The working delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs includes Mr. Nguyen Tien Trong - Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs; Dr. Le Thi Lien - Director of the Institute for Religious Policy Research; Dr. Tran Thi Minh Thu - Head of the Department of Beliefs and Other Religions; Dr. Le Minh Khanh - Head of the Department of Buddhism; Dr. Dinh Quang Tien - Head of the Department of Catholicism; Dr. Le Trung Kien - Deputy Chief of Office; Postgraduate Student Nguyen Phuc Nguyen - Head of the Department of Cao Dai; MSc. Cat Ngoc Trinh - Head of the Department of Organization, Personnel and International Relations.
Full photo of the reception and exchange between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with Dr. Vu Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and the working delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs
In his opening speech, Principal Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his gratitude and joy at welcoming Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang and the delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs to the University. Over the years, the Religious Studies Department of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has always received the attention of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government Committee for Religious Affairs in consulting and disseminating the Party and State's policies on religion, belief and academics, and participating in the training and scientific research activities of the University. In particular, teachers and experts in the Government Committee for Religious Affairs have cooperated very effectively with the University in many research projects.
Principal Hoang Anh Tuan also introduced to Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang and the working delegation the activities and training results of the Religious Studies Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities in recent years, and emphasized: The potential of the University is still very large, especially with a strong team of experts from the Department of Religious Studies, the Center for Contemporary Religious Studies and lecturers from many training units participating in teaching and in-depth research on religion, along with the support of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, certainly in the coming time the Religious Studies Department will develop further.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang shared: Religion and belief are always major issues that the Party and Government pay great attention to. With the diversity of religions and the large number of followers in Vietnam today, religion and belief affect all aspects of social life. However, in reality, the team participating in state management of religious and belief activities at the local level is lacking and has not been properly trained. Therefore, the Party and State's policies are consistent and very correct, but whether they are put into practice or not, it is necessary to have a team of officials with adequate expertise and knowledge of religion and religious management to carry out this work.
Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang highly appreciated the results of policy consulting and training of officials in the field of Religious Studies of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in recent times.
Based on that analysis, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang proposed that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will open a training program on State management of religious and belief activities, first at the Bachelor level, then at the Master and Doctoral level. In addition, it will continue to maintain and expand short-term training programs on management science in the field of religion and belief for religious dignitaries and managers in localities.
The delegates of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and leaders of functional departments and the Department of Religious Studies of the University completely agreed and accepted the Deputy Minister's direction on the proposal to open a new training major in State Management of Religious Activities in addition to the major in Religious Studies that has been successfully trained at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Kim Oanh, Head of Department of Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, speaking
Mr. Nguyen Tien Trong, Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, spoke.
Dr. Le Thi Lien, Director of the Institute for Religious Policy Research, speaks.
Dr. Tran Thi Minh Thu, Head of the Department of Beliefs and Other Religions, speaks.
On behalf of the School Board, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan once again expressed his deep gratitude for the attention and favor of Deputy Minister Vu Chien Thang and the managers and experts in the working delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs towards the School. In today's working session, with practical experience in religious management, the experts suggested many ideas of practical and scientific value. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is fully qualified to open a major code to train specialized cadres in state management of religious and belief activities. With the support and companionship of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs is sure that everything will be carried out smoothly and quickly, and by 2024, it will be possible to start enrolling the first class of students, in addition to the Religious Studies major. After today's meeting, the School will absorb the Deputy Minister's instructions and immediately implement them as a key plan of the School, not only to fulfill the task of training high-quality human resources for the country but also to demonstrate national responsibility.
Principal Hoang Anh Tuan also expressed his deep gratitude to Dr. Vu Chien Thang for officially accepting the invitation to be an expert, directly teaching topics on state management of religious activities, beliefs; religious security in Vietnam for students, trainees, postgraduates, and lecturers of the School.
Principal Hoang Anh Tuan presented flowers and thanked Dr. Vu Chien Thang for his favor and always accompanying the School in training and scientific research activities.
