On November 19, 2012, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20, 1982 - November 20, 2012).Attending the ceremony were Prof. Dr. Phan Huu Dat - Chairman of the VNU Former Teachers' Association, Prof. Dr. Vu Duong Ninh - Chairman of the VNU Former Teachers' Association, Prof. Dr. Phung Huu Phu - Vice Chairman of the Central Theory Council, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son - Vice President of VNU along with generations of veteran teachers, leaders of the University through the periods and staff, civil servants and students of the University. On behalf of the University leaders, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Principal of the University congratulated and expressed gratitude to veteran teachers of all periods. At the ceremony, the Principal also reviewed the outstanding achievements in all aspects of the University's activities in the 2011 - 2012 school year. Specifically: Regarding training: The University has completed on schedule the adjustment of 22 undergraduate training programs and 61 postgraduate training programs according to output standards. At the same time, 5 new training programs have been developed and approved to meet social needs such as: Southeast Asian Studies, Public Relations, Anthropology, Cinematic Arts and American Studies. The number of full-time students graduating early increased 5 times compared to the previous school year; the rate of good and excellent students in the last school year reached over 90%. The scale of postgraduate enrollment continues to expand; the proportion of postgraduate training of the School has accounted for over 35% of the total number of full-time students. Regarding scientific research: in the past school year, the School completed the acceptance of nearly 70 topics and research projects, including 2 topics at the State and Protocol level. The School also coordinated with domestic and international partners to successfully organize 26 scientific seminars/conferences, including 17 international seminars. Staff in the School have published 14 books, published nearly 600 articles in journals and at scientific conferences. In addition, the School has signed 10 new cooperation documents with universities in Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Iran, Thailand, China, Taiwan, etc., bringing the total number of international partners of the School to 152 units. In particular, in the past school year, many collectives and individuals of the School's staff and students were awarded noble titles and prizes: 02 teachers were awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize by the President; 03 teachers were awarded the State Prize for Science and Technology; 01 teacher was awarded the Second Class Independence Medal and 01 teacher was awarded the First Class Labor Medal; 03 teachers were awarded the title of Excellent Teacher.
The Principal emphasized: in the 2012-2013 school year, the School will focus on rapidly developing a team of qualified lecturers; continue to expand international standard programs and high-quality joint programs to quickly internationalize and improve training quality. At the same time, research and create high-quality scientific products; innovate the management and operation of units and the School according to advanced university management methods... Prof. Dr. Vu Duong Ninh - Chairman of the School's Former Teachers' Association - expressed his excitement and pride at the achievements of the School in the past year. The Professor affirmed: The Association of Former Teachers, teachers, although retired, with responsibility and passion, always actively contribute to the University's undergraduate and postgraduate training activities. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Xuan Hang - former Principal of the School - also shared memories of the hard days of generations of teachers from the early days of the School's establishment until now. Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Xuan Hang hopes that the staff and students of the School will continue to promote the thousand-year educational tradition, discover and cultivate deep knowledge, solid skills, proactiveness and creativity to serve the people and the Fatherland.
