Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences celebrated its 60th anniversary (2/12/1953 – 2/12/2013)

Attending at the ceremony, there are Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Mr. Đinh The Huynh – Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Chairman of Commission for Popularisation and Education of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Chairman of the Theoritical Council; Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong – Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Cheif of Party Central Office; Mr. Vu Duc Dam – member of the CPV Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue - member of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the PCC Economic Commission; Mr.  Hoang Binh Quan – member of the CPV Central Committee and the Chairman of Party’s National External Relations Committee; Mr. Tran Van Hang – member of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of National Assembly External Relations Committee; Prof.Dr. Ta Ngoc Tan –member of the CPV Central Committee and President of Hochiminh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration; Mr. Tran Luu Hai – member of the CPV Central Committee and Vice Chief Organization of the Central Committee; Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung – member of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee for Centre Agencies Block; Colonel Genral Bui Van Nam – member of the CPV Central Committee and Deputy Minister of the Public Security; Lieutenant General Mai Quang Phan – member of the CPV Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics; Mr. Thuan Huu – member of the CPV Central Committee, Chief Editor of The People newspaper; Mr. Ho Mau Ngoat – member of the CPV Central Committee and Assisstant of the General Secreatary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Chief of the Party General Secratay Office; Mr. Tran Dinh Thanh  - member of the CPV Central Committee and the Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Pham Minh Chinh - member of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Mai Van Ninh - member of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tien - member of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the Lam Dong People’s Committee; Mr. Tran Hong Ha – an alternate member of the CPV Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh - an alternate member of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee; Mr.  Phung Xuan Nha - an alternate member of the CPV Central Committee and President of Hanoi National University; Mr. Hoang Van Phong – Chairman of National Council for Science and Technology Policy; Mr. Pham Anh Tuan – Secretary of the Party and Vice Chief of the Central Committee of Internal Affairs; Mr. Le Quang Vinh – Vice Chief of the Party Central Office; Professor – Dr. Le Huu Nghia – Deputy Chairman of the Central Council of Theory; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Hong – Senior Vice President of the Vietnam Confederation of Labor and President of Vietnam Labor Union; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai – Vice Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly; Mr. Le Bo Linh – Deputy Chairman of National Assembly of the Science, Technology, and Environment Department; Mr. Mai Xuan Hung – Deputy Chairman of the Economic Committee of Congress; Mr. Tran Anh Tuan – Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs; Mr. Le Dinh Tien – Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Mr. Bui Thanh Son – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Transport; Mr. Hoang The Lien – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Justice; Mr. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Mr. Doan Mau Diep – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; Mr. Dang Thi Bich Lien – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;  Mr. Nguyen Toan Thang – Deputy Governor of State Bank of Vietnam; Mr. Le Tien Hao – Standing Deputy Inspector General; Mr. Truong Xuan Cu - , Deputy Chairman of the Northwest Steering Committee; Mr. Nguyen Long Hai –  Secretary of Youth Union; Prof.Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cong – Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Luong, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Television; Mr. Le Duy Truyen– Deputy Director of Vietnam News Agency; Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Hoi Nghia – Deputy President of Vietnam National University in Hochiminh City; Mr. Nguyen Van Ut – Deputy Secrectary of Bac Lieu Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Dan Duc Hiep – Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Haiphong; Mr. Le Xuan Dai - Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Nghe An; Mr. Tran Hung - Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Cao Bang; Mr. Lai Thanh Son - Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Bac Giang. There are the participation of representatives from Organization of the Central Committee; Commission for Popularisation and Education; The Central Inspection Commision; the PCC Economic Commission; the Central Committee of Internal Affairs; the Commission for Mass Mobilisation; Party’s National External Relations Committee; the Party Central Office; General Secreatary Office; President Office; National Assembly Office; National Assembly of the Science, Technology, and Environment Department; National Assembly Law Committee; National Assembly External Relations Committee; National Assembly Committee for Finance and Budget; Ministry of Science and Technology; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning and Investment; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Public Security; Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Information and Communication; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology;  Hochiminh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration; Hanoi city, Hochiminh city, Da Nang; Hai Phong; Quang Ninh; Lao Cai; Cao Bang; Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc; Bac Ninh;  Bac Giang;  Ninh Binh; Thanh Hoa; Nghe An; Ha Tinh; Quang Binh; Quang Tri; Thua Thien Hue; Quang Ngai;  Khanh Hoa;  Dac Lac; Dac Nong; Lam Dong; Bac Lieu; Vietnam National University (Hanoi); Vietnam National University (Hochiminh city); Academy of Journalism and Communication.

