Scenes from the Party Branch Congress of the History Department for the 2025-2027 term.
On behalf of the Party Committee of the Faculty of History for the 2022-2025 term, Comrade Pham Van Thuy presented the Political Report, highlighting the achievements in all aspects while also pointing out areas that have not been completed according to the Resolution of the Congress, and clearly analyzing the objective and subjective causes of these shortcomings.
During the 2022-2025 term, the Party Branch of the Faculty of History restructured the organization and leadership of the Faculty of History, all departments, and affiliated centers; promoted the training of teaching and research capacity, perfected academic titles and degrees, with nearly 90% of teaching staff achieving doctoral degrees, and 50% of young lecturers able to teach or present in English. Enrollment at all levels and programs met and exceeded targets and remained stable over the years. In 2024, the Faculty launched and officially began enrolling students in the doctoral program in Cultural Management. The Party Committee paid close attention to Party development, promptly admitting new Party members, including lecturers and students, to the Party Branch.
Scientific research and external relations have achieved outstanding results: from 2022-2025, faculty members published 212 articles domestically and 35 internationally; led and participated in 23 research projects at various levels, organized 16 conferences (3 international conferences), and gave 20 scientific presentations. During the 2022-2025 term, external relations activities were vibrant and effective. The Faculty sent 30 faculty members abroad for work assignments, and also attracted 1 visiting professor and 40 international lecturers, scientists, and research students to participate in the Faculty's teaching and scientific research activities.
Comrade Pham Van Thuy - Secretary of the Party Branch - presented the Political Report and the Party Committee's Self-Assessment Report.
On behalf of the Party Committee for the 2022-2025 term, Comrade Dang Hong Son – Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch – presented a summary of comments on the documents of the University Party Congress and the Political Report of the Party Branch Congress, expressing high agreement with the structure and content of the documents. In addition, Party members of the History Department Party Branch also proposed that the University Party Committee consider adding some specific solutions to the Political Report to successfully achieve the set goals: building a model of training institutes encompassing multiple training disciplines across all three systems; realizing the goal of developing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities into a research university; promoting the development of research groups at the University and National University levels; developing and implementing major projects in social sciences and humanities; expanding and substantiveizing international relations; and innovating and standardizing the process of receiving and handling administrative documents towards digitalization and streamlining.
Comrade Dang Hong Son presented the Summary Report of some contributions to the University's Party Congress documents.
At the congress, party members participated in lively discussions and contributed many ideas, expressing strong agreement with the development direction of the History Department in the new context.
Professor Nguyen Van Kim (former Party Secretary, former Vice Rector of the University, former Director of the Center for Marine and Island Studies) analyzed: The current context creates many opportunities but also poses numerous challenges to maintaining and developing basic science, especially under the pressure of university autonomy. Therefore, specific solutions are needed not only to fulfill the targets set in the Congress Resolution but also to affirm and develop the prestige, position, and mission of a leading historical research and training institution in the country and to engage in dialogue with the international research community on national issues. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to build major, key research programs and orientations, closely linked to building a highly qualified team of experts; reviewing and absorbing the experience of the world to boldly set targets for establishing one or two new academic disciplines. The Department of Cultural Studies within the Faculty needs to play a pioneering role in researching new cultural phenomena and trends, in order to provide policy advice appropriate to the new context. In addition, it needs to diversify its revenue sources to ensure successful university autonomy.
Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Kim delivered a speech at the Congress.
Associate Professor Dr. Vu Van Quan (former Head of the History Department) expressed his confidence that the next generation of staff will successfully fulfill the mission of continuing the tradition of the History Department, while emphasizing several key areas that the Party Committee needs to pay special attention to and be determined to successfully implement in the new term: Building a comprehensive historical library to honor, preserve, and promote the quintessential values of many generations of scientists in the 70-year history of the Department's formation and development; Strongly promoting and completing the development of textbooks for all subjects; Completing the training structure of all degree programs from bachelor's to doctoral levels.
Associate Professor Dr. Quan gave a speech.
Dr. Nguyen Hoai Phuong delivered a speech at the Congress.
Dr. Ly Tuong Van delivered a speech at the Congress.
Dr. Do Thi Thuy Lan delivered a speech at the Congress. Attending and directing the Congress, Professor Hoang Anh Tuan (Secretary of the Party Committee, Rector of the University) acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements of the Party Branch of the Faculty of History in the past two years, as reflected in the meticulously prepared political report, especially the scientific research work and the building of an international academic environment, attracting the effective participation of many leading experts and researchers from many countries around the world.
Party Secretary Hoang Anh Tuan fully agreed with the development orientation of the Faculty of History according to the training institute model, building on its rich tradition and increasingly affirming its leading position nationally in History and Cultural Studies, and enhancing its international reputation.
Professor Hoang Anh Tuan (Party Secretary and Rector of the University) delivered a speech at the Congress.
The Congress unanimously elected the Party Committee of the Faculty of History for the term 2025-2027, consisting of 5 members: Comrade Dang Hong Son, serving as Secretary of the Party Committee; Comrade Nguyen Van Anh, Deputy Secretary; and 3 Party Committee members: Comrade Do Thuy Lan, Comrade Nguyen Hoai Phuong, and Comrade Ho Thanh Tam; and elected 16 official delegates and 2 alternate delegates to attend the Party Congress of the University for the term 2025-2030.
