The Association of War Veterans of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was established on December 22, 2001. Over the years, the Association of War Veterans has participated in many activities of the University and the Association of War Veterans at all levels, always completing its tasks excellently, and has been continuously ranked as an excellent emulation unit by the Hanoi Association of War Veterans. One of the key tasks that the Association always puts at the top is the education of the younger generation.
Educating the nation's traditions on major eventsOn the occasion of the anniversaries of April 30, May 7, and December 22 every year, the School's Association of War Veterans has coordinated with the Youth Union and the Student Association to regularly organize meetings and exchanges with historical witnesses. Typical examples include the exchange with war veterans who participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory; twice organizing the exhibition "Images and artifacts about the struggle of former soldiers imprisoned by the enemy at Phu Quoc prison" and exchanges with more than 80 former prisoners of Phu Quoc (2005, 2009); coordinating with Vietnam Television to successfully organize the exchange night "A Time of Fire and Flowers"; exchanges with witnesses who protected Uncle Ho and the Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum in the campaign "Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh"; exchanges with war veterans who were former teachers; students of the school who participated in the resistance war against the US; Exchanges with Army Writers who participated in the resistance war against the US... The meetings and exchanges have contributed to educating patriotism and national pride for the young generation of the school and have been highly appreciated by teachers and students. The Association has regularly coordinated with the Youth Union and the Student Association to do a good job of educating patriotism and revolutionary traditions for the young generation. Many teachers have not only taught well but also helped and guided students enthusiastically in scientific research and in all aspects of spiritual life. On the occasion of the Vietnamese Disabled People's Day, April 20, 2010, the School's Veterans Association organized a meeting with the Hoa Da Club (the School's Disabled Students' Club) with the participation of representatives of the school's leaders and many members of the Hanoi Disabled Students' Association and the Thanh Tri District Disabled People's Association with the theme "Overcoming yourself" to encourage disabled students to strive to excel in completing their training and studying tasks. During the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the Association also coordinated with the Faculty of Journalism and Communication of the school to organize meetings and exchanges with the American War Veterans delegation, contributing to enhancing understanding between the two war veterans and educating students about the great sacrifices of our people and nation in the struggle for national independence. Over the past years, the school has not had any students disciplined for engaging in social evils, no social evils have infiltrated the school, no war veterans' children have been involved in social evils. On the occasion of the April 30th Victory Anniversary, the War Invalids and Martyrs Day of July 27th, and the Army's founding day of December 22nd, the branches have also organized many diverse activities to educate students about patriotism and the heroic traditions of their predecessors, such as inviting historical witnesses, teachers who are war veterans, and military artists to interact and talk with students.
Spreading pride in the school's traditionsThe predecessor of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under VNU is the Hanoi University of Letters (established under Decree No. 45 signed by President Ho Chi Minh on October 10, 1945). During more than 60 years of construction and development, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has always been evaluated by the Party, the State and society as the largest center for training and research in Social Sciences and Humanities in the country, with the task of training a team of highly qualified basic scientists to serve the cause of national construction and defense. The achievements in training and scientific research of the University are demonstrated through the following titles: First-class Labor Medal (1981), First-class Independence Medal (2001), the title of Hero of Labor in the Renovation Period (2005), Ho Chi Minh Medal (2010); 10 teachers were awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and 16 teachers were awarded the State Prize for Science and Technology; 25 teachers were awarded the title of People's Teacher and 56 teachers were awarded the title of Excellent Teacher. These are achievements that the Association always takes as the basis for educating the tradition for the students of the School.
Two verses were chosen to introduce the ancient citadel of Quang Tri, composed by journalist - Pham Dinh Lan - Vice President of the Association of War Veterans of Truong: Step lightly and speak softly, So that my comrades can lie peacefully under the grass. The sky of Quang Tri is blue and windy. Even though it is noisy, don't shake the trees too much. Step lightly and speak softly, So that my comrades can lie tightly together. Every inch of land is a real life, So that today I am choked up.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the place that has trained great politicians of the country such as Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi,... leading scientists of the country: Tran Van Giau, Tran Duc Thao,... poets, writers, martyrs Le Anh Xuan, Nguyen Trong Dinh, etc. They are typical examples for the Association of War Veterans to educate the tradition for the students. More specifically, the teachers-war veterans currently working in the School are all examples for the students to follow. Since its establishment, the Association of War Veterans has had 14 comrades defend their doctoral theses, 04 comrades were awarded the title of Excellent Teacher, 02 comrades were awarded the title of Professor, 27 comrades were awarded the title of Associate Professor. The teachers' examples of hard work have been vivid lessons to educate the students... Every year, the School's Veterans Association organizes trips to "return to the source" and "revisit the old battlefield" to review old memories, nurture more emotions, and remind each other to live better and more fully every moment today. From these trips, many valuable poems, songs, memoirs, short stories... have been composed by the Association's veterans and published on many mass media - as the most refined emotions and most authentic thoughts to send to today's young generation.
