On the afternoon of October 8, 2024, in Xuan Tam Commune, Van Yen District, Yen Bai Province, the K34 Alumni Association of National Economics University (NEU) visited and presented gifts to teachers and students at Xuan Tam Primary and Lower Secondary School.

The NEU K34 Alumni Association supports teachers and students at Xuan Tam Primary and Lower Secondary School.

Representing the Yen Bai Provincial Committee for Ethnic Affairs at the program was Trieu Thi Binh, Head of the Committee. Representing the Van Yen District People’s Committee were Le Thanh Hung, Vice Chair of the Van Yen District People’s Committee, along with members of the District People’s Committee and the Xuan Tam Commune People’s Committee. Representing Xuan Tam Primary and Lower Secondary School were Nguyen Anh Tuan, Principal, and the school’s teachers.

Representing NEU were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council; Dr. Le Viet Thuy, Standing Committee Member of the NEU Trade Union and Director of the Center for Information Technology Applications; and the University’s faculty and staff. Representing the Liaison Committee of the K34 Alumni Association were Tran Hung Dung, Head of the Liaison Committee, and members of the NEU K34 Alumni Association.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU University Council, speaks at the program.

Speaking at the program, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council, said that NEU takes pride in being one of Vietnam’s leading universities, with a nationwide network of former learners and alumni. Alongside its important contributions to the country’s socioeconomic development, this network has also contributed extensively to community initiatives and the sustainable development of society.

Yen Bai Province was recently among the provinces and cities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi. In a spirit of mutual support and compassion, expressed in the saying “the intact leaves protect the torn ones,” the University’s staff, students, and alumni joined forces to help ease the burden on people in provinces affected by storms and floods in general, and ethnic communities in Xuan Tam Commune, Van Yen District, Yen Bai Province, in particular.

On behalf of NEU’s teaching community, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho presented VND 20 million to teachers and students at Xuan Tam Primary and Lower Secondary School to help them gradually overcome the difficulties caused by flooding from Typhoon No. 3 (YAGI).

Also at the program, representing the K34 Alumni Association, Tran Hung Dung, Head of the K34 Alumni Association Liaison Committee, presented 20 computer sets worth VND 200 million to teachers and students at Xuan Tam Primary and Lower Secondary School in Xuan Tam Commune, Van Yen District, Yen Bai Province.

Earlier that day, Ha Duc Anh, Chair of the Van Yen District People’s Committee, warmly received the NEU delegation. At the reception, Ha Duc Anh expressed his gratitude for the care shown by NEU’s teachers and students for people affected by natural disasters in general and ethnic communities in Van Yen District in particular.

Ha Duc Anh, Chair of the Van Yen District People’s Committee, receives and meets with the NEU delegation.

Some photos from the program:

Article and photos: Working delegation & Department of Communications

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