(HBO) – The Educational Council in Cao Phong district of the northern province of Hoa Binh recently held a ceremony to honour local study promotion examples in 2017. It was part of activities to honour families and clans with learning tradition as well as teachers and students who obtained high results in teaching and studying.

Chairman of the provincial Study Promotion Association and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Study Promotion Association Quach The Tan attended the event.



Chairman of the Provincial Study Promotion Association Quach The Tan commends and rewards organisations and individuals with contributions to study promotion activities.

Over the years, Cao Phong district has determined education as its top priority with human is the fundamental factor for the socio-economic development. The district paid heed to study promotion activities and listed those activities among important tasks of the locality. 

In addition to strengthening the study promotion network in communes, hamlets and clans, the district has invested in infrastructure and equipment procurement for schools, aiming to improve the teaching quality. Thanks to the strong development of study promotion campaigns, the number of students passing university and college entrance exams has increased though years. 

To encourage learning at schools, every year the district’s study promotion association presents hundreds of gift packages worth hundreds of millions of dong sourced from donations to award-winning and excellent teachers and students, as well as students from difficult backgrounds with good study performance.

At the event, the Education Council of Cao Phong district honoured 417 organisations and individuals, including six insignias "for Vietnam study promotion building and development cause”, and certificates to 13 outstanding learning communities and outstanding study promotion clans, 24 excellent families. Besides, the council presented certificates to six local officials with master degree, 42 proficient teachers at the provincial level, 61 students passing the university entrance exam, 146 award-winning outstanding students of the province, 55 senior high school students with excellent study achievements, and 12 outstanding students who overcome their difficulties to have good study performance. Total budget for awards exceeded 100 million VND (4,400 USD)./.

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