On April 26, 2014, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union organized a seminar with the theme "Strengthening the education of revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyle for students in the current period." The University of Social Sciences and Humanities was the host institution.The seminar was attended by Mr. Nguyen Manh Dung – Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Mr. Duong Van Ba – Deputy Head of the Department of Student Affairs, Ministry of Education and Training, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Duc Nghieu - Vice Rector of the University, representatives from functional departments of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and representatives of outstanding Youth Union members of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities… The seminar focused on exchanging and discussing the main issues: - Assessing the current state of revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles of students; the work of educating revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles for students by the Youth Union and Student Association; - The urgency of strengthening the work of educating revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles for students in the current period. - Factors affecting the education of revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles for students. - Discussion of methods and operational models in the education of revolutionary ideology, ethics, and lifestyles for students; criteria and standards for revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles for students today. - Solutions of the Youth Union and Student Association in disseminating and educating revolutionary ideals and lifestyles for students.
According to Mr. Trinh Minh Thai, Secretary of the Youth Union of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, to improve the quality of political and ideological education, revolutionary ideals, and moral lifestyle for Youth Union members, a comprehensive system of solutions is needed. Both in the short and long term, it is necessary to identify standard criteria for revolutionary ideals, moral lifestyles, and lifestyles for Youth Union members today, namely: absolute trust in the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, and the socialist system; serious implementation of the "Youth Union Member Training Program in the New Era"; and building the image of a modern youth who is "independent, knowledgeable, creative, and integrated"... School violence and the issues raised in the current moral and lifestyle education of students were discussed and emphasized by the representative of the Youth Union of Tran Phu High School, Hoan Kien District, Hanoi, who stressed the need to build a mechanism for close coordination among the three educational environments: family, school, and society, to educate students on morality. Other opinions at the seminar also focused on discussing the role of the Youth Union and young cadres in educating students on revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles; methods and models of activities that contribute to strengthening the education of ethics and lifestyles for students... Given the demands of innovation, accelerated industrialization and modernization of the country, and international integration, the work of the Youth Union in educating the younger generation, especially in revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles, is posing new demands and requirements, particularly for students, young intellectuals, and the future of the country.
