Over 110 billion VND provided for education development for ethnic minority groups
According to statistics of Ministry of Education and Training, under the project on education development for ethnic minority groups, about 13,655 children and students benefited from preferential policies with total assistance of over 110 billion VND.
A conference to review the five-year implementation of the Prime Minister’s Decision on the project on education development for ethnic minority groups was held in Hanoi on December 22.
The conference was attended by representatives from the six provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Dien Bien in the north, Nghe An in the central region and Kon Tum in the Central Highlands province with nine ethic groups having a population of less than 5,000 each.
They are the Cong, Mang, Si La, Pu Peo, Bo Y, Co Lao, O Du, Bo Rau, and Ro Mam ethnic groups
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia said the project basically completed its desired goals.
The capability of teachers and managers has been improved and children from the ethnic minority groups have been educated in a better environment, she added.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, ethnic groups with a population of less than 5,000 each have been provided a better education in the past five years.
The Ministry of Education and Training said, by the end of October this year, localities had built 96 classrooms and provided teaching equipment for projected areas.
Preferential policies benefited for 13,655 children and students with total assistance of over 110 billion VND.
In the 2014-2015schoolyear, all children under five years of age have gone to schools. At the primary and secondary schools, the rates are 99.77% and 98.83%, respectively.
Particularly, the rate of five-year-old children attending classes reached 100%, while those of primary and junior school students were 99.77% and 98.83%.
At the conference, the ministry discussed solutions for the ethnic minority groups in the 2016-2020 period.
The conference was attended by representatives from the six provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Dien Bien in the north, Nghe An in the central region and Kon Tum in the Central Highlands province with nine ethic groups having a population of less than 5,000 each.
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Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia said the project basically completed its desired goals.
The capability of teachers and managers has been improved and children from the ethnic minority groups have been educated in a better environment, she added.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, ethnic groups with a population of less than 5,000 each have been provided a better education in the past five years.
The Ministry of Education and Training said, by the end of October this year, localities had built 96 classrooms and provided teaching equipment for projected areas.
Preferential policies benefited for 13,655 children and students with total assistance of over 110 billion VND.
In the 2014-2015schoolyear, all children under five years of age have gone to schools. At the primary and secondary schools, the rates are 99.77% and 98.83%, respectively.
Particularly, the rate of five-year-old children attending classes reached 100%, while those of primary and junior school students were 99.77% and 98.83%.
At the conference, the ministry discussed solutions for the ethnic minority groups in the 2016-2020 period.
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