1. Full name of doctoral candidate: Pham Van Vu 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: August 1, 1974 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh
5. Decision on admitting doctoral students: No. 4055/2022/QD-XHNV dated December 28, 2022, of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes to the training process (if any):
7. Thesis title: Building a team of Party branch secretaries in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army officer schools.
8. Major: Political Science 9. Code: 9310201
10. Scientific supervisors: Prof. Dr. Phan Huy Duong and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quoc Thanh
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
Scope of content: Research on theoretical and practical issues of building Party branch committees in Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army.
Scope of subjects: Party cell leaders in the Party committees of the Military Academy of the Vietnam People's Army (departments, divisions, faculties, systems, battalions, companies under the leadership of the 06 Military Academy units, concentrated in the North including: Army Military Academy 1; Political Military Academy; Armored Military Academy; Artillery Military Academy; Special Forces Military Academy; Chemical Defense Military Academy).
Timeframe: Documents and statistics cover the period from 2015 to 2025; sociological surveys and investigations were conducted in October 2025.
Regarding the research objectives of the thesis: To clarify some theoretical and practical issues concerning the building of the team of branch secretaries in the Party committees of officer schools, and based on that, to propose requirements and solutions to improve the effectiveness of building the team of branch secretaries in the Party committees of officer schools of the Vietnam People's Army today.
Regarding the research subject of the thesis: The team of branch secretaries in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army.
Regarding the research methodology of the thesis: Based on the methodology of Marxism-Leninism, the thesis employs a combination of general, interdisciplinary, and specialized methods, including: analytical and synthetic methods; statistical and comparative methods; logical methods combined with historical methods; sociological survey methods and forecasting methods... to carry out the research tasks throughout the chapters.
Regarding the main results of the thesis:
- Clarifying some theoretical issues regarding the building of Party branch committees, including: the concept and characteristics of building Party branch committees in Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army.
- A systematic analysis of the fundamental issues, determining factors, and criteria for evaluating the quality of Party branch building in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army.
- Propose a system of fundamental, practical, and feasible solutions to improve the quality of Party branch building in Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army today.
- Contributing to providing scientific arguments to support the leadership, guidance, and organization of building Party branches in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army today.
- To be used as a reference for research, teaching, and learning of Party work and political work in military schools; and some related subjects in Political Science.
Regarding the conclusion of the thesis
- The Party branch secretary in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army's Military Commands is the core force, playing a decisive role in building strong and exemplary Party branches. The Party branch secretary presides over the activities of the Party branch committee and the Party branch; directly leads the dissemination and implementation of resolutions and directives from higher and lower levels; and is also the leading figure and center of unity within the Party branch. In this role, the Party branch secretary must be exemplary in political qualities, ethics, psychology, and professional skills; possessing the qualifications and work capacity to meet the requirements of the task. Building a strong Party branch secretary is an objective and ongoing requirement with profound theoretical and practical significance, ensuring that this team effectively fulfills its assigned responsibilities and tasks.
- Over the years, organizations and forces have clearly recognized the position and role of the Party branch's leadership team; they have paid attention to leading, directing, and implementing many solutions to build this team in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army's Military Commands, actively contributing to building strong and exemplary Party branches, meeting the requirements of Party building and rectification in the new situation. However, in addition to the achievements, the work of building the Party branch's leadership team still reveals some limitations that need to be addressed with comprehensive and effective solutions.
- To build strong Party branch committees in the Party committees of the Vietnam People's Army today, the participating entities and forces need to fully understand the factors affecting this process, both positive and negative; on that basis, they should proactively promote advantages, overcome difficulties, limit negative influences, and seriously implement the requirements set forth. The building of strong Party branch committees must be implemented synchronously, comprehensively, flexibly, and creatively according to the specific conditions of each agency and unit, ensuring practicality. The groups of solutions need to be applied harmoniously, promoting their individual roles but closely linked and complementing each other, all aiming towards the goal of building strong Party branch committees that are sufficient in number, reasonable in structure, and increasingly improved in quality, meeting the increasingly high demands of Party building work in the Army.
12. Directions for further research:
Planning for the development of grassroots-level leadership personnel; building a team of Party branch committee members; improving the quality of Party branch meetings; improving the quality of Party building work; and improving Party and political work at the grassroots level.
13. Publications related to the dissertation:
1. Pham Van Vu (2022), “Building grassroots Party branches in Party committees of Military Academies and Officer Schools according to Ho Chi Minh Thought”, Youth Magazine (19), ISSN 2734-9039, pp. 88-91.
2. Pham Van Vu (2022), “Measures to improve the capacity of Party building work for Party Branch Secretaries at grassroots units in the Army today”, Journal of Military Political Theory Education, (191), ISSN 1895-056X, pp. 33-35.
3. Pham Van Vu (2023), “Fostering Ho Chi Minh's working style among cadres of party cells at military schools in the current context”, International Conference on Human Resources for Sustainable Development, Bach Khoa Publishing House, ISBN 978-604-316-317-1, pp.557-564.
4. Pham Van Vu (2024), “Promoting the role of the secretary of the teacher's pary cell in innovating ssh education in military schools”, Sogio-Economic and anvironmental issues in development, Finance Publishing House, ISBN 978-604-79-4446-0, pp.3374-3388.
