Celebrating 38 years of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982 – November 20, 2020) and announcing the Resolution on the appointment of Vice President for the term 2019 – 2024

In the jubilant and exciting atmosphere to welcome the new school year and celebrate the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982 – November 20, 2020), on the morning of November 13, Dalat University solemnly held the Opening Ceremony of the 2020-2021 school year, the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day and announced the Resolution on the appointment of Vice President of Dalat University for the term 2019–2024.

tỷ lẹ cá cược — *Delegates taking photos*

Dalat University was honored to welcome Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc – Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Dr. Vu Thanh Binh – Deputy Director of Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Ministry of Education and Training and officials in the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training to attend the ceremony.

On the side of Lam Dong province, there were the attendance of Mr. Tran Van Hiep – Deputy Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Nguyen Van Yen – Member of Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Bui Thang – Member of Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of Propaganda Commission of Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Tran Duy Hung – Member of Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Dalat Party Committee and leaders of departments of the province.

Attending the ceremony were the members of Dalat University’s Board of Trustees: Mr. Tran Viet Hung – Former Deputy Chief of the Office of the Central Committee of the Party, Prof. Dr. Duong Tan Nhut – Deputy Director of Tay Nguyen Institute, Mr. Nguyen Van Bao – Deputy General Director of Dalat Hasfarm. There were also Major General Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dau Van Nam – Deputy Political Commissar of the Army Academy, and representatives of universities and colleges in Lam Dong province.

On the side of Dalat University, there were Dr. Le Minh Chien – Secretary of the Party Committee, President, Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh – Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, and leaders and former leaders of the University, leaders of unions, departments and all officials, employees, and student representative of the University.

Delivering the opening speech for the new school year, Dr. Le Minh Chien – Secretary of the Party Committee, President of Dalat University sent his sincere thanks to the Deputy Minister of Education and Training, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Committee, departments of Lam Dong province, Dalat Army Academy, universities, colleges, and all the guests. The President announced the honorable achievements that Dalat University has achieved in recent times, especially in the 2019-2020 school year, when the University focuses on standardising and improving both the professional and political theories of the management staff and lecturers; In the field of training, the University continues to stabilise the education scale with more than 11,000 students in 6 doctoral, 8 master’s and 33 undergraduate programmes, admission results in the academic year 2019-2020 reached more than 92% of the quota, the school year 2020-2021 reached more than 97% of the quota; The quality of education continues to be improved, meeting the needs of society; The percentage of graduates who have jobs suitable to their education is increasing; Research activities, international cooperation, journalism work have been developed and deepened, creating solid foundations for the internationalisation roadmap; The inspection and financial work are carried out under regulations; The University’s facilities and landscape are increasingly invested, ensuring the good performance of teaching and research tasks; Life quality of staff is improved; Management activities of the University are increasingly professional and compact, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the apparatus.

During the academic year 2020-2021, Dr. Le Minh Chien emphasised that Dalat University will continue to focus its resources on successfully performing fundamental tasks such as: Developing the team, ensuring the stability and development of the University, prioritising the development of highly qualified staff, lecturers, and scientists; Accelerating the renewal of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; updating new programmes and developing advanced programmes in the direction of modernisation and internationalisation; Promoting and improving the quality and efficiency of research and technology transfer activities in line with the University’s conditions, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the development needs of the society; Implementing the strategy of improving the ranking index of Dalat University in the domestic higher education rankings, aiming to be placed in prestigious international rankings; implementing communication associated with accountability. The President believes that all officers, employees, lecturers, and students in the university will unite and make efforts to strive and promote wisdom to complete the goals and tasks of the school year, contributing to the building and sustainable development of Dalat University.

Delivering a congratulatory speech at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc congratulated Dalat University on its efforts to overcome the difficulties and challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and complete the tasks of the school year, continuing to maintain the quality of education and research and transferring knowledge, serving the community, society, and the country. The Deputy Minister wished that Dalat University, a multidisciplinary university under the Ministry of Education and Training located in the Central – Central Highlands region would continue to focus on key tasks such as transforming comprehensively research and education; implementing university autonomy, training lecturers, improving training quality, accrediting education quality, strengthening research, application, and transfer of science and technology, promoting domestic and international cooperation, etc. to further promote the good traditions to continue to develop more comprehensively and obtain more achievements in training, applied research, striving to reach an advanced level on par with universities in the region and the world, making worthy contributions to the cause of industrialisation and modernisation of the country. In addition, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc also congratulated the two new Vice Presidents who were selected by the staff and trusted to take responsibility together with the President in the new development phase of Dalat University. At the same time, the Deputy Minister also congratulated the staff and lecturers of Dalat University on the occasion of Vietnam Teachers’ Day, as well as congratulated the new students of the 44th class of Dalat University.

