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.

On December 3rd, Hue City Department of Education and Training, in coordination with the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For Our Beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” Club, held a ceremony to present scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year to ethnic minority and island-area students in the city.

On the afternoon of December 3, Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) held an online conference to launch the Petrovietnam STEM Innovation Program. Hue City’s live broadcast was hosted at the headquarters of the Department of Education and Training.

On the morning of December 1st, the Department of Education and Training (DOET) presented Certificates of Merit to the following schools: Gia Hoi High School, Huong Vinh High School, Dang Tran Con High School, Ly Tu Trong Secondary School, Phu Binh Primary School, and Ngo Kha Primary School, for effectively carrying out flood prevention and post-flood recovery efforts during the recent flooding events.

On the morning of December 1, the Department of Education and Training held a ceremony to award the certificate of Merit from the Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee to the student Le Quang Duy Khoa, who won the third prize at the 25th Road to Olympia Final.

“An voc, hoc hay” (Eat well, Study well) was the theme of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival, organized by Vietnam Heritage Education in coordination with Journeys in Hue and Chan Restaurant on the morning of November 30 at 19 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hue City.

The 2025 Men’s National Student Football Championship - TV360 Cup ended with the championship title belonging to Hue University after a nail-biting victory over Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports in the penalty shootout.

On November 28th, at the City Institute for Development Studies, Hue City Children’s Rights Protection Association organized a training session on reproductive health care skills and water safety education for its staff and members. The program is part of the Association’s 2025 activity plan and was carried out in coordination with the organization HueHelp.

At the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, the qualities of dedication, deep expertise, and moral integrity in an educator are often associated - by generations of students, trainees, and colleagues - with Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Quoc Huy, the Rector. More than an administrator or a gifted leader, he is a model teacher who has devoted his life to education, medicine, and the enduring values of humanity.

On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20) and the 80th anniversary of the education sector (1945–2025), Mr. Nguyen Tan, Director of the Department of Education and Training (DOET) of Hue City, had a conversation with Hue Today Weekly about the sector’s renewal requirements in the current period, as well as the growing role of teachers.

Before the summer break, Tran Quoc Toan Primary School organized a bicycle parade called "Cycling towards Van Thanh relic" for students. Early in the morning, more than 100 students, along with many parents and teachers, cycled through the picturesque roads along the Huong River.

Khe Trai Tunnels - a historical revolutionary site of Tri Thien Hue Party Committee in Huong Van Ward, Huong Tra town - has recently been restored, renovated, and put to use as another significant educational spot of the revolutionary traditions for the public, especially the younger generation.