Vietnam’s HCMC Aspires to Become High-Quality Education Hub in Asia
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City wants to become an advanced and integrated education hub for Asia under its education development strategy for until 2030.
The strategy, announced by the municipal People's Committee on January 18, focuses on fostering a fair and conducive environment for lifelong education for its citizens, aiming to cultivate a high-quality workforce to meet the city's developmental requirements.
While specific criteria for "high quality" are not explicitly outlined, the people's committee established nine key objectives to achieve by 2030. One of them is to ensure that all secondary school students excel in at least one art form and play one musical instrument and one sport.
The city currently has nearly 1.7 million students, 90,000 teachers, and more than 2,310 schools, with only 15% meeting national standards. Of the schools, 1,350 are public.