Special opening ceremony and unprecedented opportunity for the Education sector

(Dan Tri) - This morning (September 5), more than 30 million students, teachers nationwide attended the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year, marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Education sector.

The opening ceremony was held simultaneously at educational institutions nationwide, from kindergarten to university (Photo: Van Van).

This is the first time that all educational institutions nationwide will salute the flag and sing the national anthem at the same time during the opening ceremony of the new school year. At the same time, it is also the first opening ceremony in 34 provinces and cities after the merger.

Nearly 1.7 million teachers and 30 million students attended.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son shared that the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year took place in a special context: The whole country celebrated the 80th anniversary of National Day; carried out the historical "rearrangement of the country"; organized Party Congresses at all levels...

For the education sector, the new school year is also an occasion to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the sector's traditions, as well as the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of National Education.

“This is not only an opportunity for us to look back together on the 80-year journey of education to develop the country, but also an opportunity to be more aware of the mission and responsibility of education in creating people, building and developing the country, and striving to integrate in the new era,” the Minister emphasized.

The meaning of the opening ceremony became even more profound when 52,000 educational institutions across the country connected online and broadcast live, with the presence of the highest leaders of the Party and State, to spread the belief, spirit and determination to bring Vietnamese education to new heights.

The official ceremony took place from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. on September 5 at the National Convention Center, broadcast live and connected to all educational institutions from preschool, high school, college, university to vocational education nationwide. The individual activities of the schools ended before 8:00 a.m. to participate in the general ceremony.

As expected, the ceremony will be attended by General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, along with leaders and former leaders of the Party and State; leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training through different periods; representatives of leaders of ministries, departments, branches, agencies and central organizations; members of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development, the State Council of Professors; ambassadors, representatives of countries and international organizations in Vietnam;...

According to the scheduled program, at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam will give a speech congratulating the 80th anniversary of the Education sector's tradition and opening the new school year.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son delivered a speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the education sector and opening the 2025-2026 school year; representatives of students nationwide gave speeches.

Also within the framework of the ceremony, Party and State leaders will present the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Education and Training, give a speech and beat the drum to open the 2025-2026 school year.

The education sector is facing unprecedented opportunities.

This school year, the education sector is facing unprecedented opportunities. Never before has the Party and State paid as much attention and expectation to education and training as they do today.

The most important of these is the recent issuance of Resolution 71-NQ/TW by the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development. This is an important political foundation to further promote the fundamental and comprehensive innovation of education and training that was established in Resolution 29-NQ/TW (2013) and continued to be emphasized in Conclusion 91-KL/TW (2024).

Along with that, a national target program on education and training development is being built; four important laws on education (Law on Teachers, Law on Education, Law on Higher Education and Law on Vocational Education) have been and are expected to be issued this year, creating a solid foundation for operating a modern, synchronous and effective education system.

Digital transformation, artificial intelligence application and STEM education are also opening up opportunities for education to enter a phase of quality improvement and comprehensive innovation.

Along with opportunities, the education sector also faces many challenges. The operation of a two-tier local government model, especially at the commune level, places high demands on managing changes in organization, personnel and apparatus.

Issues of educational equity; extra teaching and learning; teacher recruitment and rotation; and universalization are also challenges that the industry must resolutely address.

In addition, absorbing huge investment resources in the coming time, ensuring efficiency and compliance with regulations also requires great efforts and hard work.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the entire industry has strived to overcome many difficulties and challenges and achieved many good results.

According to the head of the education sector, the 2025-2026 school year is a very important school year, with many big things to do and many opportunities for innovation.

The keyword of this school year is “implementation”. That is, focusing on effectively implementing the Party’s guidelines and policies, the State’s laws on education as well as the 10 key tasks and solutions for the 2025-2026 school year of the Education sector.

That is the way for the whole industry to inherit and promote the achievements of the past 80 years, overcome existing shortcomings and limitations, and open up new paths for Vietnamese education in the coming time.

Education is a lifelong endeavor that requires vision, perseverance, a sense of fairness and the highest sense of responsibility.

“I call on the entire industry, from managers to teachers, staff, and all students to prepare the best mindset, spirit, and conditions, to unite and join forces, so that the new school year becomes a busy but joyful and successful year,” Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized.

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