On June 3, 2025, a conference on coordinating the implementation of the 2025 national defense and security education plan for students of National Economics University (NEU) took place at the Center for National Defense and Security Education, Hanoi Capital Command Military School, to review national defense and security education in 2025 and develop a plan for 2026.

Delegates pose for a commemorative photo at the conference.

Representing the Center for National Defense and Security Education, Hanoi Capital Command Military School, at the conference were Colonel Do Hong Thai, Rector of the School and Director of the Center; Colonel Trinh Dinh Dong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the School; Colonel Le Hong Dang, Vice Rector of the School and Deputy Director of the Center; and leadership representatives from the Center’s units.

Representing NEU were Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU; 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 of NEU; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU Trade Union; Dr. Le Anh Duc, Head of the Department of Academic Affairs (the coordinating unit); and leadership representatives from the University’s units.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Thuyen, Deputy Head of the Department of Academic Affairs at Hanoi Capital Command Military School, presents a report on coordination in national defense and security education for NEU students in the 2023–2024 academic year and the implementation of the 2025 summer study plan.

Colonel Do Hong Thai, Rector of the School and Director of the Center, delivers remarks.

Speaking at the conference, Colonel Do Hong Thai, Rector of Hanoi Capital Command Military School and Director of its Center for National Defense and Security Education, emphasized that throughout its cooperation with NEU, the Center had continually strived to fulfill its mission of providing national defense and security education for students. The results achieved in 2025 clearly demonstrated the effective and close coordination between the two institutions. We are proud to see successive cohorts of NEU students not only gain a strong foundation of knowledge but also receive training that fosters their overall physical and mental development.

Amid complex international and domestic developments, national defense and security education is becoming more important than ever. The Center therefore consistently recognizes its role in helping develop a generation of students with both strong professional expertise and sound moral character, ready to defend the nation under any circumstances. We wish to continue maintaining and improving the quality of education while expanding extracurricular activities to give students practical experience and connect theory with practice.

“I am confident that through close cooperation between the Center and NEU, we will make further progress in national defense and security education, contributing to the defense and development of the country. We are committed to continuing to work alongside NEU, creating the best learning opportunities for students and contributing to the strong development of national defense and security education in the coming years,” Colonel Do Hong Thai emphasized.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, delivers remarks.

Speaking at the conference, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong noted that the positive results in national defense and security education in 2025 clearly demonstrated the effective coordination between NEU and the Center for National Defense and Security Education, Hanoi Capital Command Military School.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong affirmed that NEU would continue working alongside the Center, innovating its curriculum and teaching methods, and strengthening practical activities to equip students not only with professional knowledge but also with political resolve and the skills to respond to any situation.

On behalf of the University’s leadership, Prof. Pham Hong Chuong thanked the leadership of the Center for National Defense and Security Education for their support and close attention throughout the cooperation. He also expressed confidence that coordination between the two institutions would become increasingly close and continue to develop, creating lasting value for students’ national defense and security education.

Dr. Le Anh Duc, Head of NEU’s Department of Academic Affairs (the coordinating unit), delivers remarks.

Leaders of the two institutions exchange gifts and pose for commemorative photos.

Leaders of the two institutions meet and hold discussions before the conference.

Immediately after the conference, NEU and the Center for National Defense and Security Education, Hanoi Capital Command Military School, organized lively friendly soccer and pickleball matches to strengthen solidarity and ties between the two institutions. The matches not only provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to improve their physical fitness but also served as meaningful activities that helped strengthen the cooperative relationship, with a view to building a comprehensive and sustainable educational environment.

Article and photos: Department of Communications

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