Under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense , the Party Committee of the Academy has promoted the spirit of solidarity, intelligence, and bravery, leading the entire Academy to overcome all difficulties and challenges, implementing the tasks of education, training, and scientific research in a comprehensive and creative manner, and excellently completing the set goals and tasks. It is a great honor for the Academy to be awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Party and State for the second time.

Breakthrough, improve the quality of education and training

Right from the beginning of the term, the Party Committee and the Board of Directors of the Academy of Politics have identified the key and urgent task of creating a strong breakthrough in innovation to improve the quality of all basic elements of the education and training process; from innovation in content and methods to innovation in exams, tests, and assessment of learners' results, realizing the motto "The quality of training of the school is the combat readiness of the unit".

Implementing the Project "Innovating the process and training programs for cadres at all levels in the Army to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation", the Party Committee of the Academy has resolutely led and directed the review and restructuring of the entire training program system. As a result, 11 position training programs, 8 social sciences and humanities lecturer training programs have been newly built; the advanced political theory training program has been supplemented and developed. In particular, at the highest level of education, 9 master's training programs and 9 doctoral training programs have been built and completed. This restructuring has thoroughly overcome duplicate and outdated content; promptly updated new theoretical and practical issues; ensured systematicity, inheritance and close connection between levels of education, towards a "standardized, modernized" program system, training a team of cadres with sufficient qualities and capacity to excellently complete their tasks.

Leaders of the Academy of Politics awarded doctoral degrees to the 2025 PhD students. Photo: DUY HUNG

If curriculum innovation is changing the “hardware”, then teaching and learning method innovation is changing the “software” - the core part that creates vitality for training activities. Thoroughly understanding the viewpoint of “taking learners as the center”, the Academy has resolutely applied active teaching methods. The “flipped classroom” model and the “reversed” teaching method are typical examples. Instead of passively listening to lectures in class, students are required to study the content themselves through digital learning materials and video lectures. Class time is devoted to high-level interactive activities such as discussion, debate, solving new and difficult theoretical problems and practical situations. Lecturers have changed from being mere transmitters to advisors, guides, and inspirers of creative thinking for learners. To have such quality lessons, learners must be proactive, actively research and explore outside the curriculum framework, and teachers must constantly strive to be close to, understand and accompany learners.

Recognizing the key role of the teaching staff, the Party Committee of the Academy has resolutely implemented the breakthrough "Building a teaching staff that meets the requirements of standardization". The past term was a successful harvest season with 11 teachers recognized as Associate Professors, 11 comrades achieving the title of Excellent Teaching Staff at the Ministry of National Defense level and 290 comrades being honored as Excellent Teaching Staff at the Academy level. These are telling numbers, proving a team that is strong in quantity, reasonable in structure, constantly improving in quality, truly shining examples of intelligence and character. From hours of diligently working on lesson plans to computer screens, conversing with artificial intelligence, teachers at the Academy of Politics are also people who never stop self-studying and self-training. Because, in the field of science and education, "a boat goes upstream, if it doesn't advance, it must retreat". During the past term, the Academy has trained and fostered tens of thousands of cadres at all levels for the Party, State and the Vietnam People's Army, along with hundreds of cadres for the Lao People's Army and the Royal Cambodian Army; thousands of cadres at the department, division and institute levels of the Central Committees, ministries and branches. Generations of political cadres trained and fostered at the Academy, through practical work, have greatly contributed to building a politically strong Army, ensuring that the Army always excellently completes all tasks.

Scientific research - the spearhead of intelligence, the sharp weapon of theory

If education and training is the heart, then scientific research is the brain, the place where intelligence crystallizes and creates sharp theoretical weapons of the Academy. During the 2020-2025 term, the Academy Party Committee has led and directed the successful implementation of the breakthrough "Promoting basic research, improving the quality of scientific works; strengthening the fight against erroneous and hostile views, protecting the ideological foundation of the Party". The vibrancy of academic life is demonstrated through impressive numbers: The entire Academy has presided over the research of 2 national-level topics, 12 Ministry of National Defense-level topics, 41 industry-level topics, 5 scientific programs, 265 academy-level topics, and more than 1,800 scientific topics and topics of students. The rate of basic research reached 33.27%, demonstrating a strategic vision in investing in fundamental theoretical issues. Cooperation activities in scientific research have also been promoted. The Academy has coordinated with agencies and units inside and outside the Army to implement many key research programs, organize major scientific conferences, and become a prestigious theoretical research address for the entire Army and the whole country.

