Proud of the achievements made, The Academy must strive, along with the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire military, to lead the country into the new era of national progress

Dear Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo Member, President of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council,

Dear comrades,

Today, I am very happy and excited to attend the ceremony of the 75th founding Anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the receipt of the First-Class Labor Medal. On behalf of the Party and the State leadership, I would like to send to the distinguished delegates and guests, as well as all professors, doctors, researchers, generations of teachers, cadres, lecturers, and students of the Academy my warmest greetings and best wishes. I wish the Academy continued development, continuously strengthening its role and position as a trusted and reputable institution of the Party and State in the mission of training cadres, especially strategic-level cadres.

Dear comrades,

Over the past 75 years of construction and development, implementing the teachings of beloved Uncle Ho that “Training cadres is the fundamental work of the Party”, generations of cadres and lecturers at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics have always united, strived, overcome all difficulties and challenges, and excellently completed the tasks assigned. They have fulfilled their mission to train and foster high-level leadership and management cadres for the Party and the political system, conducting research and providing scientific arguments for the Party and State’s policy and strategy formulation, continuously enhancing a glorious tradition with commendable achievements.

The Academy is honored to have been directly founded and directed by President Ho Chi Minh in the Viet Bac War Zone. The Academy trained tens of thousands of cadres who contributed to the resistance war against the French colonialists, against the American imperialists, built socialism in the North, liberated the South, unified the country, and led the nation forward toward socialism.

Entering the era of renovation, the Academy has actively and proactively reformed various aspects of its operations. Under the leadership of the Party, the Academy’s staff and lecturers, with political determination, scientific rigor, steadfast revolutionary ideals, have researched and provided significant scientific and practical arguments to shape and complete the Party’s renovation policy; transitioned from a centralized, bureaucratic, subsidy-based economy to a market economy managed by the State, where the people hold sovereignty; trained tens of thousands of cadres for the renovation process; contributed to defending the Party, safeguarding the regime, upholding the ideological foundation of the Party, and building the Platform for National Development in the Transitional Period to Socialism in 1991, with updates and developments in 2011. The Academy has continuously advanced the renovation process against all negative influences, even during dangerous times, such as when the socialist regimes in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe collapsed, negatively affecting Vietnam.

In recent years, the Academy has proactively updated and renovated its entire curriculum and training materials for high and intermediate-level political theory along with the process of developing the Draft Documents of the 13th National Party Congress. It has compiled textbooks and materials for all training programs, including the training of mid-and high-level leaders and managers of the Party and the State, to meet the requirements of the new period. This includes promptly updating and supplementing new content from the Documents of the 13th National Party Congress. Various measures have been implemented to improve the quality of training and fostering; renewing content, programs, teaching and learning methods, and training management; emphasizing centralized programs and gradually reducing non-centralized programs.

Coordinate well the organization of training courses to update knowledge for members of the Central Executive Committee; Alternate members of the Central Executive Committee; Deputy Secretaries, Chairmen of People’s Councils, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities; strategic planning cadres of the 13th term, planning members of the 14th Party Central Executive Committee, senior cadres of the Lao Party and State, as well as numerous refresher courses to update knowledge for leadership and management cadres at all levels and political theory lecturers and staff.

There have been clear changes in the research work to make it more practical, closely connected with the practical demands of the renovation process. The Academy successfully implemented the national key scientific program, “Research, summarize, propose supplementation to develop Marxism-Leninism - an important component of the ideological foundation of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the new context”, and is actively implementing the program “Researching, applying and creatively developing Ho Chi Minh Thought in the cause of building and defending the country in the renovation period”. It published a series of popular theoretical books on Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought and the path of national renovation, attracting the attention of a large number of cadres, party members and the public. The Academy submitted dozens of reports to the Politburo, the Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Subcommittee on the Summary of 40 years of renovation, along with hundreds of advisory, feedback, and review reports for central and local Party committees, ministries, and sectors, providing scientific arguments for the Party and State’s policy and direction and supporting decision-making at all levels.

In the task of protecting the Party’s ideological foundation and countering distorted, hostile views in the new situation, the Academy has innovatively and effectively organized successful events, such as the argumentative competition to protect the Party’s ideological foundation, with participation from numerous cadres, Party members, citizens domestically, overseas Vietnamese, and international friends. The Academy has successfully completed the work of compiling the Party’s history, guiding the compilation of the history of local party committees, departments, branches, and organizations; biographies of key leaders and exemplary senior leaders of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution. It has proactively advised and organized the implementation of Regulation No. 11-QD/TW dated May 19, 2021, from the Secretariat on standard political schools; it has also enhanced, allocated, and used resources efficiently; streamlined and refined its organizational structure; and raised the quality of its cadres and lecturers.

