VNU-USSH: Changing towards creativity and innovation to develop the School

Dear delegates, former school leaders, teachers, students and pupils!
In the joy of the opening day of the 2023-2024 school year, on behalf of the Party Committee - Board of Directors, I would like to send to you, the delegates - distinguished guests, teachers, female and male students... my best wishes for health and happiness; a new school year with many successes to build the future together, join hands to build the position and bring the reputation of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities to a new height!
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
Teachers and students of the School entered the new school year with much joy about the results achieved in the past school year, which are: stability and a pervasive atmosphere of solidarity; the organizational structure was consolidated and synchronized; the staff continued to develop; enrollment in all systems met and exceeded targets, in which international enrollment was especially expanded; the majority of undergraduate training programs were quality-assessed to move towards new development strategies; postgraduate programs continued to be adjusted in the direction of both integration and new construction to adapt to human resource needs and development trends of science domestically and internationally; key scientific tasks continued to be deployed and invested in strongly; international cooperation was open and substantial, partner linkages to increase scholarship sources and study support for students continued to increase; the School's revenue grew well and the average income of staff continued to increase; The school's legal system harmonizes high principles with humanism and democratic spirit; facilities for teaching, learning and research have been greatly improved, student self-study space has increased more than 4 times and staff self-study space will soon be put into use...
And, above all: just one month after 1,600 new graduates received their degrees and graduated, the School was delighted to welcome 2,018 new students of the 68th Course! This is the first year that the regular university enrollment target has reached 2,000 students/year; and the total number of students at all levels (bachelor, master, doctoral and international exchange) at the School has reached 10,000 people! Warm congratulations on these impressive numbers!
Dear teachers!
On the first day of school last year, also in the school yard full of golden autumn sunshine, I told my teachers about facing a world full of fluctuations and changing very quickly; about a university education system at home and abroad that is also changing every day. I also said that: that change has created a new "position" and "force" for social sciences and humanities, but also posed enormous challenges, even harsh ones, if each university does not self-change to adapt, it will be difficult to survive, let alone develop.
Change is a very natural attribute of all things; change in the direction of creativity and innovation must become a natural attribute of educators. Change so that each of us is not eliminated in our own field of work, so that the School as a whole does not fall behind in the innovation journey of Vietnamese higher education. Change in a creative and innovative way first of all brings benefits to each of us; at the same time, it demonstrates responsibility to the community that will receive the human resources we train, to the parents who trust in sending their children to study at the school, to the students who have chosen Humanities as the starting point for their long-term career future ahead...
And, thinking more broadly, change so as not to be ashamed of our predecessors - the previous generations of cadres and students - who did not mind the difficulties, even sacrificed their blood and bones in the resistance wars to defend the country, to build the foundation of the Faculty of Literature - General - Humanities that we are inheriting today. Therefore, I call on all lecturers and staff of the School to be strong and constantly change in the direction of creativity and innovation, from teaching activities to administrative work, to bring the best things to students and to ourselves! Dear students!
You all know: on October 10, 1945, just over a month after reading the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, amidst the country's difficulties, Uncle Ho signed a decree to establish the University of Literature, the predecessor of our University of Social Sciences and Humanities today.
Many of you have probably read and still remember a piece of advice from Uncle Ho from 1961, when he advised:“Work just keeps progressing. If you don’t study, you won’t be able to keep up, work will leave you behind.”
Nowadays, we all understand and talk to each other every day about the need for lifelong learning, about learning societies as an inevitable trend. Thinking back to Uncle Ho's teachings more than 60 years ago, very simple but profound, showing timeless wisdom and vision about the trend of lifelong learning.
Did you know that in 2016, the World Economic Forum's (WEF) report “The Future of Jobs” estimated that:For the generation of students entering primary school today, 65% will be working in jobs that don't exist yet.”
The reality of the fluctuations in employment trends over the past 10 years shows that the above statement is not exaggerated at all; many occupations that were more popular 10 years ago are no longer available; many completely new jobs have emerged and become popular rapidly in the past 5 years!
But, surprisingly, although not at all difficult to understand, people realize that the field of social sciences and humanities has outstanding advantages in society 4.0 thanks to its flexibility in developing interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary training. Dr. Allan Goodman, President of the Institute of International Education (IIE) said thatTechnologies that have the potential to transform society on a large scale will be those that need the strongest ethical foundations, that judgments based on ethics and morality can be revolutionary in the 4.0 era.Accordingly, in addition to scientific and technological knowledge (STEM), one must mention the crucial role of philosophy, ethics, and knowledge of humanities and arts; human resources for the 4.0 labor market need more than single specialized knowledge; learners need to be equipped with multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary knowledge, positive thinking, and synthesis skills...
Dear students! Teachers are well aware of educational trends as well as career futures, so they always innovate teaching content and methods to bring you the best training program. At the School of Humanities, you will study in depth but also interdisciplinary and integrated, experience an academic environment that is both modern and humanistic, participate in professional clubs but also fun and trendy... I wish you an effective and successful course, and will never forget a wonderful youth under the roof of the beloved School of Humanities!

Dear delegates, teachers and students!
On the occasion of the opening of the 2023-2024 school year, on behalf of all staff, employees and students of the whole school, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the leaders of Hanoi National University for their close guidance and enthusiastic support; central and local agencies, international and domestic partners, philanthropists and generations of alumni of the University of General Sciences and Humanities for always accompanying and supporting the development of the school.
In the context of university education facing many challenges and the School is determined to comprehensively innovate to adapt to the approaching trend of university autonomy, we hope that the leaders at higher levels will pay attention and direct, the partners will continue to accompany, the philanthropists and generations of alumni will increase their support, and the teachers and students will be more united, focused, join hands and wholeheartedly develop the School into a training unit with the motto“Academics are the foundation - Modernity is the trend”.
In that spirit, I hereby declare the opening of the 2023-2024 school year!
Wishing you all health, happiness and success!
Thank you very much!