The Politburo’s Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW dated August 22, 2025, on creating breakthroughs for education and training development is a strategic document that places education and training at the key position in human development, elevating human resources and the future of the country.
Immediately after the Resolution was issued, the education and training sector, together with localities and higher education institutions, has proactively implemented synchronous solutions to realise these strategic targets.
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At Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi (VNU), many comprehensive and sustainable policies have been implemented to promote high-quality human resource development, international integration, and enhanced scientific research quality.
VNU has been at the forefront of implementing the Politburo’s resolutions on developing the intellectual workforce, fostering breakthroughs in science, technology, and digital transformation, laying the foundation to become an innovative university and one of the leading research universities in the region and the world.
The university is currently drafting an Action Plan to implement Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW and Resolution No. 281/NQ-CP of the Government on the action programme for implementing Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW. The plan sets the goal of becoming an elite, leading research university in Viet Nam, ranked among the top 500 universities worldwide, with at least two fields in the top 100 globally by 2030; and striving to enter the top 200 universities worldwide, with at least eight fields in the top 100 by 2045. In the same spirit, the University of Transport and Communications has also identified Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW as opening a historically significant transformation period for Vietnamese higher education.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son emphasised that Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW reflects strategic vision and national development aspirations, while positioning education and training as a decisive factor for the nation’s future. The Resolution is action-oriented, practical, and feasible; it does not avoid existing challenges but focuses on breakthrough solutions and sustainable development.
According to the Minister, the foremost requirement is to change thinking and awareness about education and training. “Correct thinking and awareness lead to correct action, and only then can reality change. Renewing thinking and awareness about education will reposition the role and position of education in the overall development of the country,” he stressed.
Minister Nguyen Kim Son also noted that, for the first time, all education-related laws have either been newly promulgated or are being revised and supplemented. If conditions are favourable, all these laws will take effect on January 1, 2026. Along with this, guiding and directive documents will be issued, forming a fundamentally new institutional framework for education.
Therefore, raising awareness and changing thinking about the position of education and training in the country’s overall development, and creating consensus across the whole society, is important and necessary.
For localities, the minister called for a strong focus on leadership, direction, and thorough implementation of the resolution; and on developing specific, breakthrough policies and mechanisms for education and training development at the local level.
At the same time, they should pay attention to building teachers and facilities that meet standards; to improving the quality of preschool and general education; to enhancing the quality of human resource training, especially high-quality human resources; and further promoting international cooperation and integration in education and training.
