Attending the ceremony were former Politburo member and former President Nguyen Minh Triet; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Quoc Phong; Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc; Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong...
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc said that over the past 50 years, the flow of the city's history has always left a strong impression on the education sector.
Right after the liberation day, when the city was still facing many difficulties and shortages, it was the teachers themselves, with revolutionary enthusiasm and boundless love, who turned temporary classes, the white pollen in lim to the first places to nurture the seeds of knowledge.
"Some have put aside their own happiness, some have overcome wartime bombs and bullets, some have given up their comfortable life in the city to go to poor rural areas and the suburbs with many shortages. That dedication is not only a responsibility, but a spirit of dedication to a sacred mission," said Mr. Duoc.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee expressed his gratitude and deepest gratitude for the great, silent and tireless contributions of many generations of teachers who have devoted themselves and sacrificed their personal interests to serve the Fatherland and the people.
Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong shared that looking back 50 years, it can be affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City's education is behind but ahead. The Ho Chi Minh City education sector has pioneered innovation, becoming one of the major knowledge centers in the country with many bright spots, such as improving people's knowledge and building a learning society. Immediately after the merger, the work of eliminating illiteracy and popularizing education was strongly implemented, becoming the first locality in the country to complete primary school pholization.
The city also focuses on talent training and high-quality human resource development, being a locality that prepares systematically for the goal of making English the second language, organizing many international learning activities. Thanks to that, Ho Chi Minh City students have continuously achieved high results in national, Olympic, domestic and international high school exams...
In order for the Ho Chi Minh City education sector to continue to make a breakthrough, Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong suggested that the city continue to thoroughly grasp and strongly implement the resolutions of the Central and the City Party Committee; Innovation of management models, increase proactiveness for educational institutions, promote digital transformation, apply AI in management, improve the city's specific management capacity after the merger.
"Building a team of teachers and managers so that each teacher is truly a "both rosy and professional" pedagogue, an example of ethics and creativity, inspiring students," said the Deputy Minister.
In addition, Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong also suggested that Ho Chi Minh City continue to strive to improve the quality of comprehensive education. In which, effectively implementing the 2018 education program; Making English the second language; Completing the network of schools, ensuring learning spaces in rapidly developing areas.
