PANO - The Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony on November 13th to mark the anniversary of Vietnam Teachers' Day (November 20th) and present the State President's noble titles to outstanding teachers across the nation. State President Truong Tan Sang and other senior officials attended the ceremony.

President Truong Tan Sang delivering a speech at the ceremony.

Addressing the ceremony, President Sang praised 39 recipients of the “People's Teacher” title and 680 of the “Meritorious Teacher” title for their achievements and contributions to the educational sector, as well as national construction and defence cause.

President Sang presenting the “People's Teacher” titles to teachers.

He also highlighted the educational sector's great efforts to innovate its management, education's contents and methods, contributing to improving training quality, as well as living and studying conditions for teachers and students in rural and mountainous areas over the past time.

President Sang presenting the “Meritorious Teacher” titles to outstanding teachers.

He also asked the ministry and the whole society to pay more attention to the education cause in order to promote teachers and managers' capabilities and professionalism, making contributions to a comprehensive innovation for the national training and education cause.

Translated by Anh Tien