Nhan Dan – Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hanoi and Hai Phong cities were selected to implement the pilot programme on teaching English to third graders for the 2010 – 2011 school year.

The decision was announced at a conference in Hai Phong on December 5 chaired by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Addressing at the conference, Deputy PM stressed that five big cities should take the initiative in enhancing education and training quality, building educational infrastructure and universalising education. He also praised the educational sector of five cities for actively implementing such campaigns and emulation movements as ‘Two Nos’, ‘Each teacher is a role model in morality, self-studying and creativeness’, ‘Building friendly school, active student’, ‘Learn and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s exemplary morals’. These campaigns have brought about good results as raising money for poor students, planting trees, building toilets at schools and others.

At the conference, five cities signed a mutual agreement to emulate each other in the 2009-2010 school year, focusing on management reform, information exchange between localities and improvement of teacher’s teaching quality so as to enhance educational quality in general.

Leaders of the Department of Education and Training from five cities also raised their ideas on organising the final exams of senior secondary schools and students’ enrollment to universities and colleges.