On the occasion of the anniversary of the Government's promulgation of the Decree on VNU (December 10, 1993 - December 10, 2024), VNU Electronic Information Portal respectfully introduces an article by Prof. Dr. of Science, People's Teacher Vu Minh Giang, Chairman of the VNU Science and Technology Council, former Vice President of VNU, on the major and important orientations of the Party for the development of VNU in the new period. As a Professor of History, he has given his opinions on fundamental and comprehensive innovation of Vietnamese higher education with clear, specific viewpoints and linked to reality and the development trends of the times.
The Board of Directors of VNU received a congratulatory flower basket from General Secretary To Lam on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20.
Over the course of thousands of years, Vietnamese history has gone through ups and downs. It is not difficult to recognize a rule that after each time overcoming a difficult challenge, the Vietnamese nation enters a period of brilliant development. The ancestors have concluded that "without wisdom, there is no prosperity" (Le Quy Don). The prosperity of a nation seems to be an objective law, but in fact it contains two causes determined by humans. That is the aspiration of the people to rise up and the intellectual contribution of the elite class. Connecting and promoting these two invincible and endless sources of strength are the wise kings (leaders), those who consider "talent is the vital energy of the nation, when the vital energy is prosperous, the nation is strong and then rises high" (1).
Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Giang analyzed the position of the two National Universities in the new situation at the Conference of the two National Universities, December 7, 2024
In the Ho Chi Minh era, to create miracles over the past century, the Party and generations of leaders have made decisions with century-long wisdom to maximize the resources of the elite team, opening the national vitality in the new era.
One of the historic decisions was the establishment of two National Universities in 1993 and 1995 with the mission of training high-quality, highly qualified human resources, nurturing talents; scientific research, technology development and multidisciplinary and multi-field knowledge transfer; contributing to the construction, development and protection of the country; acting as the backbone and locomotive in the Vietnamese higher education system.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listened to an introduction of semiconductor chip products of the University of Science, VNU during his visit and working session on April 14, 2023.
After nearly 40 years of Renovation and Development, our country has an unprecedented foundation in history and is facing a new opportunity, a new time to realize the aspiration of building a strong nation, a prosperous people. More than ever, the two National Universities realize their great responsibility in the era of the nation's rise.
From the experience of some Asian countries that have made miraculous progress, bringing their countries from developing to world-leading countries such as China, Korea, Singapore... the government has invested heavily in National Universities in terms of both material resources and special mechanisms. With Project 985, China has brought Peking University to 23rd place, Chenghua University to 39th place in the world's top university rankings. In particular, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is always proud that the school's evaluation index lies in the development of the Republic of Singapore. In 2023, NUS will rank 19th in the world's top university rankings.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the first opening ceremony of VNU in Hoa Lac
