Creating potential to build a learning society

(Baonghean.vn) - To successfully carry out the tasks set forth by the 3rd Provincial Education Promotion Congress for the 2011-2016 term, the Provincial Education Promotion Association has proposed many positive and specific solutions to build a learning society. Nghe An Newspaper reporters interviewed Dr. Tran Xuan Bi, Chairman of the Provincial Education Promotion Association, about this issue...

Reporter (PV): Could you please tell us some outstanding results of the work of promoting learning and talents in 2011?

Dr. Tran Xuan Bi: Last year, through many different forms such as contributions from the people; support from organizations of fellow countrymen; successful business ventures of children living far from home; mobilizing businesses... Associations for Promotion of Education at all levels mobilized over 31 billion VND for the promotion of education fund; awarded scholarships to over 45,000 poor students who overcame difficulties with a total amount of over 15.7 billion VND; and rewarded 336,000 excellent students with a total amount of over 13.4 billion VND.

In addition, support for school facilities such as donating equipment, planting trees, donating land... with billions of VND. The movement to build "Families that love learning, clans that encourage learning" was promoted. In 2011, the whole province had over 459 thousand families that love learning, 3,702 clans that encourage learning, 14/20 districts, cities, towns achieved the title of districts that encourage learning. Typical units are: Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Quynh Luu... In the year's summary, the Provincial Association for the Promotion of Learning was proposed by the North Central emulation bloc to the Central Association to award the Flag of Excellent Emulation Unit, the Government to award the Flag of Excellent Emulation.

The Provincial Association for Promotion of Education received a banner presented by the Provincial People's Committee.

PV: In 2012, there will be many events for the Association's work movement: "Families of Learning" Congress, "Clans of Learning Promotion" at all levels of the Association; 5th anniversary of Vietnam Learning Promotion Day October 2... So what is the main task of the Association's work in 2012, sir?

Dr. Tran Xuan Bi: The goal set for 2012 is for the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education to be awarded the Second Class Labor Medal by the President. The Association will focus on promoting propaganda, raising awareness among all classes of people, mobilizing contributions from organizations and individuals to the work of promoting education and talent; effectively implementing the Project "Innovating the operation method of the Association for Promotion of Education" according to Directive 11 of the Politburo" with 2 breakthroughs, applying information technology in the activities of promoting education; developing members of the Association for Promotion of Education in the community with the total number of members increasing by 1 - 2%; maintaining over 80% of members paying membership fees; 100% of members being issued cards. Promoting the building of the Education Promotion Fund, striving for the average fund in 2012 to reach 11,500 VND/person with a total revenue of 33.7 billion VND for the work of rewarding and supporting.

PV: To successfully build a learning society, what solutions will the Association implement?

The nature of a learning society is to make everyone learn and study on their own. Therefore, the Association has launched emulation movements to promote everyone's need to learn and turn that need into awareness and action.

To create potential for building a learning society, the Association at all levels focuses on promoting the building of studious families, clans that encourage learning, and studious units in many practical and specific forms; Improving the quality of the "Tet to Encourage Learning" and "Month to Encourage Learning" movements; Paying attention to the activities of community learning centers according to the motto of learning what is needed, associated with socio-economic development in localities.

Along with launching emulation movements, the Association at all levels has used the scholarship fund to create spiritual motivation to promote the teaching and learning movement for many students and teachers in the province... so that the whole society is oriented towards learning, self-learning...

PV: Thank you!

Duy Nam (Implementation)