PM: students should equip themselves with broad knowledge

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged Vietnamese students to equip themselves with broad knowledge in the digital era at a plenary session of the 10th national congress of the Vietnam Students’ Association (VSA) in Hanoi on December 10.
PM: students should equip themselves with broad knowledge ảnh 1PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle, first row) and delegates at the congress (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc urged Vietnamese students to equip themselves with broad knowledge inthe digital era at a plenary session of the 10th national congress of theVietnam Students’ Association (VSA) in Hanoi on December 10.

The PM lauded outstanding achievements the VSA has recorded over the past timewith diverse and effective activities, saying the association has proven itsrole in representing students.

The PM underlined the need to step up the education of revolutionary ideology,morality, lifestyle and culture among students, while asking the VSA to supportand protect legitimate rights and interests of students, as well as encouragethem to engage in research and innovation in science-technology, and startups.

Students must be pioneers in innovative startups, think big and make it happen,not flinch from difficulties, and rise from failures, he said.

The Government will continue to create the best possible conditions forstudents to turn their startup initiatives into reality, helping them get jobsafter graduation, the leader pledged.

The Party and State pin hope on students and the VSA which will contribute to developinghigh-quality human resources to serve national construction and defence, henoted.

Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union CentralCommittee and Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the VSA (9thtenure), said the VSA has been consolidated with more than 1.3 million membersfrom 28 provincial chapters, 283 chapters at schools and eight others abroad.

In the 2018-2023 period, the association is expected to develop a contingent ofstudents having revolutionary ideology, firm political will, patriotism andresponsibility.

It aims to introduce jobs to 1 million students, present scholarships andawards worth 250 billion VND (10.75 billion USD) to students and raise itsmembers to 1.5 million.

The congress brings together 700 delegates representing over 2.4 millionVietnamese students at home and abroad.-VNA 
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