Innovating the organizational model, building a team of staff in the direction of an advanced research university
In the 5-year work report (2015 - 2020) of the school at the 28th Party Congress of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities held on June 27, 2020, the achievements of fundamental and comprehensive innovation in all activities were highlighted to aim at building a model of a university oriented towards advanced research in the field of social sciences and humanities.
During the last term, the Party Committee of the school directed the establishment of the Department of Religious Studies, the Center for Sea and Islands, the Center for Research and Development of Cultural Resources; the staffing of the Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities; the establishment of the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities; the establishment of 02 new units under the Faculty: the Department of Public Policy (under the Faculty of Management Sciences); the Center for Applied Research and Development of Social Work (under the Faculty of Sociology).
The Party Committee directed the streamlining of the apparatus and reorganization towards improving capacity and efficiency of work in accordance with the spirit of Resolution 18 and Resolution 19 of the Central Executive Committee. Piloting the transformation of the Research and Training Institute model in the School, in 2018, the Institute of Journalism and Communication Training was established on the basis of rearranging the Faculty of Journalism and Communication and the Center for Journalism and Communication. The School has reviewed and evaluated the performance of units from the department level, on that basis, developed a plan to restructure, integrate, and merge a number of departments in accordance with new requirements. Many units have implemented the plan according to the set roadmap.
The Party Committee has implemented the policy of appointing leaders and managers according to the regulations and criteria of VNU and the University; directed and implemented the planning of key staff of the University and its units for the period 2020 - 2025 and the next term; directed units to periodically review the planning; directed the rational use, creating connectivity of human resources between units, ensuring the stability of the organizational structure; directed the implementation of training and fostering of staff, meeting the standards of titles and degrees, exceeding the targets set by the 27th Congress.
During the past term, the organization and personnel work basically completed the task targets, some core targets reached and exceeded the plan.
Creating high quality scientific products, enhancing international integration
The resolutions, conclusions and thematic reports of the Party Committee of the school have made an important contribution to orienting scientific research work towards creating high-quality scientific products, enhancing international integration, and gradually developing the school towards a research university.
The school has maintained and promoted its position and prestige as a leading university in research in the field of social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, with international prestige. The school's scientific staff has presided over and organized the implementation of many scientific topics at all levels; many experts have been assigned to be the Heads of component tasks of major scientific programs of the State. The school's research works have contributed to consolidating the basic theoretical system on the path to socialism in Vietnam; building, developing, and preserving Vietnamese culture; on the strategy of defending the Fatherland, international integration; on promoting democracy, building the political system, building the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, etc.
Scientific research has been gradually internationalized, especially in the field of cooperation in organizing scientific conferences and international publications. In the past 5 years, the University has organized more than 50 international scientific conferences, published many monographs in prestigious international publishers, hundreds of articles published in ISI/SCOPUS journals and other international journals. Many student research projects have won scientific research awards at the Ministry level, VNU level and Central Youth Union level.
Currently, the team of scientific staff of the School presides over and organizes the implementation of many scientific topics at all levels; many experts are assigned to be the Heads of the components of major scientific programs of the State: Science and Technology Program serving sustainable development of the Northwest region; Project "Research and compilation of Vietnamese History"; Key research program on social sciences and humanities serving socio-economic development; Political theory research program for the period 2016 - 2020; National special science and technology task "Building a national geography book of Vietnam"...
Under the leadership of the Party Committee, the cooperation and development work has achieved many successes, contributing to enhancing the position of the School. In recent times, the School has built and signed cooperation documents with more than 100 domestic and international partners, including many prestigious universities, research institutes, and scientific organizations; continuing to maintain and develop cooperation with funding funds.
Along with implementing many important international cooperation programs and projects, the University has received more than 170 foreign experts to teach and research. Many staff have been sent to study, teach, and exchange cooperation at advanced universities in the world; hundreds of students have received scholarships from international and domestic organizations; many students also have the opportunity to study, exchange and interact at foreign universities and partners.
