Attending the Conference were leaders of the Central Propaganda Department and many ministries and branches: Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Comrade Tran Thanh Lam, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Comrade Vu Thanh Mai, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Comrade Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications; Comrade Ngo Thi Minh, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, and many distinguished guests representing the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Journalists Association, Hanoi National University, etc.
On the side of Hanoi National University, there was Comrade Le Quan (Director of Hanoi National University).
On the side of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, there were Prof. Dr. Phung Huu Phu, Former Vice President of the Central Theoretical Council, Former Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chairman of the Science and Training Council; all current and former leaders of the University; representatives of the Board of Directors of all Faculties/Departments in the University.
The event attracted the attention of central and Hanoi press agencies to attend and report.
Speaking at the Conference, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia emphasized: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities has a long tradition, training many famous scientists, politicians, and teachers who have made great contributions to the cause of protecting and building the country. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is currently one of two formal, systematic training units in journalism and communications in the country. Over the past 30 years (since the official establishment of the journalism training unit), together with journalism and communications training institutions nationwide, the school has continuously researched, innovated, updated, and applied new, modern skills and knowledge in training and fostering journalists and media, contributing significantly to the development, maturity, and stability of the journalism and communications team nationwide.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia works with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-USSH)
Today, the delegation of the Central Propaganda Department came to work with the School to listen to the report and specific suggestions from a training unit on journalism and communication, as well as to discuss with ministries, branches and management agencies to jointly come up with solutions to manage and develop the journalism industry in a truly professional, modern and humane manner.
In his opening speech, Principal Hoang Anh Tuan thanked and warmly welcomed Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia and representatives of ministries and departments to visit the school. This event is not only an important milestone, but also demonstrates the attention and appreciation of the Party and State for the training and development of high-quality human resources at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, especially in journalism, publishing and communications.
Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hoang Anh Tuan reports at the meeting
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-USSH) is a core member of Vietnam National University, Hanoi. In the context of international integration and the continuous development of society, the importance of training and developing human resources in the field of social sciences and humanities, especially journalism, publishing and communication, is increasingly important. With the constant change of the global political landscape, political communication has become not only a tool for transmitting information, but also an important force influencing the awareness and actions of the community.
Recognizing the importance of this issue, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi has made constant efforts and investments in training and research. The University has established the Institute of Journalism and Communication, one of the two leading training and research institutions on journalism and communication in Vietnam, which has developed and integrated strongly in recent years. In particular, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is promoting a comprehensive cooperation program with the University of Vienna and the Wienner Zeitung Editorial Board (Austria) to open joint programs on international journalism and communication training.
In the Report on Journalism Training, Vice Principal Dang Thi Thu Huong emphasized: media and journalism are sharp weapons in the struggle for national independence, building and defending the Fatherland, an important component in the Party's ideological work; at the same time, they are a communication channel to change the public's awareness, feelings, attitudes and actions. To fulfill that mission, the press and media team needs to have strong political will, moral qualities, in-depth cultural knowledge and comprehensive social understanding, and professional skills in journalism and communication, and modern communication technology.
Currently, the Institute of Journalism and Communication of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has 2 bachelor's programs (Journalism & Public Relations); 3 master's programs; 1 doctoral program. In addition, there are many short-term, in-depth programs on journalism and communication nationwide. In the coming time, the Institute will expand the implementation of a number of training programs on Politics & International Communication/Digital Journalism and Communication... With the close leadership of Hanoi National University, the Institute of Journalism and Communication has equipped a system of modern facilities and equipment to help students both study theory and practice their profession right at school: virtual studio, studio,...
Vice Principal Dang Thi Thu Huong shared: Over the years, the School's journalism and communications department has always received the attention of learners, parents, and students. Every year, a large number of students register for admission and the admission standards are always among the highest in the country.
From the achievements and some difficulties and shortcomings in the training practice of journalism and communication work of the School, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thu Huong recommended that the Central Propaganda Department should issue a document directing strategic orientations for the field of training and fostering human resources for journalism; create mechanisms and policies for the Policy Advisory Council of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities to directly report, advise and assist the Central Propaganda Department in the work of building politics, ideology, ethics; the Party's viewpoints and policies in the fields of political theory, journalism, communication... The Journalists Association, the Publishing Association, related professional associations and press agencies have a mechanism to coordinate, accompany and support training institutions from building output standards, training program content, to participating in training, receiving interns and working students.
Speaking at the meeting, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh shared: As a former student and having participated in the training work of the Institute of Journalism for a long time, I personally highly appreciate the efforts and achievements in developing training work in journalism and communication. Students trained by the School all have good professional expertise and moral qualities, and love their jobs. However, in reality, many journalism students graduate with good grades, but when they go to work, the recruiting agency has to retrain them for at least 6 months. Therefore, the School needs to coordinate more closely with training units and press agencies to expand practice and internship opportunities for students right from the second year.
Modern journalism, technology journalism, journalism in the context of strong digital transformation; reporters and journalists, in addition to traditional professional skills, need programming, social media, and digital skills. The school's training program needs to add courses to equip students with these skills.
Mr. Tong Van Thanh (Director of the Press and Publishing Department, Central Propaganda Department): The school has a tradition of training the country's leading prestige with a team of exemplary teachers and scientists in the field of journalism and communication; the training quality is increasingly improved, the rate of students having jobs right after graduation is quite high.
