Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of tradition and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - Photo: VGP/Duc Tuan
Today, November 19, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its tradition and 30th anniversary of its establishment.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, and leaders of ministries and branches attended the ceremony. General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent congratulatory flower baskets to the school.
This important event was held on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20 - a festival for all teachers across the country.
Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Government and Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long sent his warmest congratulations to generations of teachers, officials, civil servants, workers and students of the School.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is a university with a long history; the birthplace of many modern social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, creating the premise for other fields to develop, gradually affirming its position in academic life in the country, in the region and in the world.
80 years ago, just a few days after the victory of the August Revolution in 1945, the Faculty of Letters - the predecessor of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi was born. During 80 years of formation and development, with different names, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has gone through a special historical journey, closely associated with the historical stages of the nation.
During the arduous years of resistance war, in addition to imparting valuable knowledge amidst bombs and bullets, many lecturers of the School bravely and determinedly wrote applications to volunteer to go to war with their own blood; many students also temporarily put down their pens and took up arms to go to the front line to answer the call of the country.
In the current period of national construction and development, many generations of students of the School have grown up and succeeded in many fields, making important contributions to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. In particular, Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, former General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, is also a former student of the School's Faculty of Literature. This is a source of pride, affirming the School's role in the cause of education and training as well as in the work of building a team of strategic cadres of the Party and State.
Forming the oldest national education brand in the field of social sciences and humanities
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long congratulated the School on its important achievements, notably the School's key role in Vietnamese language work for overseas Vietnamese; compiled and built the Vietnamese language teaching framework and Vietnamese language teaching channel for overseas Vietnamese; and established the oldest national educational brand in training human resources for basic sciences in the fields of social sciences and humanities such as Han Nom, Religious Studies, Anthropology, History, Culture, and Archaeology.
The school has successfully completed the enrollment and training organization with 28 undergraduate training programs, 36 Master's training programs and 32 Doctoral training programs, affirming its pioneering role in building the first training programs, many levels from Master's to Doctorate, training high-quality human resources for the country.
Scientific research work has always been given attention with many scientific works being awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize; many national-level research topics have been applied in formulating guidelines and policies of the Party and State; contributing to providing scientific arguments for protecting the ideological foundation, building and developing the country.
On behalf of the Government and the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long commended and warmly congratulated the achievements of generations of teachers and students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, making practical contributions to the cause of national development.
Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi Hoang Anh Tuan speaks - Photo: VGP/Duc Tuan
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that for their important contributions to the achievements of the School, we are grateful to generations of outstanding intellectuals such as Prof. Dao Duy Anh, Prof. Dang Thai Mai, Prof. Tran Van Giau, Prof. Tran Duc Thao, Prof. Dinh Gia Khanh, Prof. Cao Xuan Huy; Prof. Hoang Xuan Nhi; Prof. Phan Huy Le, and many other famous professors.
Towards "digital humanities", "digital culture", "responsible digital citizens"According to Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, the country's new development stage has many opportunities and advantages but also many difficulties and challenges. Recently, along with many important and breakthrough decisions in various fields, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 71 on education and training development; thereby, continuing to affirm the view that education and training is the top national policy; identifying high-quality human resources, scientific and technological talents as the driving force and competitive advantage of the country.
In that context, the social sciences and humanities are identified as the foundation for sustainable development, meeting the requirements of national construction, development and protection in the new era. Without strong basic science, there can be no breakthrough applied science, and even less can there be an independent and sustainable development strategy. With its position as a leading center of social sciences and humanities in the country, the University needs to continue to be at the forefront of basic science research and training, contributing to the preservation and development of fundamental cultural values, while opening up new approaches in training, research and policy consulting.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
In that spirit, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long asked the School to focus on a number of contents.
One is, continue to strongly innovate training and fostering models, linking basic science and applied science; develop specialized and interdisciplinary, regular and short-term programs, train and foster people with strong political will, profound scientific thinking and effective practical capacity.
Two is, promote high-quality scientific research, especially works of theoretical and practical value that directly serve the process of formulating guidelines and policies of the Party and State. Proactively participate in strategic consulting in the fields of culture, society, education, communication, social governance, and people's diplomacy, contributing to firmly protecting the Party's ideological foundation and orienting public opinion.
Third,actively participate in building and implementing the Central Committee's resolutions on culture and education; fostering the national value system, family value system and Vietnamese human value system; at the same time proactively advising on cultural policies, contributing to making culture truly become an endogenous strength and a driving force for sustainable development of the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long presented the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Principal of the School.
Four is, continue to promote the pioneering role in humane digital transformation. Digital transformation is not just about applying technology, but needs to become a transformation in the way of thinking, living, working, and communicating on digital platforms - towards "digital humanity", "digital culture", "responsible digital citizens", contributing to the building of a national open knowledge ecosystem.
Fifth, proactively integrate internationally, build the School into a prestigious address in global academic cooperation, on the principle of maintaining identity, proactively absorbing the quintessence of humanity to enrich and spread Vietnamese intelligence to the world.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long visits the exhibition of publications in the Collection of Books published to celebrate the 80th anniversary of tradition and 30th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Photo: VGP/Duc Tuan
