UNESCO launches two strategic projects on culture and education in Viet Nam
As part of the ongoing Da Nang Asian Film Festival 2025 (DANAFF III), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and SOVICO Group signed two strategic cooperation agreements to launch two key projects on culture and education for the 2025 - 2030 period.
Accordingly, the first project “Promoting the Dynamic Development of Cultural and Creative Industries in Viet Nam” will support over 10,000 young people, artists and creative entrepreneurs through training, mentoring and start-up support programmes.
The project will also modernize cultural spaces such as museums, theaters, and art centers, while promoting policy dialogues to create a favourable environment for the development of cultural and creative industries in Viet Nam.
In partnership with the Viet Nam Cinema Promotion Association, the project will enhance the capacity of young filmmakers, foster international connections and increase the creative and cultural industries’ contribution to the national GDP from the current 3.5% to 7% in line with the national strategy.
The second project called “Building Happy Schools for Educational Reform and Sustainable Development in Viet Nam” will concentrate on developing a national policy framework for a positive, comprehensive, student-centered school environment, based on the UNESCO Global Happy School model. The pilot phase will be implemented in at least 20 schools across all three regions of the country.
These two projects are part of the 10-year Strategic Partnership between UNESCO and SOVICO signed in Paris in 2024. The signing marks an important step forward in building a creative, equitable and inclusive ecosystem in Viet Nam where young people, women and those working in the fields of culture and education are equipped with the skills to create positive change.