Conference of delegates of civil servants and public employees and summary of the 2017-2018 school year.

The conference heard Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Kim (Party Secretary, Vice Rector of the University) present a summary of the report on the 2017-2018 academic year and the plan for the 2018-2019 academic year.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, the training sector continued to achieve many important results. Regarding regular undergraduate training, the university implemented numerous activities to improve training quality: organizing 34 course modules using the course website; organizing 24 seminars on methods for building and managing goals, planning studies and time management, foreign language learning methods, and university study methods… The flexible teaching and learning plan facilitated the teaching and learning process for both lecturers and students. The number of students graduating early from the 2014 cohort in the first batch of 2018 was 315 (an eightfold increase compared to the same period the previous year). The development of training programs achieved several positive results, such as the issuance of the Bachelor of Southeast Asian Studies program and the implementation of three socialized training programs: Journalism, Management Science, and Information Management.

Scientific research activities have also achieved many successes. In the 2017-2018 academic year, the University successfully organized 25 scientific workshops/conferences, including 19 international scientific workshops. During the past academic year, the University also implemented 28 research projects at the Vietnam National University, Hanoi level and 15 projects at the University level. The University's staff published 25 monographs and textbooks, including 2 monographs published in English; 568 domestic publications, including 324 articles in scientific journals listed in the State Council for Professor Titles; and 61 international publications (10 articles in the ISI/Scopus system).

The university continues to develop numerous international cooperation programs with new partners by renewing and signing 25 cooperation agreements with reputable partners. Currently, 12 volunteer teachers are participating in teaching and scientific research at the university. The number of students from the university who have gone abroad for study and cultural exchange is 216.

Significant progress has also been made in areas such as personnel organization, planning and finance, infrastructure, university governance innovation, administrative reform, and the development of information and communication technology applications.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Hai (Vice Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi) delivered a speech at the conference.

In 2018-2019, the University identified the following key tasks: reorganizing and restructuring majors and specializations; adjusting training programs to enhance interconnections and collaborations; continuing to improve the science and technology structure towards modernization; developing human resources, especially high-quality science and technology human resources and leading experts; successfully completing the accreditation of the Bachelor's programs in Psychology and Sociology according to AUN standards and the International Studies program according to the standards of the Ministry of Education and Training; focusing on implementing in-depth investment projects to strengthen research capacity and infrastructure projects to serve training; promoting student support and services; and effectively implementing job placement programs for graduates…

In his keynote address at the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Hai (Vice Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi) highly appreciated the results achieved by the University in the past academic year. However, in the face of many difficulties and challenges today, the University needs to be more proactive in seeking solutions to promote development.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Hoang Hai, in the coming academic year, the University needs to focus on several solutions such as: promoting high-quality programs for majors that attract a large number of students; building and focusing investment on some cutting-edge research directions; paying attention to building the university's academic reputation among experts both domestically and internationally - this is a factor that greatly influences the ranking of the University in particular and the Vietnam National University, Hanoi in general in the future.

Professor Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University) pointed out the challenges facing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the coming period.

In his concluding remarks at the conference, Professor Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University) expressed his sincere gratitude to all staff and employees for their tireless contributions throughout the past academic year. Thanks to the contributions of the teachers and staff, the University has achieved many accomplishments in various aspects of its operations.

In the current context, Professor Pham Quang Minh emphasized seven groups of challenges affecting the development of the University. These include: shifting the university mindset from one focused on teaching to one centered on research; increasing enrollment while improving student quality; increasing the number of postgraduate and doctoral students while not neglecting market demands; balancing basic scientific research training with the practical application of training programs; balancing the challenges of the 4.0 revolution with the current limitations of the University's infrastructure; balancing restructuring and streamlining the organizational structure with the need to expand new training programs to meet the interests of staff; balancing building an elite university with a mass university; and balancing meeting national needs with achieving international standards.

To overcome challenges and continue to maintain and build upon these achievements in the next academic year, Professor Pham Quang Minh requested: "All faculty and staff of the university must further strengthen exchange and discussion to find solutions to overcome challenges and achieve the targets set for the 2018-2019 academic year."

The Faculty of Literature receives AUN accreditation.