Information on the thesis "Ho Chi Minh and the cause of education in North Vietnam during the years 1954 – 1969" by graduate student Pham Thi Hoang Diep, majoring in the History of the Communist Party of Vietnam.1. Student's Full Name: Pham Thi Hoang Diep 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: January 8, 1967 4. Place of Birth: Lai Chau 5. Decision No. 2551/2007 dated November 2, 2007, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Ho Chi Minh and the Education Cause in North Vietnam during the years 1954 – 1969 8. Specialization: History of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Code: 602256 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Hong, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 10. Summary of thesis results: The topic "Ho Chi Minh and the cause of education in the North during the years 1954-1969" systematically followed the historical process of Ho Chi Minh's activities in the field of education during the years 1955-1969, including speeches and writings on educational issues, his visits to secondary schools, universities, colleges, and adult education classes, etc., aiming to clarify Ho Chi Minh's activities during the period 1954-1969. Based on that, the author presented and analyzed Ho Chi Minh's arguments on education that were formed, developed, and perfected during the period 1954-1969 to clarify Ho Chi Minh's educational thought. Based on available statistics, this study examines Ho Chi Minh's activities in the field of education within the context of North Vietnam simultaneously carrying out two strategic tasks: socialist transformation and construction, and providing a solid rear base for the South. It highlights Ho Chi Minh's profound concern for education and training during the period 1954-1969. The study extracts fundamental educational views of Ho Chi Minh that not only provided guidance for education and training in North Vietnam during 1954-1969 but also served as a guide for the development of Vietnamese education from then until now. Finally, the study summarizes the achievements of education in North Vietnam during 1954-1969 under the light of Ho Chi Minh's ideology. 11. Practical applications: The topic serves as a source of information for research and dissemination of the thoughts and career of President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site at the Presidential Palace – where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from 1954 to 1969. 12. Further research directions: 13. Published works related to the thesis: - “Imbued with President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings on nurturing the revolutionary generation for future generations”, paper presented at the scientific conference held at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site at the Presidential Palace, 2005 - “An ignorant nation is a weak nation”, paper presented at the scientific conference held at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site at the Presidential Palace, 2006 - “Ho Chi Minh and the development of national education in the period 1954 – 1960”, article published in the internal newsletter of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site at the Presidential Palace. Issue VIII, September 2010
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Pham Thi Hoang Diep 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: January 8, 1967 4. Place of birth: Lai Chau province 5. Admission decision number: N0 2551/2007 issued on November 2, 2007 of the Headmaster of the College of Social science and humanities, Hanoi national University 6. Changes in academic process: Not 7. Official thesis title: Ho Chi Minh and educational cause in the North of Viet Nam during the years of 1954 - 1969 8. Major: History of Viet Nam communist party 9. Code: 602256 10. Supervisors: Deputy Professor, Doctor Hoang Hong, College of Social science and humanities, Hanoi national University 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: All documents of the topic “Ho Chi Minh and educational cause in the North of Viet Nam during the years of 1954 - 1969” has been systematized and recovered according to historical process of Ho Chi Minh's activities on educational field for duration of 1955 - 1969. This subject, including his speeches and his writings when Ho Chi Minh visits schools, colleges, universities, anti-illiteracy or continuing learning classes, has been listed his activities on education from 1954 – 1969. Based on this, the theme-writer has highlighted and analyzed Ho Chi Minh's theoretical points on education which were founded, developed and perfected during 1954 – 1969 so as to make clearer Ho Chi Minh's educational thoughts. Owing to collected statistics, the theme-writer has given out comments on Ho Chi Minh's activities on educational field in the background of the North of Vietnam, to carry on simultaneously two strategical duties: transfoming, building socialist society in the North and to be the steady rear for the frontline South, which shows his deep considerations to training and educational works during 1954 – 1969. The theme has given out basic educational views of Ho Chi Minh that not only have become guided instructions for the training and educational works in the North during 1954 – 1969 but also to be the brocade bag for the developing educational cause of the country up to now. Finally, the theme has set up briefly all educational achievements of the North from 1955 to 1969 in the light of Ho Chi Minh's thoughts. 12. Practical applicability: This theme must have become the most valued documents to serve the work of researching, propagandizing and introducing Ho Chi Minh's educational cause and thoughts to home and foreign visitors who come to see Ho Chi Minh's vestige in the presidential palace area where he used to live and work from 1954 to 1969. 13. Further research directions; Not yet 14. Thesis-related publications: - Report participated scientific workshop of Ho Chi Minh's vestige in the presidential in 2005: Being penetrated with Ho Chi Minh sayings on bringing up the next revolutionary generations - Report participated scientific workshop of Ho Chi Minh's vestige in the presidential in 2006: An ignorant nation is a weak one - Research issued on Inner Document Review of Ho Chi Minh's vestige in the presidential palace area, N0 VIII/9/2010: Ho Chi Minh with national developing cause during 1954 - 1960