International cooperation activities have been continually renewed and improved in quality and efficiency, contributing well to the work of training and fostering cadres, as well as the development of scientific research. Strategic-level leadership and management training courses all include study modules on the experiences of leading developed countries. The Academy has “soft centers” that connect with leading scientific research centers in the region and globally, attracting many international experts to participate in scientific research, demonstrating a systematic approach and global vision in scientific research work. This effort contributes to enhancing advisory quality in policy-making with the Party and State and training leadership and management cadres. The Academy’s Party Committee has been consistently recognized as a clean and strong organization for many years.

With great efforts, dedication, and achievements over 75 years of building and development, the Academy has been awarded many noble awards by the Party and the State such as the Gold Star Order, the Ho Chi Minh Order (twice), the Independence Order, the title of Labor Hero in the renovation period and at today’s Anniversary Ceremony, the Academy is honored to receive the First-Class Labor Order (for the second time). On behalf of the Party and the State leaders, I would like to warmly congratulate and commend the great achievements that generations of cadres, civil servants, and students of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics have accomplished over the past 75 years.

Dear comrades,

We are excited and proud of the achievements that the Academy named after beloved President Ho Chi Minh has achieved after 75 years of building and development. This brings a deep awareness of the glorious responsibility on the path ahead with the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire military to lead the country into a new era- an era of national advancement. We work to fulfill President Ho Chi Minh’s wish that “Our entire Party and people strive to build a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic, and prosperous Vietnam, making a worthy contribution to the global revolutionary cause”, amid favorable conditions yet also facing many difficulties and challenges.

The world is in a period of epochal change. From now until 2030 will be a crucial stage to determine the new world order, which is also a period of important strategic opportunities, a critical stage for the Vietnamese revolution to achieve the goals of the Party’s 100-year leadership and the 100 year anniversary of founding the country. Peace, cooperation, and development are still the dominate trends, but competition among major countries is increasingly fierce, in which the Asia-Pacific is considered the most fiercely competitive area. Hostile and reactionary forces have never abandoned their plots to overthrow the leadership of the Communist Party and the socialist regime in Vietnam. They are vigorously carrying out the strategy of “peaceful evolution”, using many methods and tricks that are increasingly sophisticated, cunning, and vicious. They thoroughly exploit the comprehensive and deep international integration to infiltrate internally, to promote “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” in order to disintegrate our Party and our regime from within. Non-traditional security challenges pose many negative impacts. The emergence and development of cyberspace along with Industrial Revolution 4.0 present an era where developing countries can seize opportunities to leapfrog, achieving extraordinary progress, and becoming powerful nations, or fall into a chasm of backwardness if they fail to capitalize on these opportunities.

Domestically, with 79 years of revolutionary history, with 40 years of national renovation under the leadership of the Party, the cause of building and defending the Fatherland has achieved monumental accomplishments, creating today’s natural foundation, resources, prestige, and international standing. However, we are also facing the need for a revolution with strong and comprehensive reforms to develop productive forces, perfect production relations, establish new advanced and modern production methods, as well as create new momentum for development.

The above context places increasingly high demands on the Academy in the mission of training and fostering cadres and scientific and theoretical research to contribute to advising, formulating policies and guidelines for building and developing the country, and making worthy contributions to the renovation process. I would like to suggest four areas for your attention to and action as follows:

Firstly, undertake bold renovation in cadres training and development, following the motto “the students are the center, the schools are the foundation, the lecturers are the driving force”. Resolutely address reluctance toward learning, superficiality in theoretical study, and “glazed over” or superficial approaches to education. Emphasize educating and enhancing revolutionary ethics, political resolve, ideological stance, and leadership and management capacity for students; integrating theory with practice. Proactively align training programs with the Party’s resolutions, directives, and conclusions to develop high-quality human resources and leadership and management personnel. Continue to innovate programs, update content for leadership and management positions, combining theoretical learning and practical research with defending the Party’s ideological foundation. Equip learners with vision, strategic thinking, methods, and leadership skills suited to each position, agency, locality, and the country, contributing to building a cadre team equal to their tasks and instilled with the spirit of “Dare to think, dare to speak, dare to act, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, dare to confront challenges, and dare to act for the common good”.

