Lecturers and 1,000 students from universities in Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Ngai provinces met in Quy Nhon city on June 9 to mark Vietnam’s Sea and Islands Week and World Ocean Day.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Tran Quang Quy said more than 23 million pupils, students and teachers across the country will be a strong force for disseminating information to raise public awareness of protecting the environment and natural resources and promoting the value of Vietnam's islands as well as national sovereignty over its territorial waters.
Minister Quy urged the education and training sector to continue carrying out activities on the country's sea and islands and encouraged teachers, students and local people to clean up the coastal environment and support the residents and soldiers living on the islands, especially the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.
After the meeting, the Ministry of Education and Training and Quy Nhon University launched an environmental protection campaign to collect rubbish and clean up coastal areas.
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