Vietnamese Revolutionary Education: The Frontline in the Cause of National Liberation, Unification and Development

The opening ceremony of the new school year 2025 - 2026 is also an occasion to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tradition of the education sector. This is the first time that all educational institutions nationwide have saluted the flag and sung the National Anthem at the same time in the opening ceremony of the new school year.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities broadcast the opening ceremony held at the National Convention Center (Hanoi), broadcast live on VTV1 - Vietnam Television with the participation of leaders, staff, lecturers, students and pupils of the school.
Education and training play a particularly important role in the nation's development miracle.
Attending the ceremony were comrades: General Secretary To Lam; President Luong Cuong; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat; Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
Also attending were leaders and former leaders of the Party and State; leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training through the periods; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, agencies and organizations; members of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development, the State Council of Professors; ambassadors, representatives of countries and international organizations in Vietnam.

On this day 80 years ago, just a few days after reading the Declaration of Independence, President Ho Chi Minh wrote a letter to students on the first school opening day of the new Vietnam. The letter was a declaration on education and training, expressing a vision of the future development of the country associated with education. September 5 has become the traditional day of the sector, the day the whole country opens school, the day the whole people take their children to school. Also on this occasion 80 years ago, the Ministry of National Education, a member of the Provisional Government, was established. Since then, the Ministry of Education and Training has managed and led the whole sector, experienced 80 years of striving, growing and contributing to the development of the country.
On that journey, the education and training sector has constantly strived to overcome difficulties, innovate itself to contribute to the innovation and development of the country. It is a journey from colonial education to "completely Vietnamese" independent education, gradually asserting itself on the world education map, striving to stand shoulder to shoulder with the world powers. In that journey, there is the cooperation, contribution, steadfast will and perseverance of the entire nation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
The great contributions of the education sector have been affirmed by the Party and State leaders: "Our country has never had such a foundation as today, including the achievements and contributions of the education and training sector"; "The history of the Vietnamese revolution shows that education and training plays a particularly important role in the development miracles of the nation".
With such important contributions, the Ministry of Education and Training was honored to be awarded many noble titles: 1 Gold Star Order, 3 Ho Chi Minh Orders, 3 Independence Orders, 3 Labor Orders, 1 Fatherland Protection Order...

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, sent warm greetings and best wishes to teachers, educational administrators, students across the country; wishing the education sector to continue to have breakthrough developments, worthy of the tradition of studiousness, respect for morality and aspirations of the heroic Vietnamese people.
The General Secretary emphasized: Our country is entering a new stage of development with the goal of becoming a modern industrialized country by 2030 and a developed, high-income country by 2045. In the context of globalization, knowledge economy, science, technology and digital transformation developing strongly, education and training must maintain its position as a top national policy and become a key driving force for national development.
Addressing students, teachers, and educational administrators across the country, General Secretary To Lam affirmed: Our Party always considers education and training as the top national policy, the key driving force that determines the future of the nation. More than ever, we must consider investment in education as investment in the future, for the sustainable and powerful development of the country.
The General Secretary called on the entire Party, the entire people, the entire army, all levels, sectors, localities, each family and each citizen to join hands to care for the cause of educating people, the future of our children, for the prosperity of the country, for the happiness of the people.

University of Social Sciences and Humanities promotes tradition and core role in training and basic scientific research
At a momentous historical moment of the nation 80 years ago, on October 10, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree No. 45 establishing the Faculty of Letters - one of the five departments of the Vietnam National University and also the predecessor of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. On June 5, 1956, the Vietnamese Government issued Decision No. 2183 establishing Hanoi University on the basis of its predecessors (University of Science, University of Letters, University of Basic Sciences, Inter-Zone IV University Preparatory School), becoming the first university of basic sciences (natural sciences - social sciences and humanities) in Northern Vietnam right after peace was restored. In September 1995, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was officially established, becoming an independent unit within the Vietnam National University, Hanoi.Over the past 80 years of development, with the mission of being a pioneer in training high-quality, highly qualified human resources; researching, creating and disseminating knowledge of Social Sciences and Humanities, serving the cause of building and defending the Fatherland and international integration, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has grown stronger and stronger, affirming its position and important contributions to the remarkable development of the country's education.
In 2025, the School has seriously and effectively implemented Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW on innovation, reorganization of the political system to be streamlined, effective and efficient. This is considered an important step in the effort to improve the management and operation efficiency of the School in order to comprehensively innovate the school. In the context of university autonomy and the country entering a new era, reforming the apparatus, promoting the application of science and technology to improve modern university governance; developing a team of excellent scientists, quality managers, professional civil servants; investing all resources to successfully implement major scientific programs, improving the quality of human resource training to meet the requirements of the country's socio-economic development and international integration. Affirming the role, position and reputation of the University in the Vietnamese higher education system, not only training high-quality human resources for the country but also performing well the role of orientation and leadership in the development of social sciences and humanities, contributing to the development of VNU and serving the country in the era of national development. The opening ceremony left very special emotions for all staff, lecturers, students and pupils of the school, opening a school year with many new aspirations, new expectations, new achievements!