Mr. Tong Van Thanh highly appreciated the achievements and position of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in training high-quality human resources in the field of journalism and communication nationwide.
However, the time spent on practice in the training program and the number of students' articles published in press and media agencies are still low. In the coming time, the training program needs to have in-depth training content on international press law, state regulations, and press ethics, contributing to training journalists who are proficient in their profession and have the courage and professional ethics to report news in a standard, authentic, and humane manner, and to strengthen the connection between press agencies to improve their working skills.
Ms. Dinh Thi Mai, Head of the Propaganda Department, Central Propaganda Department: The number of in-depth research projects with policy advice for state management agencies on press and media work is still quite limited. In the coming time, I hope the University will pay more attention to this issue.
Mr. Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications emphasized: Connecting facilities with the labor market, clearly defining the requirements of job positions (reporters, editors, journalists) in terms of professional expertise and skills to meet the needs of society.
The Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department also proposed: It is possible to organize a journalism award for journalism students to encourage students to actively participate in practicing their profession while still in school.
Mr. Tran Thanh Lam, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, noted: In the coming time, the School needs to pay attention to updating students on the major orientations of the Party and State, legal regulations, and the latest instructions of ministries and branches related to the field of journalism and communication.
Prof. Dr. Phung Huu Phu, former Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, currently Chairman of the University's Science and Training Council, shared: During the development process of the University, the field of journalism and communication has always received great attention from the University's leaders, with priority given to investment in facilities, equipment, and a team of experts and lecturers.
Journalism of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is a journalism built on the foundation of humanistic knowledge, integrating knowledge of many basic sciences: literature, history, politics, management science, etc. Therefore, graduates of the Journalism major of the Hanoi University of Humanities have both profound fundamental knowledge, intelligence, dynamism and good ethics. The School's Institute of Journalism and Communication also attracts a large team of leading experts, great and famous journalists to participate in teaching and nurturing students. Journalism and communication are special powers that need to be well managed to promote their positive aspects and fulfill their mission.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of VNU, Director Le Quan expressed his gratitude for the attention, direction and support of the Central Propaganda Department for VNU as well as the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the past time, and emphasized: In recent years, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has restructured its training program very strongly, enrolling students to ensure the high quantity and quality of incoming students. The field of journalism and communication has received much attention from the leaders of VNU, giving priority to investing in building a modern journalism practice center at the school. In the coming time, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will promote its strengths, expand highly applicable, modern and integrated majors to meet the needs of society, which is in great need of the support of the Central Propaganda Department, ministries and branches, assign many tasks, and prioritize mechanisms and resources for development.
VNU President Le Quan speaks
Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed and highly appreciated the results that the University has achieved in the past time. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities has a long history and tradition, always maintaining its position as one of the leading units in the country in training in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities, where many famous politicians, scientists and managers for the country are trained.
In addition, in the new context, the School has actively innovated in training and scientific research, making great contributions to the journalism career in different periods. The prestige and brand of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is highly appreciated by students and labor recruitment agencies. Achievements are demonstrated in many aspects: The training program is scientifically and reasonably built, proactively updated and supplemented in a modern direction, balancing between theory and practice, between professional training and ethics. The teaching staff is very dedicated, with high professional qualifications.
Some recommendations from the School, the Central Propaganda Department received and studied to work with professional agencies, ministries and branches to build and issue reasonable policies to manage and develop well the journalism and media career, including training high-quality human resources for this field.
We fully agree with the orientation of developing VNU-USSH into a high-quality training center; an in-depth research and policy consulting agency; enhancing professional training for journalists, reporters, and people working in the press and media nationwide. To implement that orientation, in the coming time, the school needs to pay more attention to educating ethics and political and ideological qualities for the press and media team right in the training program for students and even after graduation, working in press agencies; strengthening connections with domestic and foreign press agencies to enhance practice and foster professional skills for students.
“Relevant ministries and sectors need to grasp the demand for human resources, overcome widespread training, poor quality, many people are trained in journalism but do not have enough professional expertise, especially professional ethics to fulfill their mission well. In the context of strong digital transformation, scientific and technological development, journalism training needs to be innovated to adapt and keep up with new trends” - Head of the Central Propaganda Department emphasized.
After today's meeting, the Head of the Central Propaganda Department suggested that ministries and branches join hands to build a common strategy for developing press and media work in the coming time in line with the new situation, and to build a training program framework and foster press and media teams. There must be a standard program framework that meets the requirements of political tasks, practical requirements, and is in line with modern trends so that we can have good human resources that are up to the task.
On behalf of the VNU-USSH Board of Directors, President Hoang Anh Tuan once again expressed his deep gratitude to Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia for always paying attention and closely directing the School. His speech pointed out strategic orientations and fundamental solutions in the training of high-quality human resources in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in general, and journalism and communications in particular.
The School's Board of Directors seriously accepts and makes adjustments in the coming time in the direction of: Committing to maintaining quality, strengthening training links with newspaper offices and agencies in the field of journalism to increase skills training for students and learners. The School is the focal point for close coordination with other units to train professional skills for the team of journalists nationwide.
