Representatives from countries, international organizations and donors attended the 7th dialogue on preventing and fighting against corruption in the education sector in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on May 28, the Vietnamese government said on its website May 29. During the event, held by the Government Inspectorate, the Central Steering Committee on Preventing and Fighting against Corruption and the Swedish Embassy, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy said his ministry has implemented various campaigns, movements, models and regulations on anti-corruption. The participants focused on analyzing the real situations and reasons of corruption and prodigality in the sector and sharing experiences and initiatives in anti-corruption. “Corruption is one of barriers to improvement of education quality, a sector vulnerable to corrupt acts,” a representative from the United Nations Development Program stressed, while Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Rolff Bergman said corruption in education is a threat to the sustainable development. The World Bank representative highlighted the necessity of encouraging the active participation of residents and social organizations in the fight against corruption. Vietnam currently has nearly 40,000 educational establishments, ranging with over one million educators, lecturers and teachers, and 23 million students and pupils.
