Worthy of being a soldier on the educational front

USSH— Towards the 5th Congress of the Hanoi City Veterans Association (opening on October 3, 2012), USSH respectfully introduces an article by comrade Vu Thanh Tung (former Chairman of the School's Veterans Association).Established on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army on December 22, 2001, the Association of War Veterans of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi has been operating in the field of human development for more than 10 years. Over the past 10 years, from the initial confusion in finding a suitable direction for activities, under the direct and specific leadership of the Party Committee of the school, the Standing Committee of the Association of War Veterans of Hanoi City, the effective coordination of political organizations such as the Trade Union, the Youth Union, the Student Association, and authorities at all levels..., the Association of War Veterans of the school has grown increasingly mature, absolutely loyal to the revolutionary ideal, to the glorious Party, to the independence and freedom of the nation; steadfast in political nature, good at professional expertise. Members are always exemplary leaders in all political activities, propagating the Party's policies and the State's laws, pioneering in innovating training methods, scientific research and being a reliable support for the Party Committee and the government in the development orientation and management of the school. When it was first established, the War Veterans Association of the school had 80 members operating in 8 branches. The association mobilized 18 more members and transferred 1 member to its activities. The total number of members at its peak was nearly 100 comrades. The association has completed procedures to transfer many retired comrades to activities in the locality, 6 members have passed away, the current number of members is 60 comrades. The majority of members are lecturers (over 80%), party members (over 90%). Currently, the association has 4 excellent teachers, 2 professors, 30 associate professors, 2 doctors of science, 34 doctors, 6 masters. Many members are holding key leadership positions at Hanoi National University, the school and its units. In order to carry out the movement "Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh", the Association of War Veterans was assigned by the school's leaders to preside over and coordinate with organizations to organize meetings and exchanges with cadres who used to work and serve Uncle Ho, cadres of the Ho Chi Minh Museum and cadres of the Uncle Ho Stilt House relic site to help the school's cadres and students better understand the revolutionary will, pure morality, simple and noble life of Uncle Ho. The school's Association of War Veterans also presided over and coordinated the organization of many seminars such as "Civilized and Elegant Capital Veterans", "Vietnam's Posture - Remembering Teacher, Poet, Martyr Le Anh Xuan"; actively participating in the "Competition to learn about the traditions of the Capital" launched by the City Association of War Veterans. The school's War Veterans Association was also entrusted by the school to edit the traditional book "Remaining with Time" published in 2005, supplemented and republished in 2010, edited, completed the manuscript and coordinated the publication of "Le Anh Xuan's Diary" on the occasion of the Vietnam Teachers' Day, which was highly appreciated by the school's staff, students and public opinion. The members also actively study and practice to improve their political and professional qualifications to meet the increasing demands of teaching, scientific research, international cooperation and service. Over the past ten years, 10 members have graduated with a Master's degree in political theory, many members have participated in training courses on association work, state management skills for lecturers, specialists, and training courses on party and trade union work. Due to strict professional requirements, all members who are teaching staff actively innovate teaching methods, take the lead in applying modern means to teaching, preside over the compilation of programs, textbooks, teaching materials and have had many textbooks published with high quality. In the past 10 years, 11 members have successfully defended their doctoral theses, 16 members have defended their master's theses. In the past ten years, the school's War Veterans Association members have presided over more than 10 state-level topics, each year presided over about 30 topics at the Ministry and Hanoi National University levels, and hundreds of school-level topics. Most members have completed their research topics with high quality, and have been well evaluated by the Acceptance Councils. In particular, on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, the school's War Veterans Association members presided over the compilation of 14 books, participating in the compilation of over 40 books out of nearly 100 books in Hanoi. Some members also participate in organizing and chairing scientific seminars on Thang Long - Hanoi, participating in advising on some programs to learn about history, cultural and educational programs of the Central and Hanoi television stations. Many members also participate in researching and compiling books on history, geography and culture for localities. As soldiers who have been tempered through revolutionary wars, the members of the school's War Veterans Association determine that in addition to teaching professional knowledge, teachers must also teach how to live and how to train to become a useful person for the country and society. Therefore, the school's War Veterans Association determines that participating in educating the tradition of patriotism, training personality and training lifestyle for the younger generation is an important task. Through specific actions in teaching, in guiding students to study and do scientific research, with their altruistic and benevolent hearts, teachers have helped many students overcome the difficulties of their current lives to achieve good learning and training results. The Association of War Veterans was entrusted by the school leaders to successfully coordinate and organize many exchanges with great resonance such as "Meeting historical witnesses participating in the Dien Bien campaign" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory in 2004; coordinating with VTV3 of the Central Television to organize the live broadcast of "A Time of Fire and Flowers" in 2005; In coordination with the Museum of revolutionary soldiers captured and imprisoned by the enemy, the exhibition of images and artifacts in the heroic fight of soldiers captured by the enemy, imprisoned and tortured in Phu Quoc prison