Discussing solutions to improve Vietnam's higher education

The comrades chaired the workshop "Modernizing and improving Vietnamese higher education , creating breakthroughs in developing highly qualified human resources and talents, leading research and innovation".

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission; leaders of central and local departments, ministries, branches, scientists, experts... attended.

The workshop aims to disseminate and guide the implementation of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW dated August 22, 2025 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development, especially contents related to higher education; raise awareness, make proposals and recommendations to concretize breakthroughs to modernize and improve Vietnam's higher education.

To effectively implement Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW, focusing on modernizing and improving higher education, creating breakthroughs in developing highly qualified human resources and talents, leading research and innovation, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia requested experts, scientists... to focus on exchanging, discussing, analyzing and clarifying some basic contents:

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission for Mass Mobilization spoke at the workshop.

Firstly, continue to research, thoroughly grasp and propagate Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW so that it penetrates the awareness of the entire political system and society, creating strong changes in thinking, will and determination to act from the Central to local levels and higher education institutions.

Second, focus on perfecting institutions, mechanisms, and policies, especially specific and outstanding mechanisms and policies, and the strategic framework for developing higher education and training. Promote the development of higher education institutions according to the model of research universities, innovative universities, new-generation technology universities, and sustainable universities. Effectively implement the State-School-Enterprise cooperation mechanism in investing and developing higher education.

Third, strongly innovate the training program in the direction of "standardization, modernization, democratization, socialization and international integration". In which, focus on comprehensive education of morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics, contributing to building and spreading the system of national values, cultural values, family values and the system of values of Vietnamese people in the new era.

Fourth, develop a team of lecturers, researchers, experts, scientists, and educational managers with sufficient capacity, qualities, and prestige to meet the requirements of modernization and upgrading of higher education.

Fifth, promote deep international cooperation and integration in higher education and training, especially in key areas and emerging technologies. Pay attention to applying international standards suitable to Vietnam's conditions and circumstances. Encourage cooperation and training links according to digital education models, across borders.

At the workshop, experts and scientists focused on discussing and highlighting the proactive and pioneering role of Ho Chi Minh City National University. With the Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030, this unit has taken the lead in important directions of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW.

In particular, Ho Chi Minh City National University is strongly implementing key programs on talent training, developing excellent research groups in core technology fields such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and building a comprehensive innovation ecosystem, affirming its mission of becoming a leading research university in Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City National University is not only an effective unit implementing major policies and guidelines of the Party and State, but also a pioneering center in initiating breakthrough ideas in education and training development.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City National University spoke at the Workshop.

At the same time, it is committed to being a policy laboratory, ready to take the lead in testing new models to work with the whole country to raise the level of Vietnamese higher education.

The workshop attracted more than 40 presentations, focusing on in-depth discussion and analysis of four topics: University policy and governance; human resource training and development; scientific research, technology and innovation; integration and sustainable development.

The discussion sessions went straight into issues from perfecting institutions and modern university governance models, to solutions to effectively mobilize resources to develop universities, aiming for universities to not only be places to train high-quality human resources but also centers for research, innovation and elite training of the country, and the central driving force of national development.

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