meet requirements in qualified personnel for national industrialization, modernization, and international integration.  

“The sector should promote emulation of teaching and learning, improve its management quality, renovate teaching and learning methods, helping students develop their creativeness, independence, learning capacity, and cooperative spirit. It’s necessary to enhance the reading culture, foreign languages, and soft skills to achieve integration and development targets and train global citizens,” said Mr. Quang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA)

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc beat the drum to begin the new academic year at Tu Mo Rong district's boarding school in Kon Tum province. At the ceremony, he praised efforts by the school’s teachers and students to prepare for the new school year, urged them all to do their best, and handed out textbooks to the students.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (C) and teachers of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: dantri.com.vn)

The same day, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan opened the new school year at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City. Earlier she attended the new academic year celebration at Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended the new school year ceremony in Tu Ky Secondary School, Hai Duong province, on Wednesday. She asked the educational sector and the school in particular to train would-be masters of good morality, professional skills and foreign language competencies to cope with challenges. She asked for reform in education and learning while modernizing teaching facilities and infrastructure.

At a ceremony at Hai Ba Trung Secondary School in Vinh Phuc province, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said: “Vinh Phuc’s education sector should build on what it has achieved so far to reach its goals. Vinh Phuc should defend its position as one of Vietnam’s leading provinces in education and training, focus on developing qualified teachers and administrators, and invest in infrastructure.”

Children go to school in Ta Hoc, Mai Son district, Son La province.

Many schools in Vietnam’s northern and central regions have suffered serious flooding, but authorities have worked hard to allow students to start the new school year on schedule.

Nguyen Huu Dung, Deputy Rector of Ta Hoc District’s Boarding School in Son La province, said: “After the ceremony, we will continue cleaning up the school and ensuring the infrastructure. It will take about a week to get things back to normal.”

In the 2018-2019 academic year, the education sector will continue measures to build a safe, healthy and friendly learning environment.