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| The school-based drug prevention campaign launched in Ho Chi Minh City University of Education__Photo: VNA |
The Ministry of Education and Training has collaborated with the Ministry of Public Security to launch the 2026 campaign urging students to strictly obey the law on drug prevention and control at Tay Ninh campus of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.
The campaign, launched on October 17, constituted a core component of the national target programme on drug prevention and control through 2030 and the joint programme between the two ministries on strengthening dissemination of and education about drug prevention and control in education institutions for the 2024-30 period.
Addressing the launch, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Quyen Thanh emphasised that a safe learning environment provides the fundamental base for improving comprehensive growth and educational quality for learners. She went on to say that drugs severely damage health, interrupt studies and destroy future prospects of students and leave heavy consequences on families and wider society. Because drug-related crimes and social evils are becoming sophisticated and unpredictable, school-based drug prevention demands continuous attention tied directly to student care and protection, Quyen noted.
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| Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Quyen Thanh addresses the 2026 campaign__Photo: https://nhandan.vn/ |
The official pointed out that the campaign should spark concrete deeds within every school, classroom and family. She asked Departments of Education and Training and education institutions to embed drug prevention and control activities into safe school building, linking it closely with moral education, life skills training, and learner counselling and support services.
To ensure effective implementation, the Deputy Minister called for stronger cooperation between schools, families and local public security forces and authorities. Schools need to establish convenient contact channels for receiving information and handling emerging risks effectively while safeguarding personal privacy and preventing stigma against students in need.
She urged Departments of Education and Training and education institutions to provide further training on drug prevention knowledge to teachers, administrators and youth union staff, as well as evaluations focused on student understanding and local support quality rather than non-substantive activities.
For her part, Deputy Director of the Tay Ninh Department of Education and Training Tran Ngoc Uyen confirmed that school-based drug prevention remains a central task, driven by four key pillars: improving educational quality, tightening school-family-society collaboration, upholding the responsibility of heads of units, and promoting emulation movements and commitments.
Meanwhile, Vice Rector of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Cao Anh Tuan pledged to organise education about the drug prevention law to all staff and students, expand the “Safe School Free from Drugs and Social Vices” model and include the law education content directly in teacher-training curriculums.
Representing the students of the university, Nguyen Huynh Kim Ngan highlighted that drug prevention is a shared obligation resting upon families, schools, communities and students themselves. She expressed strong determination to translate awareness into meaningful action for a healthy, drug-free environment.
At the event, representatives from Departments of Education and Training, higher education institutions, colleges and vocational education institutions took part in a commitment-signing ceremony, and a parade calling on students to strictly comply with the law on drug prevention and control.- (VLLF)