Secondly, continue to vigorously innovate scientific research work, closely combining theoretical research and practical summarization. Theory plays a particularly important role in the development of the country in the new era. According to F. Engels, “A nation that wants to stand at the pinnacle of science cannot be without theoretical thinking”. President Ho Chi Minh taught, “Only when the Party is steadfast can the revolution succeed, just as the helmsman must be steady for the boat to sail. For the Party to be steadfast, it must have a core ideology; everyone in the Party must understand and follow that ideology. A Party without an ideology is like a person without intelligence, a ship without a compass”. Contributing to the development and perfection of guiding theory to successfully implement the Party’s strategic goals is the glorious task of the Academy in the time ahead.

To accomplish this: (i) The highest goal and requirement of scientific and theoretical research that the Academy must achieve is to “Promptly resolve new and complex practical issues; forecast development trends and strategic situations that need to be addressed; identify bottlenecks hindering development. Provide timely scientific foundations for formulating the Party’s guidelines and orientations, and the State’s policies and laws to meet the country’s development requirements in the new era; create consensus throughout the Party and the people; refute incorrect and hostile viewpoints; contribute to successfully carrying out the revolution of developing a new, advanced, and modern mode of production, firmly bringing the country into the new era”. In other words, the theoretical research products of the Academy must lead to historical progress, robust development in the economy, politics, culture, and society, accelerate the country’s process of moving towards socialism, and create a better life for the Vietnamese people and people around the world.

(ii) The task of scientific and theoretical research is to protect and continuously develop Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought; to perfect the theory of the renovation path, socialism, and the path to socialism. Focus on researching strategic issues such as summarizing 100 years of the Party’s leadership of the Vietnamese revolution; 40 years of implementing the 1991 Platform for nation building in the transitional period; and making practical and strong contributions to the construction of a complete, scientific and modern theoretical system on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam in the progression towards the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country.

(iii) Regarding scientific research methods and theories, it is necessary to delve into practical life, into the activities of the Party and the political system, on the basis of the worldview and methodology of Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, especially the historical and dialectical materialism, to receive information, analyze and generalize into theory; sensitively grasp new issues and new developments in the world, and appropriately absorb the intellectual achievements of humankind to serve the cause of building socialism in Vietnam.

(iv) Regarding the scientific research workforce, attention must be paid to developing a team of scientists, leaders, and managers who possess pure ethical qualities, strong political will, and scientific courage; innovate mechanism to build and promote a team of experts and leading cadres with profound knowledge and close ties to practical activities.

Thirdly, build the Academy truly into a model in Party building work; a model for maintaining academic discipline, study order, a red address to nurture the good qualities of Communists; a cradle to cultivate the Party’s nature, the Party’s culture, and strong political will for cadres and Party members participating in studying and training at the Academy. Continue to support and accompany Political Schools to achieve higher standards promptly; complete the Smart Academy model; and preserve and spread the positive values of the Party School culture to Political Schools and other training institutions across our country.

Fourthly, I urge that all comrades thoroughly understand and implement the advice of beloved Uncle Ho in the School’s Traditional Golden Book when he visited the Central Nguyen Ai Quoc School: “Study to work, to be a human being, to be a cadre. Study to serve the organization, the class and the people, the Fatherland and humanity”. More than ever, comrades are requested to be deeply aware of their responsibilities and duties before the Party, the State, and the people; to accomplish the strategic goals of building a strong Party, a prosperous, democratic, just, and civilized country where people enjoy a prosperous and happy life. Thereby, constantly cultivate political qualities, ethics, lifestyle, theoretical knowledge, political courage, thinking, vision, skills, and working methods and actively participate in protecting the Party’s ideological foundation, worthy of being students of the Central Party School named after the great President Ho Chi Minh.

Dear comrades,

With a glorious tradition of 75 years of building and development, with a team of highly qualified and dedicated cadres, scholars, and lecturers, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics will certainly excel in all tasks entrusted by the Party, the State and the people, contributing with the entire Party, the State and people to successfully carry out the cause of renovation, construction, and development of the country and protecting of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

On this occasion, I would like to commend the attention, support and assistance of the Central Committees, ministries, branches, unions, Party Committees, local authorities and international partners towards the Academy; I hope that all of you, comrades, will continue to support and accompany the Academy to fulfill its noble mission and responsibility entrusted by the Party, the State and the people.

Finally, I wish the lecturers, officers, civil servants, employees, students of the Academy, delegates and distinguished guests good health, happiness in life and success in your work.