Education

The year 2025 draws to a close with a series of strong and distinctive milestones for the education and training sector. It is not only the final year of a term of office, but also a pivotal moment in which major guidelines and policies of the Party and the State on education and training have converged, opening up a new phase of development marked by breakthrough, comprehensive, and long-term decisions.

The Ministry of Education and Training has reviewed and identified 10 outstanding achievements of the education and training sector in 2025.

In the new era, building a learning society and creating opportunities for lifelong learning for all people is a strategic task of particular importance.

Traditional games allow children to experience collective activities that enrich their inner lives. They are not merely a source of joy; they also safeguard folk wisdom, community values, and the Vietnamese spirit embedded in every movement and melody. Introducing traditional games into schools is a way to teach culture, foster patriotism, compassion, and creativity among the younger generation.

The Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, in coordination with the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the Ministry of Education and Training, held the 12th ceremony to honour outstanding ethnic minority pupils, students and youth in 2025 on the evening of December 27 in Ha Noi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 26 met with and commended Vietnamese students who won prizes at international competitions in 2025, urging them to continue striving to become responsible citizens dedicated to serving the Fatherland and the people.

The Viet Nam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) officially launched its online portal at hoikhuyenhoc.vn, marking an important milestone in its digital transformation journey and its efforts to build a lifelong learning society in the new era.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has endorsed Resolution No. 248/2025/QH15, introducing special and breakthrough policies to accelerate education and training development across the national education system and for all relevant organisations and individuals.

The Prime Minister has issued Decision No. 2776/QD-TTg approving the project on training high-quality human resources from ethnic minority communities in selected key sectors for the 2026–2035 period, with a vision towards 2045.

Cuba will maintain its tradition of educational cooperation with Viet Nam by offering 15 full scholarships to Vietnamese students for the 2026–2027 academic year, the Cuban Government has announced.

Nearly 3,000 children joined the Vietnamese Children – Creative Learning Festival, which took place in Da Nang City on December 20, organised by the Central Council of the Viet Nam Young Pioneer Organisation in coordination with Masan MeatLife Joint Stock Company.

During the 2025–2030 period, Viet Nam will develop and implement programmes for teaching the languages of a number of countries in the ASEAN region. Priority will be given to Lao and Cambodia’s national language at education and training institutions that have demand and sufficient conditions to deliver them — especially in border communes.

The organisation of a unified set of textbooks continues to attract strong public attention from experts and education managers.

Viet Nam will introduce curricula for languages from several ASEAN countries, with priority given to Lao and Cambodian at educational and training establishments in border communes from 2025 to 2030, according to a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long.

The Politburo’s Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW dated August 22, 2025, on creating breakthroughs for education and training development is a strategic document that places education and training at the key position in human development, elevating human resources and the future of the country.

The Department of Education and Sports of Laos’ Savannakhet province, in coordination with the Laos–Viet Nam Friendship School of Savannakhet, on December 15 organised the annual 2025 VR Robots Competition for upper secondary students in Kaysone Phomvihane city.

On December 13, the inauguration ceremony of the “Smart Library for Children” at Lam Thuy Kindergarten in Kim Ngan Commune, Quang Tri Province, was a practical and meaningful activity contributing to the care and support of education for children in border areas.

A scientific and educational forum themed “Russia–Viet Nam: 75 Years of Cooperation,” held from December 11 to 13, officially launched the Russia–Viet Nam Year of Scientific and Educational Cooperation 2026.

Australian Minister of Education the Hon. Jason Clare MP has visited Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, reinforcing Australia’s position as Viet Nam’s most trusted education and research partner and advancing collaboration under the Australia–Viet Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Strengthening the connection between research, training, and management is a solution that contributes to standardising professional competence, renewing mindsets, and creating breakthroughs in policy advisory work to meet the demands of the new situation.