The power of science at the Academy of Politics is not only in the pages of books, but also becomes a sharp weapon on the ideological front. Each scientific work is a solid argument affirming the truth of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought, and the Party's renovation policy; at the same time, it is a direct counterattack, exposing the anti-scientific, reactionary nature of erroneous and hostile viewpoints. That combined strength has contributed to firmly consolidating the Party's ideological position in the Army.

A special mark during his tenure was the direction to increase the number of publications of the Military Political Theory Education Journal to one issue per month, making the journal a prestigious theoretical forum with widespread influence. Along with that, the LAN system, Misten network and website were maintained safely and effectively, becoming a solid digital infrastructure for all scientific activities.

Building a strong and comprehensive Academy - a solid political "fortress"

The work of building a strong, comprehensive, "exemplary, typical" Academy with the core being politically strong is always the top priority of the Party Committee, the Board of Directors and Party Committees at all levels. The work of political and ideological education, emulation and rewards, building a military pedagogical environment imbued with Party spirit, education, exemplary, humane and humane nature is always valued and implemented methodically, scientifically, practically and effectively. The struggle to protect the Party's ideological foundation is carried out proactively and effectively, the Academy always affirms its position and prestige when continuously winning many high awards, including the Central-level A prize in the Political Contest to Protect the Party's Ideological Foundation.

The political power of the Academy also spreads through mass mobilization work. With the spirit of “the army and the people are like fish and water”, the Academy has conducted 500 policy propaganda sessions for more than 40,000 people; participated in 300 working days to overcome the consequences of natural disasters; supported the construction of 6 “comrade houses”, 6 “great solidarity houses”, 7 “houses of gratitude”; donated billions of VND to support social funds, beautifying the beautiful image of Uncle Ho’s soldiers in the hearts of the people.

One of the most outstanding marks of the term is the determination in administrative reform and promoting digital transformation. The electronic document management and issuance system has fundamentally changed the thinking and operating methods. In particular, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the digital platform has helped the Academy maintain continuous, uninterrupted education and training activities and ensure absolute safety. Thanks to such proactiveness and creativity, the Academy has been honored for 5 consecutive years to receive the Flag "Leading unit in the emulation movement" from the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense.

The Party's core leadership role and the power of innovation

Looking back at the entire term, the key factor that created success was promoting the core leadership role of Party committees at all levels and the vanguard and exemplary role of cadres and Party members. Victory stemmed from solidarity and unity within the entire Party Committee, within each Party committee and organization, creating a collective that dared to think, dared to do, and dared to take responsibility. More importantly, the Party Committee of the Academy not only assigned tasks but also strongly aroused the spirit of innovation and creativity in each individual. Every initiative, big or small, was respected and facilitated for implementation. It was this democratic and open environment that transformed the strength of the collective into creative action of each individual.

To achieve that, Party building is given top priority. On average, every year, 99.8% of Party organizations complete their tasks, and 96.35% of Party members complete their tasks well and excellently. Behind these figures is a process of substantial innovation, focusing on improving the quality of Party cell activities. Each meeting has become a democratic forum for self-criticism and criticism, and finding solutions to overcome difficulties in professional work.

5 years, not a long journey but has left very outstanding marks. With the solid foundation of the 2020-2025 term, with the noble title of Hero, with the spirit of solidarity, innovation, creativity, cadres, lecturers, students, staff, and soldiers of the Political Academy are determined to continue writing new pages of history, excellently completing all tasks, worthy of the trust and love of the Party, State, Army and people.

Major General NGUYEN BA HUNG, Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Academy of Politics, Ministry of National Defense

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/tien-toi-dai-hoi-xiv-cua-dang/dang-bo-hoc-vien-chinh-tri-nhung-dau-an-trong-hoat-dong-lanh-dao-nhiem-ky-2020-2025-841847