University of Natural Sciences celebrates 60 years of tradition and receives Ho Chi Minh Medal for the second time

>>>(Photo) Ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hanoi National University's tradition and receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal for the second time

Comrade Tran Dai Quang - Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam attended and delivered a welcome speech.

Also attending were Comrade Phung Xuan Nha - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Education and Training; representatives of the Party Central Committee Office, the President's Office, the Government Office; representatives of the leaders of central ministries and branches; representatives of embassies of countries in Vietnam.

On the side of VNU, there were comrade Nguyen Kim Son - Party Secretary, President of VNU, Vice Presidents, representatives of the Office and functional departments, representatives of the member and affiliated units of VNU; generations of leaders, managers, teachers, scientists, students and trainees of the University.

President Tran Dai Quang awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal for the second time to the University of Science, VNU

At the ceremony, President of the University of Natural Sciences Nguyen Van Noi reviewed important milestones in history and the golden pages of achievements that the University has achieved over the years.

The University of Natural Sciences, formerly Hanoi University of Science, was established and officially put into operation on October 15, 1956 with the first course of 430 students, with Professor Nguy Nhu Kon Tum as principal. Throughout the process of construction and development, generations of teachers and students of the school have made important contributions to the country's higher education. Even during the fiercest period of the resistance war against the US to save the country, the school continued to grow in terms of scale, quality as well as organizational structure, creating the premise for future development.

After 60 years of construction and development, the University has achieved important achievements as a foundation for the development of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, supplementing high-quality human resources and talents to serve the cause of liberating the South, building socialism in the North, and unifying the country.

Principal Nguyen Van Noi proudly said: “In 1995, to meet the needs of society and develop the country in the new era, the University of Natural Sciences was established on the basis of the Natural Sciences of Hanoi University of Science. The steps taken by the University over the past 60 years, together with the contributions of scientists and outstanding and talented teachers, whose foundation is patriotism and national pride, have become the fulcrum for the University to quickly develop into a leading university in the country in the fields of natural sciences.”

With a team of dynamic and dedicated leaders, a team of highly qualified lecturers, in a new mechanism with high autonomy of VNU and investment from the State, the University of Natural Sciences has made rapid developments, affirming its position as a key university in the system of universities in Vietnam.

President Tran Dai Quang speaks at the ceremony

Recognizing the important milestones of the School, President Tran Dai Quang praised the achievements over the years of development and growth. The school's academic level and training quality have been recognized by society and highly appreciated internationally.

“During the 60-year journey, the School has constantly strived to become the country's leading training and research center in the field of natural sciences” – the President praised.

The President suggested that in the coming time, the University should continue to affirm its position as a leading center for training and basic scientific research, playing a key role in training high-quality human resources for the whole country. The University should continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Party and State's guidelines and policies on education and training, science and technology, focusing on the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress, Resolution 20 and Resolution 29 of the 11th Party Central Committee.

At the same time, the President requested the School to perform well the following contents:

Firstly, maintain and gradually improve the quality of education, training and scientific research, actively contributing to the implementation of the Party and State's strategy of discovering, nurturing and training talents; Actively innovate the content of training programs, build and develop a number of interdisciplinary training programs of an applied nature, meeting social needs; Continue to closely link training with scientific research, focus on synchronously implementing solutions to improve output quality, increase employability for learners, and meet the needs of the domestic and foreign labor markets.

Second, promote scientific research, promote the process of innovation in training methods, improve the quality of training and the qualifications of staff, contribute to the development of science and technology and solve practical problems serving socio-economic development, focusing on 3 main research directions: basic research to gradually update international standards, application-oriented technology research, and research to deploy practical applications. Proactively select priority research directions and build strong research groups, develop a number of interdisciplinary sciences with advantages.

Third, take care of building a team of lecturers and managers, have policies to promote, honor and attract highly qualified scientists from prestigious research institutes and universities; Expand international cooperation, create a favorable environment for scientists to research, innovate and enjoy benefits worthy of their effective work achievements; Actively exploit resources to invest synchronously and modernize facilities, equipment, learning materials, etc. to meet the needs of improving teaching quality and international integration.

Fourth, promote the building of a cultural environment, an academic environment, comprehensively develop physical capacity, personality, lifestyle, awareness of respect for the law, discipline, and discipline of students; Actively participate in movements and campaigns launched by the Ministry of Education and Training, emulation movements of Good Teaching - Good Learning...

Fifth, take care to build a clean and strong Party Committee and mass organizations of the School, constantly improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party committees and organizations at all levels, continue to seriously and effectively implement the Resolution of the 4th Conference of the Party Central Committee, 11th and 12th tenures. Each cadre, lecturer, student of the School must strive to cultivate potential, improve political awareness, professional capacity and qualifications in all aspects to successfully complete assigned tasks.

VNU President Nguyen Kim Son delivered a congratulatory speech to the University of Natural Sciences on its 60th anniversary and receiving the Ho Chi Minh Medal for the second time.

Speaking at the ceremony, VNU President Nguyen Kim Son emphasized that Hanoi National University is the continuation, inheritance and promotion of the tradition of Vietnamese higher education, from the University of Indochina (1906) to the Vietnam National University (1945) to the School of Basic Sciences (1951). Shouldering the historical mission of training a team of highly qualified basic science staff, which is the foundation for the development of natural sciences and social sciences & humanities, contributing to creating a solid foundation for the development of the country's higher education in the new era.

The development and reputation of Hanoi National University was an important premise for the Government to issue Decree No. 97/ND-CP in 1993 on the establishment of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

“The spiritual value of Hanoi National University has always been preserved, conserved and promoted throughout the past 60 years, in the present and future development of VNU, which is to persistently build the orientation of a research university, always maintain a pioneering position, innovate, develop basic sciences, maintain the trend and role of specialized research, combine with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research to create high-quality scientific and technological products with high practical value to serve the cause of building and defending the Fatherland” - Director of VNU said.

Over the past 20 years of development, the University of Natural Sciences has continued to develop continuously, creating new successes. Generations of talented, advanced, high-quality bachelors and talented high school students of the University are the pride that brings international reputation.

“The University of Science is an important pillar and is gradually growing stronger within VNU. VNU is strong thanks to strong units like the University of Science” – Director Nguyen Kim Son affirmed.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Tran Dai Quang awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal for the second time to the University of Science, VNU.

President of the University of Natural Sciences Nguyen Van Noi summarized the important milestones in history and the golden pages of achievements that the University has achieved in recent years.

Rector of the University of Natural Sciences Nguyen Van Noi and Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Pham Quang Minh presented gifts to express gratitude to the Rector of Hanoi National University - University of Natural Sciences (VNU) through the periods.