In the warmth of the new spring, heralding a new year of good fortune and success for National Economics University (NEU), the University held its “2024 Giap Thin Spring Gathering” on the morning of February 15, 2024 (the sixth day of the first lunar month), to extend its best New Year wishes to all staff members and employees.

A view of the “2024 Giap Thin Spring Gathering”

Attending the program were Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong, Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU Trade Union; Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former President, and Chair of the Science and Training Council; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Ha, former Chair of the University Council and Chair of the Advisory Council. Former University leaders attending included Prof. Dr. Sc. Luong Xuan Quy, former President; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Huong, former President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Duc Cat, former Secretary of the Party Committee; Dinh Thien Dao, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Vice President; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Do, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thanh Binh, former Vice President; Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Loan, former Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Quang Tho, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Le Dam, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; and Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong, former Vice President. Also attending were NEU leaders from various periods; leaders of sociopolitical organizations and affiliated units; representatives of the leadership of departments, faculties, institutes, and centers; lecturers; staff members; and University employees.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, delivers New Year greetings

In his New Year remarks, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong wished lecturers, staff members, students, learners, and PhD candidates a new year of good health, joy, happiness, and success. He also wished NEU continued unity, creativity, and innovation, and the strength to overcome every challenge with the greatest commitment and sense of responsibility to achieve success in all areas of its work.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong emphasized that the 2024 Giap Thin New Year brought many expectations for breakthrough development in a new context. NEU would work with determination and unity to accomplish its key tasks, successfully transition to a multi-college university model with the establishment of three colleges—the College of Economics and Public Management, the College of Business, and the College of Technology—and continue improving the material and mental well-being of the University’s staff members and employees. The President also expressed his hope: “Each of us here will strive every day and overcome every challenge to create historic milestones in the development of National Economics University.”

University leaders perform the first-writing ceremony of the new year

Next in the program, representatives of the University leadership performed the first-writing ceremony of the new year, expressing wishes for blessings, good fortune, and smooth progress. The first writing of the year is not only a traditional cultural practice but also holds profound and subtle significance in Vietnamese spiritual and artistic life. This solemn ceremony takes place at the beginning of the new year to usher in a succession of days filled with positive energy. The first written strokes of the new year convey wishes for good fortune and fulfillment while expressing respect for the written word and the value of learning.

Also at the gathering, the NEU Party Committee presented 45-year, 40-year, and 30-year Party Membership Badges to members of the University’s Party Organization in recognition of their dedication, contributions, and commitment to upholding the moral qualities and character of Party members.

Bui Duc Tho, member of the Executive Committee of the Party Organization of Hanoi Universities and Colleges, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Chair of the University Council, presents a 45-year Party Membership Badge, and Pham Hong Chuong, President, presents flowers to the Party member

Bui Duc Tho, member of the Executive Committee of the Party Organization of Hanoi Universities and Colleges, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Chair of the University Council, presents a 40-year Party Membership Badge, and Pham Hong Chuong, President, presents flowers to the Party member

Bui Duc Tho, member of the Executive Committee of the Party Organization of Hanoi Universities and Colleges, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Chair of the University Council, presents a 30-year Party Membership Badge, and Pham Hong Chuong, President, presents flowers to the Party member

Representatives of the University leadership present prizes to lecturers during the lucky draw

Special musical performances by singers at the program (Khanh Linh, Ha Le, and Quoc Thien)

University leaders personally hand red lucky-money envelopes to faculty, staff, and employees

The 2024 Giap Thin New Year has arrived at NEU. May NEU always remain a shared home of unity, close bonds, and a sense of responsibility, continually fostering creativity and innovation to bring greater value to the community and society. Wishing the University’s lecturers, staff members, employees, and their families a new year of good health, happiness, and abundant success.

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Article and photos: Department of Communications

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