Converting surplus offices into schools
With only about one month left before the 2026-2027 academic year officially begins, educational institutions across Hung Yen Province are urgently preparing their facilities, determined to create the best possible learning environment for pupils, students and trainees. In particular, converting surplus office buildings left after administrative restructuring into schools and training facilities not only helps make effective use of public assets and prevent waste, but also gradually addresses bottlenecks in educational infrastructure and creates more room for the development of the education sector. Photo: The Duyet - VNA
Thai Binh University provides training courses on digital transformation knowledge and skills for officials, civil servants and public employees in Hung Yen Province. Photo: The Duyet - VNA
Relevant units are urgently repairing and renovating the former Dong Than Commune People's Committee headquarters to convert it into nine classrooms for Dong Than Primary School in Hoan Long Commune, Hung Yen Province. Photo: The Duyet - VNA
Hoan Long Commune, Hung Yen Province, has converted the entire former Dong Than Commune People's Committee headquarters, covering approximately 3,000 square metres, into nine classrooms for Dong Than Primary School. Photo: The Duyet - VNA
The former twin-tower headquarters of the provincial Departments of Finance and Industry and Trade in the former Thai Binh Province has been renovated and converted into the second campus of Thai Binh University. Photo: The Duyet - VNA
The former twin-tower headquarters of the provincial Departments of Finance and Industry and Trade in the former Thai Binh Province has been renovated and converted into the second campus of Thai Binh University. Photo: The Duyet - VNA

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