President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents the first-class Labour Order to the Hanoi National University of Education (Photo: VOV)

Highlighting the university’s contribution to the country, Phuc expressed his hope that, as a key national pedagogical university, the HNUE will adapt quickly and intensely to equip students with new skills and knowledge required in the modern age, when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries to completely reshape the way they work and study.

Priority should also be given to developing the teaching staff in both quantity and quality, he stressed. The State leader urged the Ministry of Education and Training and related ministries and sectors to develop and implement a plan for the network of universities and colleges, especially pedagogical colleges and universities.

For students, the President said that online learning during the current complicated situation of the COVID-19 pandemic will have some effects, but these are only short-term difficulties. He expressed his wish that the students continue to study well to be worthy of the teaching profession – “the noblest among noble professions”.