On the afternoon of July 18, 2025, National Economics University (NEU) held a conference to review the first six months of 2025 and set tasks for the final six months of 2025.

An overview of the conference

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; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Chair of the NEU Trade Union; and the Boards of Presidents of the College of Economics and Public Management, College of Business, and College of Technology. 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’s Party Organization; heads of University units; leadership representatives from Divisions of the School of Banking and Finance and the School of Accounting and Auditing and from departments under the University’s institutes; and office chiefs of University units and their equivalents.

Dr. Bui Duc Dung, Head of the Department of General Affairs, presents the report reviewing the first six months of 2025 and setting key tasks for the final six months of 2025

Under the close direction of the Party Committee and the Board of Presidents, the key tasks for the first six months of 2025 were largely completed. During the first six months, NEU remained on track to fulfill its tasks in education, scientific research, organizational structure, facilities, finance, and the application of information technology in management and administration, among other areas, ensuring close adherence to assigned work plans.

Building on its key tasks for 2025, NEU continues to strive to complete its key tasks for the final six months of the year, prioritizing improvements in the capacity and qualifications of lecturers and public employees; developing working arrangements, evaluation and compensation policies for its personnel; and making effective use of talent. The University aims to conduct admissions effectively across all modes of study, particularly for Cohort 67 of the full-time undergraduate program and other forms and levels of education. It will continue to improve and innovate academic programs and enhance the quality of education and academic management. It will strive to strengthen quality assurance conditions and quality management to improve educational quality and its standing in society, while advancing digital transformation and the application of information technology in university governance, education, research, teaching, and learning. It will promote international integration, attracting more highly qualified experts from abroad to conduct research and teach at the University, and international students to study there. It will renew communication efforts and education in ethics, lifestyles, and life skills for students, while building and developing the alumni network under the motto “Connect – Share – Cooperate – Succeed.” It will attract investment resources, improve facilities, and strengthen financial capacity. It will enhance inspection, oversight, and internal auditing, and step up communications toward the 70th anniversary of NEU’s establishment.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, presents the review of the first six months of 2025 and key tasks for the final six months of 2025 for the Party Committee

At the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, also presented the Party Committee’s review of the first six months of 2025 and key tasks for the final six months of 2025.

According to the report, in the first half of 2025, the Party Committee focused on directing and organizing work and tasks to ensure that the University’s operations were not disrupted. The entire Party Organization actively and effectively implemented plans for Party building; performed its professional duties well; and continued to communicate and disseminate to Party members, public employees, workers, 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 worked to strengthen and consolidate Party committees and direct the activities of sociopolitical organizations, and successfully held the 29th Congress of Delegates of the NEU Party Organization for the 2025-2030 term…

Based on the results of tasks carried out in the first six months and the directions and key tasks for 2025, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho emphasized that, in the final six months of 2025, the entire Party Organization must focus on fulfilling tasks such as 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; verifying political eligibility; and consolidating the University’s personnel structure for the 2021-2026 term…

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

Concluding the conference reviewing work in the first six months of the year, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, acknowledged and commended the efforts and positive results achieved by units across the University in the recent period.

Building on these results, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong highlighted several key tasks to prioritize in the final six months of 2025. He called on units to focus on activities that had not been implemented in the first half of the year, while proactively developing specific plans and coordinating effectively to fulfill the University’s strategic tasks, including admissions, scientific research, digital transformation, and salary reform for faculty and staff, while ensuring timeliness, quality, and sustainability in all activities.

The President expressed his confidence that, with a spirit of unity, innovation, and action, all faculty and staff would continue to draw on their internal strengths, helping NEU achieve its 2025 goals with distinction and further affirm its position as one of the country’s leading universities.

Delegates exchange views and contribute feedback at the conference

Dr. Nguyen Dinh Trung, Head of the Department of Facilities Management, presents a report on the development of the Ha Nam branch campus

Dr. Bui Kien Trung, Deputy Head of the Department of General Affairs, serves as master of ceremonies at the conference

Article and photos: Department of Communications

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