The celebration has the participation of international guests, including: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Thongsalith Mangnomek – Lao National Social Sciences Institute; Dr. Oum Pom, General Secratary of The Cambodia Academy; Mrs. Pratibha Mehta – United Nations Coordinator, Resident Representative of UNDP; Representative of École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Vietnam; representative of Central for Educational Exchange with Vietnam (CEEV), Japan Foundation Vietnam, Institute of Research for Development (IRD Vietnam), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie in Hanoi.

Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences has the participation of: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang – a member of the CPV Central Committee, Secreatary of the Communist Party and President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Mr. Pham Nhu Cuong, former alternate member of the CPV Centrel Committee and former Chairman of Committee for Vietnam Social Sciences; Prof. Dr Nguyen Duy Quy – a former alternate member of the CPV Central Committee and former Director of  National Central for Social Sciences and Humanities; Prof. Dr. Do Hoai Nam – a former member of the CPV Central Committee and former Director of Vietnam Academy of Social and Sciences; managers and secretary of the CPV in different periods and leaders of the CPV of Vietnam Academy of Social and Sciences; Chairman of the Trade Union over the periods and the current Standing Committee of the Union; the Secretaries of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union over time and the Standing Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences;  Directors and Deputy Directors, Chief Editors and Deputy Chief Editors, Chief of the Secretariat, Vice Chief of the Secretariat, Directors and Deputy Directors of the Functional Departments, and the Directors and Deputy Directors of the Graduate Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Social Sciences Publishing House, Encyclopedia Publishing House, and  other Research Center under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; all the Professors , Associate Professors , Doctors who worked or have been working at the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Representatives of the Emulation and Commendation Council, the Committee for the Advancement of Women , the Military Command Committee, the Fire Prevention Committee, the Veterans, the Journalists Association and the Former Officers Association of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Press and media from People Newspaper, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Television, Radio The Voice of Vietnam; Hanoi Television have also joined and broadcasted about the ceremony. 

On this occasion, VASS has received celebrating flowers from: Mr. Truong Tan Sang – a member of the Central Politburo and President of Vietnam; Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung – a member of the Central Politburo and Prime Minister of Vietnam; Mr. Nguyen Sinh Hung – a member of the Central Politburo and Chairman of National Assembly.

In the speech of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, he has overview of the development history of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, remarkable achievements obtained in the fields of scientific research, human resource training and development in the period of 2011 to 2020.  He strongly confirmed that State and the CPV’s leaders have given all VASS’s scientists a high evaluation for their tirelessly creation as well as research works over the period of 60 years. In the occasion of visiting the Academy in 1996, Mr. Do Muoi – former General Secretary of the CPV said “the Academy has tried to overcome all backwards in order to catch up with latest issues and meet developing requirements of the country in new circumstances”. In 1998, former General Secreatary Le Kha Phieu admitted that there were many high quality research works about social and sciences and humanites. Especially, they contributed in adding, explaining and clarifying CPV’s viewpoints of socialism and the pathway to achieve the socialism in Vietnam. Many conclusions were used as the foundation to make Resolution, Plans, Policies of State and Communist Party. They played important roles in the successful reformation. It is the assessment of Mr. Nong Duc Manh (former General Secretary) in his visit in 2002. VASS’s individuals and groups have been received many notable awards and decorations:  Independence Order, Hochiminh Order for their remarkable contributions and achievements in the building and protection of the country. In the 55^th year celebration, VASS had honorly received the highest award from Communist Party and State which is Gold Star Order. There were especially 20 research works offered Hochiminh Award and 24 works received the State Award which is the highest award for national science and technology.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has also made a speech in the celebration. In the 60 years of development, all generations of VASS have always been great examples of responsibilities and excellently completed tasks assigned by Communist Party and State; they have built VASS up as a leading and trusted institute of Vietnam. Also, he listed out some limitations which the Academy should overcome in next period. For now, Vietnam is in its important time of development while facing unexpected changes due to complex global circumstances. Globalizations, international integration, collaboration for development are basic trends. However, global competition, benefit conflicts and impacts on politics, economy, and culture between nations, religions and belief are increasingly fierce; wars, terrorism, subveriosn, island sovereignty and conflicts are still happening everywhere. Human is facing with many traditional and non – traditional threats, for example, population, social structure changes, inequality, climate changes, increasing sea level, web security so on. Successes of 30 years of reformation have created new forces for implementing the purpose of a prosperous people, strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization. Vietnam is currently facing with many difficulties when there are many limitations and disadvantages in the renewals and social – economical development. Complex issues might affect the implementation of a sustainable and fast growth. They become new requirements for social sciences and humanities in which many theories of nation growth should be clairified and scientists need to find out the correct answers for those requirements.  As a result, the role of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences is very important.

