Nghe An Association for the Promotion of Education: 'Bright spot' in building a learning society

(Baonghean) - In recent years, Nghe An has become a "bright spot" in the emulation movement to encourage learning, encourage talents, and build a learning society across the country. Many emulation movements to build a learning community have grown stronger and more widespread, contributing to "giving wings" to the dreams of learning and cultivating for many students; continuing the tradition of studiousness of the homeland.

Nghe An is the first province in the country to implement the "Month of Encouraging Learning" movement and has brought about effectiveness and widespread influence. The "Nghe An Month of Encouraging Learning" movement has been organized and implemented in 13 periods so far. Typical among the emulation movements to encourage learning is the movement to build and develop studious families and studious clans.

Up to now, many families and clans in the province have identified their children's education as the top concern of parents and clan members; nearly 600,000 families have achieved the title of studious families, with 6,654 clan study promotion committees. "Study-studious families" (DHHH), now "Study-studious families" (DHHT) are also growing stronger. Many clan study promotion committees are creative in organizing activities to promote learning and talent, promoting the tradition of studiousness of their ancestors. Clan study promotion committees have promoted the resources of families and successful children living far away from home to build a study promotion fund, to honor children with good academic and training results, encourage them to overcome difficulties, strive, and create exciting emulation movements in studying and training.

Nghe An Association for Promotion of Education in collaboration with Viettel Nghe An awarded scholarships to poor but studious students of Thanh Chuong district.

Typically, Quynh Luu district currently has over 1,500 studious families. Each family has a good way of implementing the study promotion movement. For example, the Study Promotion Committee of the Ngo Phuc studious family (Quynh Ba commune), has assigned people to help their weak children, orient and advise their 12th grade children to choose schools suitable for their learning ability to get good results in university entrance exams; organize awards for children with academic achievements on the occasion of the Spring Ancestor Festival. The Ho family, Quynh Doi commune, has mobilized a study promotion fund of over 200 million VND to support and encourage their children to study. The children of the Le Van family, Quynh Hau commune have achieved many high achievements in their studies thanks to the movement to mobilize and support the study promotion movement. In 5 years, the Le Van family has had 1 doctorate, 6 masters, 24 university, 26 college...

Throughout the province, many clans have organized a procession to honor associate professors and doctors. Many clans have a scholarship fund of over 100 million VND. The activity of giving scholarships to descendants on the occasion of the Spring Ancestor Festival is carried out solemnly by clans, aiming to educate the clan's tradition of studiousness to descendants.

To achieve that result, in recent times, the grassroots learning promotion associations have made many efforts to mobilize and coordinate with organizations and unions to join hands in promoting learning. In addition, the learning promotion committees of schools, hometown associations, business units, armed forces... have also actively participated in the movement to build learning communities. The learning promotion association units of blocks, hamlets, and villages are increasingly active in local learning promotion activities.

In addition to promoting the movements to encourage learning and talent, the Association for the Promotion of Learning at all levels always focuses on building, developing and effectively using various types of funds for the promotion of learning. From 2011 to now, the total fund for the promotion of learning at all levels mobilized by the Association for the promotion of learning at all levels is over 217 billion VND; the number of scholarships awarded is 179 billion VND with over 1.1 million students receiving scholarships.

Teachers support the scholarship fund of Nghi Hai Primary School (Cua Lo) on the occasion of the 13th Nghe An Scholarship Month

The provincial association and all levels of association have also played a good role in connecting and coordinating with sectors, organizations, social movements, and businesses to sponsor and help award scholarships and scholarships to students. Many sectors, organizations, and organizations in the province have participated in implementing activities to encourage learning and encourage talents through many creative programs and forms. Through that, many facilities, student dormitories, school buildings, classes, awards, scholarships, etc. have been invested in, built, and awarded to students in the province; that is a great social resource, practically encouraging and creating conditions for teachers and students to strive to teach well and study well; especially for students in remote, isolated, border areas, etc.

In recent times, the learning promotion associations in 21/21 districts, towns and Vinh city have increasingly promoted their effectiveness; 90% of the total 480/480 commune learning promotion associations have achieved good or better. The number and quality of members have been improved. In 2011, there were over 474,000 members, now it has increased to over 562,000 members. The grassroots association organizations are always active, proactive and creative in mobilizing and implementing learning promotion programs suitable for each locality.

The Provincial Association for Promotion of Education awarded students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted who achieved national and international excellence in the 2014-2015 school year.

Mr. Tran Xuan Bi - Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Association for Promotion of Education said: In the past 5 years, under the leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee, the Central Vietnam Association for Promotion of Education, the effective coordination of all levels, sectors, unions, social organizations, businesses - sponsors; the contributions of efforts and enthusiasm of cadres and members, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education has continued to have strong, steady and in-depth development. The activities for promoting education have been increasingly closely linked, the education work in schools with the education in society, and the education of families for students. The activities for promoting education have contributed positively to the education and training results of the province, ranking among the top in the country in recent years.

Continuing to promote the achieved results, the learning promotion associations at all levels continue to promote emulation movements to build and develop learning families, clans, learning communities, and learning units; maintain "Learning Promotion Month" and "Learning Promotion Tet"; build, manage, and make good use of the learning promotion fund, continue to build a strong association organization; innovate and be creative in activities to contribute positively to the education and training cause of the province.

In recognition of its achievements since its establishment (1998 - 2016), especially in the period 2011 - 2016, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education was awarded the Third Class Labor Medal; 2 Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister; and the Emulation Flag of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Promotion of Education.

Dinh Nguyet