On December 24, the National Excellent Student Selection Examination for the academic year 2025 - 2026 officially opened at Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted.

On the afternoon of December 24, at Hai Ba Trung High School, the Department of Education and Training held a training workshop to roll out digital citizenship skills education at the primary level for administrators of general education institutions with primary programs.

On the afternoon of December 22, at Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted, the Department of Education and Training held a departure ceremony for the teams competing in the national excellent student competition in the academic year 2025 - 2026.

On the afternoon of December 21, Hue City Department of Health organized the 2025 Child Drowning Prevention Knowledge and Skills Contest. This is a practical activity aimed at raising awareness and equipping students with water safety skills, while spreading the responsibility of families, schools, and the whole society in protecting children from the risk of drowning.

On the morning of December 18th, in A Luoi 2 Commune, Hue City Center for Disease Control (CDC Hue) held the award ceremony for the Tobacco Harm Prevention (THP) Contest for students from secondary schools in A Luoi area. The program is part of the Tobacco Harm Prevention plan for the 2025 - 2026 period and is funded by the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund under the Ministry of Health.

Over 200 students from secondary schools in Thuan Hoa Ward (Hue City) took part in an educational event promoting knowledge about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh, as well as communication activities related to the 2025 Family Development Strategy.

From December 5th to 7th, at UK Academy Hue, the Department of Education and Training (DOET) organized training sessions on digital transformation in teaching, assessment, and school management, focusing on the use of the LMS360 system and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational activities.

On the morning of December 6, at Quang Trung Primary School (Thuan Hoa Ward), the Department of Education and Training, in coordination with Loc Thinh Co., Ltd., organized a program to present helmets to first grade students in the academic year 2025-2026.

This was the theme of the national scientific conference hosted by the School of Engineering and Technology - Hue University (HUET), which took place on the morning of December 5.

During a career orientation session at Byron Nelson High School in Texas, USA, my daughter and I had the opportunity to experience an exceptionally well-organized Culinary Arts vocational training model. In the U.S. education system, students are guided toward basic career paths as soon as they enter middle school, preparing them for vocational training in high school if they choose not to pursue a university pathway.