On the afternoon of September 18, 2026, at the National Economics University, the Signing Ceremony of Cooperation between the National Assembly’s Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs and the National Economics University took place. The program establishes a long-term coordination framework, leveraging the strengths of both parties in research, policy consulting and critique, human resource training, digital transformation, and expert network connectivity, thereby contributing to enhancing the quality of policy and legal framework development in the economic and financial sectors.

View of the Signing Ceremony of Cooperation between the National Assembly’s Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs and the National Economics University

Attending the Signing Ceremony, on behalf of the National Assembly’s Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs were: Comrade Phan Van Mai – Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs; Comrade Nguyen Minh Son – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs; along with specialized members and leaders, staff of the Economic and Financial Affairs Department.

On behalf of the National Economics University were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho – Party Secretary, Rector of the University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong – Deputy Party Secretary, Vice Rector of the University; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu – Deputy Party Secretary, Vice Rector of the University; Prof. Dr. To Trung Thanh – Vice Rector of the University; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Anh – Vice Rector of the University; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong – Chairman of the University Trade Union; Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat – Chairman of the Scientific and Training Council; along with representatives of the leadership of Schools, Departments, Faculties, Institutes, Centers, and affiliated units of the University.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho – Party Secretary, Rector of the National Economics University speaking

Speaking at the Signing Ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho – Party Secretary, Rector of the National Economics University stated that throughout its 70 years of establishment and development, the National Economics University has consistently adhered to its mission of creating and disseminating knowledge in the fields of economics, finance, management, and business administration; providing high-quality human resources and contributing scientific arguments for the socio-economic development of the country. In this journey, the collaboration between the National Economics University and the National Assembly’s Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs has been built on a foundation of traditional cooperation. Experts and scientists from the University have participated in research, scientific critique, and policy impact assessment to support the legislative and supervisory work of the National Assembly; simultaneously, the practical activities of the National Assembly also supplement the knowledge base for research and teaching at the University.

According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, the need to innovate the national development model, perfect the socialist-oriented market economy institution, and enhance macroeconomic governance efficiency in the context of digital transformation and deep integration poses new tasks. The signing of this Cooperation Program marks a transition from regular cooperation to a more institutionalized, long-term, and substantive coordination mechanism.

The collaboration focuses on providing scientific and practical evidence to support the verification, supervision, and decision-making of economic and financial issues; annually co-organizing the Vietnam Economic Assessment Forum; applying artificial intelligence, big data, and economic forecasting models to assist in policy impact assessment; and simultaneously developing human resources and connecting networks of experts and scientists both domestically and internationally.

Comrade Phan Van Mai – Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee of the National Assembly delivers a speech

At the Ceremony, Comrade Phan Van Mai – Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee of the National Assembly expressed his delight at the official signing of the Cooperation Program between the two units; and highly appreciated the reputation and contributions of the National Economics University in training, research, and policy consultancy. On the occasion of NEU’s upcoming 70th anniversary, Comrade Phan Van Mai extended his congratulations on the achievements the University has attained and expressed his hope that the University will continue to uphold its tradition and make further contributions to the country’s development in the future.

According to Comrade Phan Van Mai, to effectively carry out the tasks of legislation, supervision, and participation in deciding important national issues, the Economic and Financial Committee needs to enhance the mobilization of intellectual resources from educational institutions, research bodies, experts, scientists, and practitioners. This is not a new requirement arising from the signing of this Program, but a consistent orientation in the Committee’s activities. On this basis, establishing an official coordination mechanism with the National Economics University – an institution with strengths in training, research, and policy consultancy – is expected to better leverage intellectual resources to serve the activities of the National Assembly.

Comrade Phan Van Mai also highly valued the potential for cooperation between the two parties, particularly from the team of experts, scientists, academic network, and the research and policy consultancy capabilities of the National Economics University. Through the coordination mechanism, the University’s research results have more opportunities to be integrated into the institutionalization process, policy improvement, legislation, supervision, and decision-making on important national issues. Conversely, practical issues arising in the National Assembly’s activities will also provide additional research challenges, helping the University’s scientific activities to be more closely aligned with the country’s development needs.

Emphasizing the significance of implementing the agreement into practice, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee stated that while the content of the Program has been relatively comprehensively developed, the effectiveness of the cooperation depends significantly on the organization of its implementation. Therefore, both parties need to appropriately mobilize resources, determine coordination methods, and specify the responsibilities of focal points to promptly implement practical activities. Through this, the cooperation between the Economic and Financial Committee of the National Assembly and the National Economics University can leverage each party’s strengths to jointly address practical economic issues and contribute to the country’s development goals in the new phase.

The leaders of the two units perform the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between the Economic and Financial Committee of the National Assembly and the National Economics University

According to the signed content, the Cooperation Program for the period 2026–2031 will be implemented from the date of signing until the end of the 16th National Assembly term. Before the end of the term, both parties will evaluate the implementation results and consider extending or signing a new Cooperation Program for the next period.

The Program focuses on key orientations, including: researching, developing, and improving policies and laws, advising on strategic economic and financial issues; providing scientific foundations for supervision and decision-making on important national issues; training, fostering, and developing human resources; organizing research, surveys, and academic exchanges; implementing international collaboration; carrying out scientific tasks and digital transformation to serve the National Assembly’s activities; building and promoting a network of experts and scientists for policy consultancy.

Notably, in research and academic exchange activities, both parties agreed to annually organize the Vietnam Economic Assessment Forum (National Scientific Conference), focusing on evaluating macroeconomic developments, conducting in-depth analysis of key topics each year, and proposing policy recommendations. The Program also aims to leverage the team of experts, research centers, and scientific infrastructure of the National Economics University to develop and transfer analytical tools, forecasts, policy impact assessments, information systems, databases, and digital platforms applying artificial intelligence and big data to serve the National Assembly’s activities.

To bring the cooperation contents into practice, both parties will coordinate through working groups, expert groups, and research groups; organize conferences, seminars, discussions, and field surveys; implement scientific tasks, training programs, projects, and activities agreed upon. Specific contents will be implemented through action programs, annual plans, and according to each task, project, and proposal.

The Economic and Financial Committee of the National Assembly assigns the Economic and Financial Department, and the National Economics University assigns the Science Management Department as the focal points for advising and organizing the implementation of the program. Annually, the focal units will develop plans to present to the leadership of both parties for decision-making, as well as evaluate the implementation results and agree on the plan for the following year.

The leaders of the two units exchange gifts and take commemorative photos

The signing of the cooperation agreement establishes a framework to enhance the integration of the University’s research resources and scientific knowledge with the practical aspects of lawmaking, oversight, and decision-making on critical national issues in the fields of economics and finance. Building on the foundation of collaboration developed over many years, the program creates favorable conditions for both parties to strengthen cooperation in research, policy consultation, training, digital transformation, and expert networking. This collaboration leverages the strengths of each party, providing additional scientific and practical arguments to support the process of policy and legal refinement and the socio-economic development of the country.

The delegates attending the Signing Ceremony take commemorative photos

Dr. Bui Duc Dung – Head of the General Affairs Department, hosts the program at the Ceremony

The delegates attending the Signing Ceremony

Article and photos: Communications Department