Mr. Tran Van Hiep – Deputy Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee spoke on behalf of the provincial leaders to congratulate Dalat University on the occasion of the opening of the new school year and announce the Resolution to appoint the Vice Presidents of Dalat University for the term 2019 – 2024. He affirmed that Dalat University has made important contributions to education and providing high-quality human resources for organisations and businesses in the province and the region. At the same time, the University has established and maintained relations in research and technology transfer with localities, and relevant departments of the province. These activities, together with business cooperation activities in start-up, innovation, fostering computer and foreign language capacity, etc., have made an important contribution to economic, social, and cultural development. of Lam Dong province. In addition, Mr. Tran Van Hiep also shared that the leaders and people of Lam Dong province in general, and Dalat city in particular will continue to cooperate with Dalat University in the spirit of “mutualism” to develop even further in the future. On the occasion of Dalat University announcing the Resolution to appoint Vice Presidents for the term 2019-2024 and celebrating the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day, Mr. Tran Van Hiep congratulated the two lecturers who were voted by the staff and appointed by the Board of Trustees for the position of Vice President of Dalat University for the term 2019 – 2024 and sent best wishes to generations of lecturers of Dalat University.

Stemming from the need to strengthen the Executive Board of Dalat University, for the 2019-2024 term, at the end of October, Dalat University implemented the process of appointing the Vice President. After going through a public, democratic, transparent process, the leadership team and key staff of the University have selected personnel for the Board of Trustees to consider and issue a Resolution on appointment to the position of Vice President of Dalat University for the term 2019-2024.

At this ceremony, the Dalat University Board of Trustees announced the Resolution on the appointment of Vice Presidents for the 2019-2024 term. Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh – Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Dalat University Board of Trustees awarded the Resolution to appoint two Vice Presidents: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tat Thang (Member of the Party Committee, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department of Personnel and Administration) and Dr. Mai Minh Nhat (Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Main Lecturer, Head of Department of Postgraduate Academic Affairs).

At the ceremony, the representative of the new Vice President, Dr. Mai Minh Nhat made a speech to accept the appointment and promised to always try his best, together with the Party Committee, Executive Board, and all officials, lecturers, and scientists of the university, to strive to build Dalat University into a high-quality, regional research and education centre, with an open environment, a professional, modern, civilised university administration environment and a friendly and humanistic living and working environment, making effective contributions to the cause of innovation, industrialisation, modernisation and international integration of the country. Dr. Mai Minh Nhat also sends his sincere thanks and he hoped to receive the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Provincial Party Committee, the People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province, Dalat University Board of Trustees, the attention, guidance, and support of the Secretary – President, of the President of the Board of Trustees, and the support, trust and valuable comments of leaders, officials, lecturers and students of the university.

On the occasion of the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982 – November 20, 2020), Dalat University also held an honorable ceremony for those working in the Education industry. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Le Minh Chien – Secretary of the Party Committee, President of Dalat University, on behalf of the leaders of the University, sent to all lecturers the best wishes and expressed his belief that, in the coming time, the lecturers will continue to promote the spirit of dedication, solidarity, responsibility, use their potential and creativity to complete the assigned tasks, truly be a role model to students and contribute to the education industry in the country to fulfill their educational missions.

In recognition of the contributions of lecturers working and teaching at Dalat University to the development of education and training in general and the development of Dalat University in particular, the Minister of Education and Training has decided to award the medal “For the cause of education” to 10 individuals, award the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training to 05 individuals of Dalat University who have many contributions to the development of education. At the same time, in this solemn ceremony, Dalat University also honored the new doctoral students, the new students who were valedictorians and salutatorians in the 2020 entrance exam.

After the ceremony ended, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc – Deputy Minister of Education and Training and the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training visited the facilities, laboratories, and Insect Museum at Dalat University and has given direction to Dalat University to continue to improve and develop stronger in the coming time.