General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sends letter on the occasion of the opening of the new school year 2020-2021

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

“With the motto of temporarily stopping going to school, not stopping learning, the education sector has proactively and quickly implemented synchronous and drastic solutions, successfully implementing both effective epidemic prevention and control and ensuring the completion of the school year plan,” the General Secretary and President wrote.

Full text of the letter from General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong to teachers and students nationwide.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong also emphasized that this is the final school year of the education sector’s 5-year plan 2016-2020 and has recorded many positive results. In particular, the 2020 high school graduation exam was successful, ensuring safety while the epidemic situation was complicated, which was recognized and highly appreciated by the people.

School year 2020 - 2021The Covid-19 pandemic may have new developments, the General Secretary and President requested the education sector to continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement policies on education and training; overcome all difficulties to both effectively prevent the epidemic and organize the study of students well.

The education sector also focuses resources on improving the quality of education and training, especially training high-quality human resources; strengthening education on historical traditions, national culture, ethics, lifestyle, revolutionary ideals, training skills and mettle for students; and building a friendly and safe educational environment.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hopes that teachers, managers, and workers in the education sector will continue to maintain their political will, moral qualities, dedication to their profession, creativity, and contribute more to the cause of fundamental and comprehensive innovation of the country's education.

He also hopes that students will study well and practice well; parents will continue to cooperate with the education sector to create the best conditions for their children to study and practice./.