HCM CITY — The Government has assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to closely coordinate with the HCM City People's Committee to develop a project to turn the city into an international centre for education and training to attract students from the Southeast Asia region and the world. The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a plan to implement a resolution of the Government's action programme on the development of HCM City by 2030, with a vision to 2045. The plan to concretise tasks and solutions in the field of education and training is stated in the resolution on the Government's action programme. The Government also assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the HCM City People's Committee and relevant ministries and agencies to relocate universities out of the inner city. The city has ensured that at least 20 per cent of its budget is consistently spent on education and training.