Addressing a ceremony marking the 950th anniversary of Quoc Tu Giam, Vietnam’s first national university in Hanoi on Friday, the Vietnamese top l;eader said Quoc Tu Giam had established a lasting tradition of nurturing talent and advancing education in Vietnam. To carry forward its enduring legacy, he called for greater efforts to preserve the heritage and bring its spirit and vitality into contemporary school life.
He said: “We must expand equal access to education, unleash teachers’ creative potential and foster a lifelong learning culture. Special priority must be given to remote and mountain areas and ethnic minority communities, ensuring that all disadvantaged children and students with disabilities have access to education and can complete their studies. At the same time, education authorities must continue streamlining their organizational structures and cutting administrative procedures to give teachers more time and space to devote themselves to every lesson and research project, and to fulfil their mission of imparting knowledge, building character and nurturing students’ dreams."
Mr. Lam urged universities and vocational training institutions to partner with businesses and research institutes in order to create opportunities for learners to pratice their knowledge, apply it and tackle real-world challenges at an early stage. He stressed the need to encourage innovative thinking and turn schools into incubators for outstanding ideas and talent.
The Vietnamese top leader asked ministries, sectors and local authorities to proactively identify and make effective use of talent at all levels, drawing on the practical challenges facing localities and the country.