and exchanges with nearly 150 turns of war veterans who were former prisoners of Phu Quoc in 2005 and 2009. The exhibition and exchange with the theme "Meeting the Unyielding Loyal Children" above touched thousands of cadres, students, and people inside and outside the school when they witnessed and directly contacted witnesses in the struggle in the imperial prison. Every year, on the occasion of the Victory Day of April 30, the founding day of the Vietnam People's Army, the War Veterans Association of the school in coordination with the Trade Union, Youth Union, and Student Association organizes meetings and exchanges with teachers and former students of the school who once "put down their pens and went to battle". Meeting and exchanging with the Army's artists and writers to contribute to educating the traditions of the young generation of the school. Not only doing well in teaching and scientific research, the Association of War Veterans also focuses on taking care of the material and spiritual life of its members. Over the past ten years, the Association of War Veterans of the school and its branches have done a good job of advising the Party Committee, the School Board of Directors, the Party Committees at all levels, and the authorities of the units to do a good job of repaying gratitude, taking care of the lives of members, proactively visiting and encouraging members when they are sick or encounter misfortune. On the occasion of April 30, July 27, and December 22 every year, the school and its units organize meetings and give gifts to all members of the Association of War Veterans, war invalids, and relatives of martyrs. The total amount of gifts from the school and units amounts to hundreds of millions of VND. With the consent and facilitation of the Party Committee and the School Board of Directors, over the past ten years, the Veterans Association has organized 06 trips to the source and exchanged professional work at historical sites such as: a trip to visit Dong Loc Junction, Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Vinh Moc Tunnels, Truong Son Martyrs' Cemetery, Road Nine, Quang Tri Citadel, Khe Sanh-Ta Con Base in 2003; a visit to Dien Bien Phu in 2004; a visit to Dinh Hoa and Pac Bo Safe Zones in Cao Bang in 2005; a visit to Tan Trao Base in 2010; a visit to Son La Prison and Yen Bai Uprising Memorial Site in 2011. The Veterans Association branches have also proactively organized trips to the source at historical sites such as Hon Dau Island in Hai Phong, Uncle Ho's Hometown, Lam Kinh Ancient Citadel; combining summer field trips to Con Dao, Phu Quoc, Cu Chi Tunnels, Central Bureau Base in Tay Ninh... The above charitable activities contribute to making members more attached and more responsible to the association. Together with the people of the whole country and the City Veterans Association, the School Veterans Association also actively participates in supporting people affected by storms, floods, natural disasters, victims of Agent Orange, helping the poor, and members of the School Veterans Association with difficult circumstances... Most members respond to donations in campaigns with each person receiving at least one day's salary, participating in support campaigns of the Hanoi City Association. In addition, every year on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27, the School Veterans Association also proactively coordinates with the Trade Union, Youth Union, and Student Association to visit and give gifts to the Nursing Centers for Seriously Invalid and Sick Soldiers in Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, and Vinh Phu. The School's Association of War Veterans visited and presented 02 savings books to the Association of War Veterans of Dien Bien City in 2004; presented savings books to poor war veterans in Lien Chieu District, Da Nang; presented 01 audio-visual set to the Nho Quan Ninh Binh TBB Nursing Center worth 7.5 million VND in 2008; presented 01 set of computers and printers to the Museum of Revolutionary Soldiers imprisoned by the enemy in Phu Quoc Prison worth 8.5 million VND in 2009; supported the construction of a house of gratitude for the mother of Martyr Dao Cong Khac, a former student of the Faculty of Mathematics, Hanoi University of Science, with 03 million VND in 2011. In particular, in 2011, responding to the campaign launched by the Hanoi War Veterans Association to support the "Fund to help war veterans in Hanoi with especially difficult circumstances", the School's Association of War Veterans mobilized school officials and civil servants to participate in supporting the amount of 23,200,000 VND. The Chairman of the Hanoi Veterans Association awarded a Certificate of Merit for its achievements as one of the outstanding units. With the achievements over the past ten years, the school's Veterans Association has had 02 members awarded the title of Professor, 18 members awarded the title of Associate Professor, 04 members recognized as Excellent Teachers, 01 comrade awarded the Second Class Labor Medal, 15 comrades awarded the Third Class Labor Medal, 25 comrades awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit, 60 members awarded the title of Emulation Fighter at the Hanoi National University level, 148 members awarded the title of Emulation Fighter at the grassroots level. Veterans Association members were also awarded dozens of Certificates of Merit from the Vietnam Trade Union, the Ministry of Education and Training, Hanoi National University, the Education Sector Trade Union and the Hanoi Trade Union, along with dozens of commemorative medals awarded by the sectors. The School's War Veterans Association was awarded the emulation flag by the Central Committee of the Vietnam War Veterans Association for its excellent unit in 2011, 14 comrades were awarded the Vietnam War Veterans Commemorative Medal, 05 Certificates of Merit from the Central Committee in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2009 for the unit with excellent emulation movement in the 5 years 2004-2009, 02 Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, 04 Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Hanoi War Veterans Association. In addition, 04 branches and 05 individuals were also awarded certificates of merit from the Central Committee of the Vietnam War Veterans Association and the Chairman of the Hanoi War Veterans Association. With the spirit of a soldier tempered through the revolutionary war, regardless of their position, the war veterans of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities always maintain the qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", always be exemplary in all aspects of work, complete well all tasks assigned by the school, worthy of being teachers and soldiers on the educational front.