5. Pham Van Vu (2024), “The role of the student branch secretary in the work of developing party members in the Party Committee of military schools today”, National Scientific Conference: Improving the quality of party development work among students, Labor Publishing House, pp. 72-85.
6. Pham Van Vu (2025), “Solutions for party building together with enhancing capacity of secretaries of party cells among teachers in military schools”, The Third International Conference on the Issues ò Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University Publishing House, ISBN 978-604-43-4873-5, pp.398-412.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: Pham Van Vu
2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: August 1, 1974
4. Place of birth: Hung Yen
5. Admission decision number: 4055/2022/QD-XHNV dated December 28, 2022, issued by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic progress: None
7. Official thesis title: Development of the contingency of party cell secrets in the party committees of military officer schools in the Vietnam People's Army.
8. Major: Political Science
9. Code: 9310201
10. Supervisors: 1. Prof. Dr. Phan Huy Duong
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quoc Thanh
11. Summary of the new contributions of the thesis
Regarding the research objective: the thesis examines theoretical and practical issues in building the contingency of party cell secrets in the Party Committees of military officer schools. On that basis, it proposes requirements and solutions to enhance the effectiveness of this process within the Vietnam People's Army (VPA).
Regarding the research subject: the building of the contingency of party cell secrets in the Party Committees of military officer schools in the Vietnam People's Army.
Regarding the research methodology: the thesis applies a combination of principles and methodologies rooted in Marxism-Leninism, along with logical-historical methods, analysis-synthesis, comparison, deduction, systematization, sociological research, etc., to address the research tasks. The author selected methods appropriate to each specific research content.
Main findings of the thesis include:
- Clarifying theoretical issues related to the building of the contingency of party cell secretaries, including the concepts and characteristics of this process in the Party Committees of military officer schools in the VPA.
- Systematically analyzing fundamental principles, defining factors, and evaluating criteria for the quality of building the contingency of party cell secrets in these Party Committees.
- Proposing a set of comprehensive, practical, and feasible system of solutions to improve the quality of building the contingency of party cell secrets of military officer schools in the VPA.
- Providing scientific arguments to assist leadership, direction, and organizational activities in building the contingency of party cell secrets in military officer schools in the VPA.
- Serving as a reference source for research, teaching, and learning in courses on Party and political work at military officer schools, as well as related subjects within the field of Political Science.
Regarding the thesis's conclusions:
- The contingency of party cell secretaries plays a pivotal role in building strong, clean Party cells. The secrets lead the Party cells, directly guide the implementation of resolutions and directives from higher levels, and serve as the core of leadership and unity. Therefore, party cell secretaries must exemplify political and moral qualities, psychological and professional aptitude, and possess the competencies needed to fulfill their tasks. Building this contingency is an objective, regular, and essential requirement of both theoretical and practical significance to ensure that this team fulfills its assigned duties and responsibilities effectively.
- In recent years, Party organizations and stakeholders have become more aware of the important role of PCS. They have provided leadership and implemented several policies to support PCS development. These efforts have contributed to strengthening Party cells in military schools and supporting the goals of Party building and rectification in the new context. However, despite these positive developments, some limitations and disadvantages remain. These must be addressed through effective and synchronized measures.
- To effectively build this contingency today, stakeholders must thoroughly understand both the positive and negative influencing factors. It is essential to proactively leverage favorable conditions, overcome difficulties, mitigate negative impacts, and seriously implement the proposed requirements. This effort must be synchronized, comprehensive, flexible, and adapted to the specific context of each organization or unit. The proposed solutions must be applied in a complementary manner, supporting each other to achieve the goal of forming a contingency of party cell secrets that is quantitatively sufficient, structurally appropriate, and increasingly qualified to meet the growing demands of Party building in the Army.
12. Future research directions:
Future research should expand on the following topics: planning the core leadership personnel at the groundswell level; building the team of Party cell executive committees; improve the quality of Party cell activities; enhancing the quality of Party-building work; and strengthen Party and political work at grassroots units.
13. Thesis - related publications:
1. Pham Van Vu (2022), “Building groundswell Party cells in the Party Committees of academies and officer schools in the Army according to Ho Chi Minh's Thought”, Journal of Youth, (19), ISSN 2734-9039, pp. 88-91.
2. Pham Van Vu (2022), “Measures to foster Party-building capacity for party cell secretaries at grassroots units in the Army today”, Journal of Political Theory and Military Education, (191), ISSN 1895-056X, pp. 33-35.
3. Pham Van Vu (2023), “Fostering Ho Chi Minh's working style among cadres of party cells at military schools in the current context”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Resources for Sustainable Development, Bach Khoa Publishing House, , ISBN 978-604-316-317-1, pp. 557-564.
4. Pham Van Vu (2024), “Promoting the role of the secretary of the teacher's party cell in innovating social science and humanities education in military schools”, Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in Development, June 2024, Finance Publishing House, ISBN 978-604-79-4446-0, pp. 3374–3388.
5. Pham Van Vu (2024), “The role of student party cell secrets in Party member development at military schools today”, Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference: Enhancing the quality of Party member development among students, Labor Publishing House, pp. 72–85.
6. Pham Van Vu (2025), “Solutions for Party building together with enhancing the capacity of party cell secrets among teachers in military schools”, Proceedings of The Third International Conference on the Issues of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University Publishing House, ISBN 978-604-43-4873-5, pp.398-412.
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