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Updated: 02/10/06The context, Opportunities and Challenges of our Countrys Education during the Next Decades
2.1. International Context
a) In 21st
century the revolution of science and technology will continue its development by leaps
and bounds, bringing the world from era of industry to the era of information and knowledgebased economy, at the same time affecting all fields of human activities, changing rapidly the
material and spiritual life of society. The distance between scientific-technological inventionsand their applications in practice is gradually reduced; the knowledge treasure of mankind is
becoming diversified, abundant and is increasing by geometric progression.
b) Globalization and worldwide economic integration is an objective trend. It is a process of both
co-operation for development and fighting of developing countries for preservation of thenational benefit. The economic competition between nations will be more drastic, requiring the
increase in productivity, quality of goods and rapid change of technology. Communicationmedia, telecommunication network and internet create favourable conditions for cultural
exchange and integration. At the same time, a sharp fight for the preservation of the nationalcultural identities is taking place.
The rapid progress of science and technology, the dynamic development of economies, the
process of integration and globalization make the reduction of gaps between development levelsof different countries more realistic and faster. Science and technology are becoming the main
driving force for socio-economic development. Education is the foundation of science-technology development, of the human resources development to satisfy the requirements of a
modern society and it plays the key role in enhancing national awareness for the responsibilitiesand capability of the present and future generations.
c) The education renovation is taking place on a worldwide scale. The above mentioned contexthas created radical changes in education from the concept of education quality, building the
personality of learners, to the organization of educational processes and systems. The closedschools are changing to become open and to dialogue with society and be closely linked with
science-technology research and application. Teachers, instead of transferring knowledge, aremoving to providing learners with systematic methodologies of absorbing information and
analytical thinking. Investment in education is consideredas investment for development rather than for social welfare
as before.
Developing and developed nations alike have recognized the role and position of education and
the necessity of educational renovations to respond more dynamically, effectively and directly tothe requirements of the countrys development.
2.2. The National Context
The IXth
Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, based on two strategic tasks of building
socialism and defending the country, has asserted that from now to the year 2010 we have tobring our country out of underdevelopment, to significally enhance the level of peoples life both
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materially and spiritually. This will lay down the foundation for Vietnam to become anindustrialized and modernized country by the year of 2010. The industrialization and
modernization of our country needs to be and can be shortened in comparison with that of othercountries by making small steps one after another, as well as by leaps and bounds.
To shortcut and advance to front for the country to move from underdeveloped to developedstatus, education and science-technology should have more decisive role. Education should makeone step in advance to improve mass knowledge, to train manpower and to nurture the talents in
order to carry out successfully the socio-economic strategic goals.
In our country the industrialization process is being implemented in the context of variousownership forms and many economic sectors operating in accordance with a market mechanism
oriented to socialism. The development of goods production results in the expansion of labourmarket and the increase of learning needs. On the other hand it has changed values and has
influenced career choices, learning motivation and the relations within schools and society. Freecompetition differentiates between the rich and the poor and increases the disparities in learning
opportunities between people clusters.
While creating favourable conditions for educational development, society requests from
education an active service; timely adjustment of the structure and scope to enhance educationquality to meet diversified demands, increase its effectiveness and to become quick and
responsive to the changing demands of manpower. Education should reorient the values, nurturenew quality of character, new capacity and bring equity of learning opportunities to all levels of
education and training for all people''''''''''''''''s clusters.
2.3. Opportunities and Challenges
The international and national context creates opportunities as well as big challenges foreducation of our country. The innovation of education on the worldwide scale creates
opportunities for Vietnamese education to quickly adapt to new trends, new knowledge, newtheories, new modes of organization and modern content of teaching. As well, it makes the most
of international experiences for innovation and development.
The Party, State and our people attach importance to and pay attention to education and at the
same time request it to be renovated and developed in order to respond to the growing demandsof all population groups in learning and possessing knowledge, professional skills, training
necessary quality, capability in the process of industrialization, modernization and internationalintegration of our country.
The education sector should meet challenges not only specific to Vietnam, but also common to
the world''''''''''''''''s education. On one hand, it should overcome weaknesses, and strongly developin order to reduce the gaps between our countrys education and education of advanced
countries, which are continuously undergoing innovation and development. As well, educationshould find a balance between the requirements to quickly increase the enrollment and the
limitation of resources; between the requirements to quickly increase the enrollment and to
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enhance the quality immediately; between the requirements to make radical and overall changesand to retain the relatively stable status in education system.
The changes in mechanism and economic development require that education keep pace with
and to be relevant to the new mechanism and to be always developed one step in front of the
social development. Our nation has the tradition of patriotism, hard work, fondness for learning,capability to accept and apply new knowledge and skill. We should bring these advantages intoplay for meeting challenges, making use of opportunities to build up an advanced, modern
education, oriented to a learning society, in order to meet the needs of manpower training,enhance the all-round quality of Vietnamese in the new era, to promote the social progress.