Building Vietnam into a nation of lifelong learning, in which every citizen has the opportunity to learn and is encouraged to learn throughout life, is not only a humanitarian goal, but also an important requirement to enhance national competitiveness, develop human resources and boost the nation's internal strength.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has written an article, in which he emphasised the importance of lifelong learning.

VOV.VN - As a member of the UNESCO Executive Council, the nation always supports the organisation’s role in promoting education globally, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam's permanent representative to the UN, said at an ambassador-level session of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning held on May 15 in New York.