Nghe An mobilized more than 50 billion VND for the Scholarship Fund

Afternoon of August 15, Executive Committee MeetingAssociation for Promotion of EducationThe 5th Congress of Nghe An province (2021 - 2026) was held to evaluate the study promotion work since the 5th Congress (2021 - 2026 term) up to now and some key tasks in the last 6 months of the year.

Also attending were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Education and Training; Nguyen Thanh Hien - Chairman of the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education.

Chairman of the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education Nguyen Thanh Hien delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: My Ha

From November 2021 to now, right after the 5th Congress, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education has conducted a survey on the current status of organization, activities and the movement for promoting education in the whole province. Based on the current situation, the Association has focused on implementing the work of building the association and developing members with many contents such as: assigning tasks to members of the Standing Committee, members of the Executive Committee in charge of each field; perfecting the specialized apparatus at the grassroots level and focusing on directing the Congress to perfect the Association for Promotion of Education.

Up to now, 18/21 districts and associations have organized congresses according to their terms. The whole province currently has 21/21 district-level Education Promotion Associations, 460/460 commune, ward and town Education Promotion Associations, over 4,096 block, hamlet, village and commune Education Promotion Associations; 2,132 agency and unit Education Promotion Boards... The whole province has nearly 700,000 members (an increase of 9,000 members compared to 2021).

In recent times, the education promotion movements have been carried out by all levels of the association with many practical activities. Since the congress, the Provincial Education Promotion Fund has spent over 900 million VND to award scholarships to poor students who have overcome difficulties, and to reward teachers and students who have achieved national excellent students. In addition, the provincial fund has paid out scholarships and awards to more than 79,000 students with over 27.2 billion VND, and the Provincial Education Promotion Association at all levels has mobilized over 50.1 billion VND...

Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh speaks at the conference. Photo: My Ha

At the conference, the delegates also shared their experiences in implementing the work of promoting learning and talent at the grassroots level. In addition, there were many recommendations to strengthen coordination in the work of promoting learning between the province and the grassroots level, incentive mechanisms and policies, and have more funds to reward students with high academic achievements in order to promptly encourage and motivate the spirit, create motivation to strive and compete in schools.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee acknowledged the results that the learning promotion associations at all levels have achieved in the recent past.

Emphasizing the role of education promotion, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh said that in the coming time, it is necessary to strengthen coordination activities to spread the movement. To do so, the Association for Education Promotion needs to have a project or scientific topic to survey the current situation of students with special circumstances according to each subject, gender, etc. On that basis, conduct sociological analysis to have a support orientation and have a master plan for each stage, and the responsibilities of relevant departments and branches in the implementation process.

Regarding community learning centers, the Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee suggested that the Education sector and units need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of this model from the material facilities and organizational structure to improve operational efficiency. In addition, it is necessary to promote bookcases and community libraries at the grassroots level and connect to mobilize resources to fund this activity.

The Chairman of the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education commended students who won first prizes at competitions for excellent students. Photo courtesy of My Ha

In the coming time, the association at all levels also needs to pay attention to vocational orientation for students in high schools. At the same time, connect with businesses to create jobs for students after graduation. In addition, it is necessary to continue to carry out emulation and reward and care for students at the end of the school year, reward typical models of learning citizens, learning models, learning communities, etc. Actively call on businesses, organizations and individuals to mobilize resources to support schools, students and teachers in mountainous and disadvantaged areas./.

My Ha