November 20th Celebration: Honoring Outstanding Teachers

The 20/11 celebration of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was solemnly held on November 19, 2008. The ceremony was an opportunity to honor outstanding teachers from many generations and for the University to acknowledge the contributions of its teachers to the University's development over the years. Dr. Pham Quang Hung, Vice Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, attended the event.

[img class="caption" src="images/stories/2008/11/20/img_5887.jpg" border="0" alt="Prof. Dr. Dinh Van Duc - one of the 11 People's Teachers awarded in 2008" title="Prof. Dr. Dinh Van Duc - one of the 11 People's Teachers awarded in 2008" width="240" height="160" align="right" ]

In his welcoming speech, Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Rector of the University - highly appreciated the efforts and achievements of the university's staff in building and developing the university into one of the leading institutions in social sciences and humanities training nationwide. Currently, the university has 518 staff members, including 376 teaching staff, 6 professors, 55 associate professors, 127 PhDs, and 176 master's degree holders; providing training in 17 undergraduate programs with over 5,500 students; 28 postgraduate programs, 29 doctoral programs with 2,022 postgraduate students and 168 doctoral candidates.

Following the policy of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, the University is a pioneer in implementing the transition to credit-based training and conducting training in majors/specializations that meet international standards. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for the University to affirm its role in training and disseminating social science knowledge to serve the country. With the efforts of the entire faculty and staff, the University has achieved accomplishments recognized by a series of prestigious awards and titles in the past year: the Third-Class Labor Medal for 6 collectives; Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister for 1 collective and 4 individuals...

Particularly in 2008, 11 teachers from the University were honored with the title of People's Teacher, and 16 teachers received the title of Excellent Teacher. To date, after more than 60 years of construction and development, the University has 24 People's Teachers and 50 Excellent Teachers. This is an exceptionally outstanding achievement, an invaluable asset and strength that very few universities in Vietnam possess.

To honor outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the school and to the education of the younger generation, the school awarded 27 teachers who recently received the titles of People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher. Among them are many retired teachers who have remained dedicated to the school in teaching, training, and advising in various fields. Five collectives and one individual who received Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister were also recognized on this occasion.