On the afternoon of July 12, 2024, National Economics University (NEU) held a conference to review work in the first half of 2024 and set out key tasks for the second half of the year.

An overview of the dialogue

Attending the conference 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; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President of NEU; and Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU Trade Union. Also attending were the Head of the People’s Inspection Board; the Secretary of the Youth Union; the Chair of the Veterans Association; the Chair of the Science and Training Council; the Chair of the Advisory Council; secretaries of constituent Party Organizations, Party cells under constituent Party Organizations, and Party cells directly under the University; leaders of the constituent colleges; representatives of unit leadership; representatives of the leadership of Divisions within the Institute of Banking and Finance and the Institute of Accounting and Auditing, and of boards under the University’s institutes; and other members convened for the conference.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, presents the Party Committee’s report reviewing work in the first half of 2024 and setting out key tasks for the second half of the year.

At the opening of the conference, delegates heard Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, present the Party Committee’s report reviewing work in the first half of 2024 and setting out key tasks for the second half of the year. According to the report, in the first half of 2024, the NEU Party Committee focused on directing and carrying out work and tasks while ensuring that the University’s operations continued without interruption. The entire Party Organization actively and effectively implemented Party-building work plans; performed its professional duties well; and continued to communicate and disseminate to Party members, public employees, staff, and learners the resolutions of Party congresses at all levels, resolutions of plenums of the Party Central Committee, the Party’s guidelines and policies, and state laws. It also focused on consolidating and strengthening Party committees and directing the activities of the University’s sociopolitical organizations; agreed on strengthening Party work throughout the NEU Party Organization, including filling vacant Party Committee positions and consolidating and establishing Party organizations for the three constituent colleges as well as units eligible to establish new Party cells; and provided guidance, reminders, and inspections to ensure that Party cells held regular meetings and recorded their meetings and meeting schedules in the electronic Party member handbook…

Based on the results of work in the first half of the year and the directions and key tasks for 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho emphasized that, in the second half of 2024, the entire Party Organization needed to focus on effectively completing tasks including reviewing the implementation of Party regulations within the Party Organization and regulations on grassroots democracy; organizing training for Party officials throughout the Party Organization to update them on new issues in Party work and strengthen their skills; and conducting political background vetting, initial appointments, and reappointments…

On behalf of the President, MSc. Bui Duc Dung, Head of the Department of General Affairs, presents the report reviewing work in the first half of 2024 and setting out key tasks for the second half of the year.

Under the close direction of the Party Committee and the NEU Board of Presidents, the key tasks for the first half of 2024 were largely completed. Building on the key tasks for 2024, the entire University will continue its efforts to complete the key tasks for the second half of the year: establish and finalize the organizational structures of three colleges under NEU—the College of Technology, the College of Business, and the College of Economics and Public Management. Successfully conduct admissions across all modes of study, particularly for Cohort 66 of the full-time undergraduate program and other modes and levels of education. Continue to improve and renew academic programs and enhance the quality of education and academic management. Finalize the admissions plan for 2025 onward. Continue to strengthen quality assurance conditions and quality management to improve educational quality and standing in society. Further develop science, technology, and innovation activities. Connect research with practice. Expand the application of information technology and digital transformation in management systems, research, and teaching. Promote international integration. Intensify efforts to attract skilled experts from abroad to conduct research and teach at the University, and attract international students to study here. Renew communication activities and education in ethics, lifestyles, and life skills. Continue to build and develop the alumni network for former learners and students under the motto “Connect – Share – Cooperate – Succeed.” Attract investment resources, complete facilities, and strengthen financial capacity. Strengthen inspection, oversight, and internal auditing, and expand communications and public relations concerning higher education and the University’s innovation activities…

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, delivers concluding remarks at the conference

In his closing remarks, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, commended the units’ efforts and work during the first half of 2024 and acknowledged the faculty members’ comments and contributions. He also outlined several key tasks and urged units to actively carry out tasks that had not been implemented in the first half of the year and strive to complete the key tasks for the second half of 2024 as effectively as possible.

Delegates exchange views and contribute ideas at the conference

Article and photos: Department of Communications

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