The Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions said on April 20 that the People's Committee of Dong Nai province on April 19 held an inauguration ceremony for the renovation and completion of the Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities in Dong Nai province (Trang Bom district).
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Central Party Committee member and Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung visited and congratulated the Board of Directors and students of Dong Nai Province Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities for having a school with spacious and modern facilities.
Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized that with the attention and investment of the province, along with the efforts of the education and training sector, Dong Nai Province Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities will become a bright spot in the province's education system, contributing to training young generations with high qualifications, national spirit, and responsibility for their homeland and country.
At the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Son Hung - Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee - expressed his hope that the education and training sector will continue to pay attention to directing and guiding the school to focus on improving the quality of education.
put into operation since 1993, Dong Nai Province Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities inherited the facilities of the Provincial Agricultural School.
In December 2021, Dong Nai Province Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities met national standards and was approved by the Provincial People's Committee to invest in the construction, renovation and complete upgrading of an area of over 34.8 thousand m2, with a total investment of over 152 billion VND.
After upgrading and renovating, the school has spacious facilities with 15 classrooms, department rooms, traditional rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, dormitories, playgrounds, practice areas, and medical rooms, meeting the learning needs of over 500 students.
In Nghe An province, Mr. Phung Thanh Vinh - Vice Chairman of Nghe An People's Committee and the working group have also just inspected the progress of the project to build Con Cuong Boarding Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities.
It is known that the project to build a Boarding Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities in Con Cuong district was built in Bong Khe commune, with the People's Committee of Con Cuong district as the investor.
The total investment of the project is nearly 84 billion VND, from the central budget to implement the National Target Program (NTP) for socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the period of 2021-2025 in the province.
Currently, the site clearance work has been completed. Up to now, the project is under construction at about 30%, the project must be completed and handed over for use before June 18, 2025.
Attending the ceremony to announce the establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions on March 1, 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also expressed concern about schools for students and places for treatment for people in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, and border areas of islands.
The head of the Government suggested that the Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions and the Minister of Education and Training urgently develop a project nationwide this year so that students have boarding schools without having to travel far, without having to walk dozens of kilometers to school. The funding source for this work is from increasing revenue and saving unnecessary regular expenses.
