Conference to summarize the activities of the Sports Association in 2016

According to the summary report of the Executive Committee of the School Sports Association, in 2016, the Association achieved many good results from the organization, direction, propaganda and education of physical education and sports to the exciting and diverse activities. Currently, the School has 05 sports clubs operating stably and strongly, participating in sports competitions organized by Hanoi National University, the Ministry of Education and Training and Hanoi City.

MSc. Nguyen Van Thuy, Vice President of the School Sports Association, reported on the Association's activities in 2016.

Badminton ClubThere are 20 members who are staff, students, and graduate students from the Faculty of the School who regularly participate in activities. In addition, there are also members from units outside the school such as Hanoi University, Sports Hospital, and Construction Hospital. In 2016, the Club participated in the friendly badminton tournament of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Thanh Xuan District, held at the Thanh Xuan District Gymnasium.

Football clubincluding the staff football team, the male student football team and the female student football team. The staff football team with nearly 30 members actively participates in competitions and friendly matches with units inside and outside VNU: VNU Office, University of Foreign Languages, University of Natural Sciences, People's Security Academy, Hanoi University, exchanges with the Hanoi University of Science Alumni football team on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of VNU... The male and female student football teams of the Faculties in the school are active, regularly organizing Faculty-level, inter-Faculty-level tournaments and competing in school-level tournaments in recent years. In 2016, the school's male and female student football team had a number of achievements: Second prize in VNU women's football, men's football reached the quarter-finals of the VNU tournament. In 2016, the School organized a men's football tournament for staff and students (USSH Champion League - UCL) with the championship belonging to the student team of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

Faculty of Journalism and Communication won the USSH Champion League 2016 cup - Photo: UCL Media Department

Table tennis clubConsisting of 18 members, regularly practice and compete in friendly competitions: VNU Staff Table Tennis Tournament.

Cheerleader Gymnastics Clubconsists of 80 members, including students, alumni of the School and some members outside the school. In 2016, the Club actively recruited new members. Participated in performing at the Festivals of the Faculty in the school. Some outstanding achievements in national competitions such as: First prize in Group Stunt Level 4, Cheerleader tournament in Ho Chi Minh City; Second prize in Cheer Dancer, I am Cheerleader II tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Cheerleader Club is one of the cores of the school's student sports movement.

Vovinam Martial Arts Clubwas initiated by students of Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism and Communication, and has more than 70 members. In 2016, the club participated in organizing belt exams for students, exchanging and competing with the Fsoft Vovinam Club. Participated in activities organized by the Vovinam Federation. Some members were selected by the Center for Physical Education of VNU to join the VNU martial arts team and participated in some tournaments of VNU, the Ministry of Education and Training, and Hanoi City.

In addition, the school also has a number of potential clubs such as badminton, volleyball, tennis...

The close coordination between the Sports Association and the Youth Union and the Student Union of the School has organized many exciting activities that have had a wide influence. The Spring of Love program is a cultural, artistic and sports festival that attracts a large number of students. The Student Sports Festival was organized with many exciting activities. The Youth Union and Student Union of the School sent three teams to participate in the 2016 Student Sports Competition organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Student Association, winning the Third Prize in Cheerleading.

During the Conference, many opinions came from clubs in the School contributing and recommending to further develop the Association's activities. It is necessary to continue to encourage and promote the activities of clubs in terms of the number of members, time of activities and professional quality. Regarding finance and facilities, these are still some of the limitations of the clubs and need to be overcome by many measures. In 2017, the School Sports Association will hold a congress for the term 2017-2022.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Principal, Chairman of the School Sports Association

Summarizing the Conference, Chairman of the School Sports Association, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh emphasized: "We have many wishes, the first of which is to ensure safety in practice: such as martial arts clubs, cheerleading clubs... The location for physical education and sports is one of the concerns of the School, how to make sure that the clubs do not have to rent or that the practice time of the clubs is no longer limited. Currently, the clubs need to be proactive, take advantage of the spaces in the school for practice, and at the same time not affect the learning and research environment of staff and students during working hours. The operating costs for the clubs are not only supported by the School, but also need to call for socialization. At the same time, it is necessary to promote the image of the School more through the activities that the clubs participate in competitions, friendly matches outside... The School's physical education and sports activities have not yet fully exploited the resources, they need to be expanded further. Be healthy to study well, to research well and enjoy life, actively contribute to the development of the country. Sportsmanship is the spirit of overcoming difficulties. Developing the activities of the School Sports Association in particular and spreading the sportsmanship, the spirit of overcoming oneself to be faster, stronger, further... throughout the whole school, is also a challenge in the context of many difficulties. We need to be more active, more proactive and more responsible."