Hai Duong – Building a Learning Society from Vision to Action

On 17 December 2013, a National Workshop on Building a Learning Society: From Vision to Action took place in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Workshop was organised by the National Steering Committee for Building a Learning Society in Viet Nam, the National Council on Education and Human Resource Development, the UN Office in Viet Nam, UNESCO Ha Noi Office and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). During the workshop Mr Vu Duc Dam, Deputy Prime Minister of Viet Nam, addressed the need to turn Viet Nam into a learning society.

Subsequently, UIL, UNESCO Ha Noi Office and the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) co-organised a Workshop on Promoting Learning Cities in Viet Nam in Hai Duong City on 19 December 2013. In recognition of the city’s learning heritage, Hai Duong City was nominated as the first pilot city for the project of Building Learning Cities in Viet Nam by the National Ministry of Education and Training. Following this initiative, UIL, as coordinator of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), was invited to provide technical support and advice for developing a plan, in cooperation with the Ministry and UNESCO Ha Noi Office. Local authorities in Hai Duong have already expressed their intention to use the Key Features of Learning Cities as a guideline for developing and implementing the plan.