On behalf of generations of senior scientists, Professor Pham Xuan Nam, former Deputy Director of the National Centre for Social and Human Sciences (now known as the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) had a speech on the memories, the great contribution of the senior management staff of the Academy, of the great scientists , the leading intellectuals of the country that have worked for the Academy over the periods, and the so-called "golden generation" of the national social science, including: Nguyen Khanh Toan, Tran Huy Lieu, Tran Phuong, Pham Huy Thong, Vu Khieu , Dao Van Tap , Pham Nhu Cuong, Dang Thai Mai, Ca Van Thinh , Pham Thieu, Dao Duy Anh , Tran Van Giau, Tran Van Giap, Cao Xuan Huy, Vu Ngoc Phan, Hoai Thanh, Cao Huy Dinh, Dinh Gia Khanh, Nguyen Dong Chi and many other scientists. Under the guidance and tutelage of those "golden generation" scientists, numerous social sciences researching staff of the next generation has gradually matured. In his speech, Professor also points out the highly impressive and significant research works, which is the scientific achievement of the staff of the Academy over the periods, the activities of dozens of key personnel who had been encouraged to join the editorial group for the Credo -1991, editorial group for 1991-2000 Socio Economic Development Strategy, editorial group for some resolutions of the CPV - Central Committee and Central Politburo on science, education, culture, etc. in the 90s of the last century. In recent years, the Academy has encouraged a large number of scientists to focus on completing the key tasks given by the Politburo, the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Government, review, complement and develop the Credo 1991 after 20 years of implementation, summarize the 2001-2010 Socio-Economic Development Strategy and contribute to the 2011-2020 Socio-Economic Development Strategy. The Academy has great recommendations about the perspective for sustainable development of the country, about the need to transform to the growth model based on comparative advantages to effectively participate in global value chains and production networks, about the Communist Party’s Leadership enhancement, the Government’s management quality and efficiency improvement, about the solutions for the cultural, social, ethnic, religious problems in the new situations, etc., all of which have been received and highly appreciated by the Authorities.  Prof. Pham Xuan Nam expressed his firm belief that the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences would enter a new stage of development with greater achievements in all fields of activities.

On behalf of young generation of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh – Secretary of Hochiminh Youth Union has proudly talked about the young generation as those who will keep making history for the VASS. They understand today achievements are results of great scientists since the French and American wars, border wars until independent times and now when the country is in the pathway of renewals, opening and international integration. He stressed on how important the research staff of VASS are. Firstly, it is necessary to promote the requirements of Party and VASS’s directors about improving specialized ability, foreign language and research skills. This will improve the research level and social sciences management as high as countries in ASEAN in 2020 and step by step reach to the international level according to the Resolution no. 20-NQ/TW in October 31^st 2012 by the CPV Central Committee on science and technology. Secondly, he admitted the research achievements as the results of applying convenient conditions, for example, stable and peaceful of nation, to access the advance knowledge of the world. He stressed on the fact of being VASS’s scientists. They will try their best to inherit previous generations’ achievements as well as meet the expectations of scientists in last generation and society. Today, there are up to 30 doctoral, 400 masters and a big amount of researchers who are pursing the Doctor and Master degrees. Many of them have proven their scientific ability with many research works published worldwide.  As presenters of big conferences and seminars, they have joined in many international workshops.  These figures would be the basic foundation to reach to further achievements. “Be proud of the past, be trusted in presence, and be ready for the future” are the slogan which young researchers of VASS aim to obtain.

The 60^th anniversary was held in a warm and solemn atmosphere between many generations of VASS who feel proud of being those who contributed to the national science.

Dr. Vu Hung Cuong