In the coming time, the international and domestic situation will have both advantages and difficulties, opportunities and challenges intertwined, posing many tasks and higher and heavier requirements for the Party Committee of the University. Inheriting the tradition, prestige and social position, promoting the comprehensive resources of the country and the world, the Party Committee of the University will uphold the determination to unite, be proactive and creative in preparing conditions well, clearly defining goals and tasks to continue to innovate and develop the University in the term 2020 - 2025, with a vision to 2035, worthy of the glorious tradition, responding to the expectations of generations of cadres, civil servants, students and society, the trust of the Party, the State and VNU.
Strengthen the leadership role of the Party to build the University of Social Sciences and Humanities into a leading research-oriented university in the country in Social Sciences and Humanities; effectively contributing to the cause of industrialization, modernization and national defense.
Comrade Deputy Secretary, Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities Pham Quang Minh
Comrade Secretary of the Party Committee, term XXVII Nguyen Van Kim
Comrade Vice Principal of the School Hoang Anh Tuan
On June 27, 2020, the Party Committee of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), VNU, held the 28th Party Congress to evaluate the results of the leadership in implementing the Resolution of the 27th Party Congress for the 2015-2020 term and to determine the direction and tasks of the University's leadership in the 2020-2025 term.
Comrade Party Secretary, President of VNU Nguyen Kim Son
Attending and giving a speech at the congress, Party Secretary and President of VNU Nguyen Kim Son acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements of the Party Committee of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the past time and affirmed that it is a key unit in the overall development of VNU. At the same time, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the leading unit of the country in the field of training and research in the field of social sciences and humanities.
The Party Secretary and President of VNU emphasized that the greatest success of the school in recent times is the growth of the young staff, scientific research has improved a lot, in recent years the number of PhDs of the school has increased sharply, so in the coming time, the school needs to have faith and promote that strength to prepare for the transformation and development in the new destiny of the country with the internal human resources, which are human and cultural development.
Party Secretary Nguyen Kim Son said that in the 2020-2025 term, the school's Party Committee needs to have effective and breakthrough solutions to promote the development of an advanced research university worthy of its position as the country's leading research training center in the field of social sciences and humanities.
In addition, the school needs to perfect its organization and training plan to keep up with new trends, and needs to build and strengthen solidarity within the entire Party Committee to build a clean and strong Party Committee of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Continue to foster and enhance the aspirations of humanities to create a new spirit; continue to promote digital transformation in training and research to integrate into the general innovation of VNU.
Continue to develop high-quality training models to attract and train talents for the country; increase publication of scientific works in prestigious international journals.
The Party Secretary and President of VNU hopes that in the coming time, the Party Committee of the university will have new, stable and strong development steps.
Comrade Phung Huu Phu, former Secretary and Rector of the first term of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, spoke at the congress.
Delegates listened to the sharing and dedication of Prof. Dr. Phung Huu Phu, former Party Secretary and Rector of the first term of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Prof. Phung Huu Phu emphasized that the Congress took place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (1995 - 2020), the 75th anniversary of the tradition of the University of Letters (1945 - 2020). The Congress has a special significance not only in summarizing the 5-year term of work (2015 - 2020), but also in looking back at a quarter of a century of construction and growth of the University's Party Committee, thereby setting out the development orientation of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the coming decades.
Professor Phung Huu Phu said that in the coming term, in addition to training, researching and nurturing talents, the school needs to promote and take advantage of its inherent human resources as an unchanging strength to make humanities an ideal destination for students and lecturers; take advantage of the resources of the social sciences and humanities sector to have leading policy consulting and advisory programs for the country, taking the task of meeting the country's requirements as the core task throughout all activities of the school.
The Congress listened to and discussed many presentations from units of the University. The presentations proposed practical solutions to improve the quantity and quality of international publications towards an advanced research university; focusing on investing in building training programs linked to practice and meeting the needs of the current labor market.
According to VNU Media
Author:Thuy Duong, Photo: Lan Anh - VNUMedia
