General Secretary awards First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Education and Training

On September 5, the Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Education sector's tradition and open the 2025-2026 school year.

At the ceremony, the organizing committee announced the President's Decision to award the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Education and Training for its outstanding achievements in State management of training and nurturing talented students to win high prizes in regional and international Olympic competitions, contributing to improving the effectiveness of training high-quality human resources to serve the country's socio -economic development in the 2023-2025 period.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Over the past 80 years, the education sector has constantly strived to overcome difficulties and innovate itself to contribute to the innovation and development of the country.

It is a journey from a primitive colonial education system to an independent "completely Vietnamese" education system, step by step asserting itself on the world education map, striving step by step to stand shoulder to shoulder with the world powers. In that journey, there is the joint efforts, contribution, and steadfast and persistent will of the entire nation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Immediately after the success of the August Revolution, the Ministry of National Education was established (August 28, 1945) with the mission of building a completely new education system, of the people, by the people and for the people. During the period 1945-1954, the Popular Education and Complementary Education movements were a miracle, eliminating illiteracy for millions of people and improving people's knowledge. The school system was constantly expanded to train key human resources for the cause of "resistance and nation building".

Inheriting the achievements of the previous period, the period 1954-1975, the North basically eliminated illiteracy. Tens of thousands of cadres, intellectuals, engineers, doctors, and teachers were trained both domestically and sent to socialist countries for training, becoming the key force in building the North and supporting the South. In the South, in the liberated areas, revolutionary education proved its flexibility and persistence, building a network of democratic schools, and training cadres to serve the resistance.

The most outstanding achievement of education in the period 1975-1986 was the successful unification of the national education system. The network of schools from kindergarten to university was maintained and expanded; success was achieved in eliminating illiteracy and improving people's knowledge. This was also the period of building a comprehensive system of educational guidelines and policies, which became the guiding principle for the sector's activities for a long time.

Since 1986, the system of policies and laws on education has been continuously improved, clearly demonstrating the viewpoint that "education and training is the top national policy".

The 2025-2026 school year marks the implementation of many major policies and guidelines, such as the implementation of four laws on education, including: Law on Teachers; Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education; Law on Higher Education (amended); Law on Vocational Education (amended).

This is also the year to implement the national target program on education and training development, exempt and support tuition fees, organize boarding meals, and build a school system in land border communes.

English - Dac Huy

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