The Trade Union of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities received a Certificate of Commendation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

On the morning of September 26th, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities held a ceremony to summarize the 5-year emulation movement "Excellent at Schoolwork - Good at Housework" (2005-2009) and to summarize the trade union's work for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Attending the conference were Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Binh (Vice President of the Vietnam Education Trade Union), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lam Ba Nam (Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice Rector of the University), and representatives from the industry trade union and trade unions of other universities.

The conference heard a report summarizing the five-year "Women Educators - Women Workers" emulation movement presented by Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa, Vice President of the University's Trade Union. Over the past years, the "Women Educators - Women Workers" emulation movement has been one of the outstanding emulation movements among all female education staff. Actively responding to this movement, over the past five years, the Women's Committee of the University's Trade Union has made many efforts to innovate the forms of activities, attracting women to actively participate in common activities, thereby creating conditions for women to develop their abilities. Currently, the University has 256 female staff members, accounting for 52.5% of the total staff, including 175 female lecturers and 81 female administrative staff. The female staff has made significant contributions to many aspects of the University's activities.

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Regarding teaching, the female lecturers of the University have participated in teaching many subjects in various training programs. The transition from the semester-based to the credit-based system presented many new demands, but they actively and proactively sought to understand and quickly adapt to the requirements of the new training model. Teaching support services have also made significant progress thanks to the contributions of the female administrative staff. Scientific research by female staff has also progressed, with over 150 research projects at various levels led by them. The increasing percentage of female staff participating in management and union activities demonstrates that their capabilities and roles are increasingly valued.

In addition to excelling in their professional work, female officials also successfully fulfill their roles in building happy family lives and raising their children to be good people. Many families have been awarded the title of "Culturally Exemplary Family," and the number of children of female officials with good academic achievements is increasing. Many children have achieved high results in student competitions at all levels.

In summary, over the five years of the movement, 4 collectives and 29 female staff members received commendations from the Trade Union of Vietnam National University, Hanoi; 29 female staff members received certificates of merit; and 41 female staff members received certificates of merit from the University's Trade Union.

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Next, Dr. Dang Xuan Khang - Chairman of the University's Trade Union - presented a report summarizing the activities of the University's Trade Union in the 2008-2009 academic year; and the direction and tasks of the Trade Union's work in the 2009-2010 academic year. Accordingly, in the coming academic year, the main activities of the University's Trade Union will focus on the following contents:

• Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and caring for their material and spiritual well-being;
• Building and enhancing the professional ethics and expertise of the staff and officials will contribute to the successful implementation of the task of reforming and improving the quality of training;
• Mobilize and organize union members to actively participate in emulation movements and large-scale social campaigns within the industry in order to effectively fulfill the political tasks of the School;
• Reforming the organization, strengthening inspection work, improving the quality of trade union officials, building a strong trade union organization, participating in Party building, and contributing to building a strong school.

Also at the conference, 4 collectives and 87 individuals received certificates of merit from the University's Trade Union; 6 collectives and 30 individuals received certificates of merit from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi Trade Union; 2 collectives and 4 individuals received certificates of merit from the Vietnam Education Trade Union; and 14 individuals were awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Cause of Building the Trade Union Organization by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. In particular, the Trade Union of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities received a certificate of merit from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor for its outstanding achievements in the emulation movement for excellent labor and building a strong trade union organization in the 2008-2009 academic year.