Speaking at the ceremony, National Assembly (N.A.) President Tran Thanh Man urged the university to make its research and training a driving force in areas such as strategic minerals, energy security and disaster early warning.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man arrives for the 60th founding anniversary of Ha Noi University of Mining and Geology. |
On behalf of Party and State leaders, N.A. President Tran Thanh Man presented the order to the university’s staff, lecturers, and students. The N.A. President congratulated generations of teachers and students on what they had achieved over six decades.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man and delegates attend the university’s 60th anniversary ceremony. |
Looking back on the university’s early years, N.A. President Tran Thanh Man recalled how its first lecturers and students worked in makeshift classrooms and trenches after evacuating to an area near But Thap pagoda in Bac Ninh. From those beginnings, the university grew into one of Viet Nam’s leading centers for education and research in earth sciences, mining, geology, oil and gas, surveying and mapping, underground construction, information technology and environmental protection.
Over six decades, the university has trained tens of thousands of engineers and graduates with master’s and doctoral degrees who have gone on to work across the country. Many alumni have become leading scientists, generals in the armed forces, senior Party and State leaders, or executives at major corporations.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man presents the Third-class Labor Order to Ha Noi University of Mining and Geology. |
The university has also put its research to practical use. In recent years, it has carried out more than 4,000 science and technology service contracts, generating over VND 1.2 trillion in revenue, and produced hundreds of publications in respected international outlets. Its experts and scientists have helped develop and refine the legal system through policy advice and independent review.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man speaks at the ceremony. |
In recognition of these achievements, the Party and State have awarded the university the title of Labor Hero in the renewal period, the Ho Chi Minh Order, the Independence Order and the First-, Second-, and Third-class Labor Orders.
Turning to the university’s future, N.A. President Tran Thanh Man said resolutions of the 14th National Party Congress and the Politburo have set strategic goals for rapid and sustainable development. They highlight the urgent need to advance science, technology, innovation and digital transformation and develop a highly skilled workforce.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man visits the Geological Museum at Ha Noi University of Mining and Geology. |
For the university, the N.A. President said, that meant mastering technologies for deep subsurface and offshore exploration, as well as extracting and carrying out advanced processing of strategic minerals for high-tech industries. It also meant helping ensure national energy security alongside the green transition, improving forecasts and early warnings for natural disasters and landslides, and adapting to climate change.
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An overview of the ceremony. |
N.A. President Tran Thanh Man outlined five priorities for the university’s leaders, staff, lecturers and students.
First, the university should press ahead with comprehensive higher education reform and improve the quality of its training to meet international standards. It should modernize curricula, make them more interdisciplinary, and incorporate digital skills and the green transition. Closer links between classroom instruction, fieldwork and industry would help train highly skilled professionals and leading specialists in emerging fields.
Second, it should focus research on technologies for exploring and extracting strategic minerals and rare earths, mining safely at great depths, and drilling underground in urban areas. It should also develop early warning systems for natural disasters, flash floods and landslides. The N.A. President urged the university to shift from research that supports existing work to research that sets the direction for it, judging scientific value by practical use and socioeconomic impact.
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N.A. President Tran Thanh Man and delegates attend the ceremony. |
Third, the university should improve the quality of its policy advice and help refine the institutional framework. N.A. President Tran Thanh Man encouraged its scientists to offer independent assessments and provide sound scientific and practical evidence for the N.A.’s lawmaking and supreme oversight in natural resources, minerals, energy, marine spatial planning and environmental protection.
Fourth, the N.A. President called for faster digital transformation and more modern university governance. The university should develop large shared databases on geology, mining and digital geospatial information. It should also expand institutional autonomy alongside accountability, openness and transparency, while building a democratic academic environment that values integrity, talent and creativity.
Fifth, the university should build a clean, strong Party organization and strengthen its teaching workforce. N.A. President Tran Thanh Man called for particular attention to staff’s material and spiritual well-being and for policies that would attract outstanding scientists and talented young lecturers. The N.A. President described unity within the university’s Party organization and leadership as essential to its success.
Addressing students, N.A. President Tran Thanh Man encouraged them to aim high, develop resilience, pursue their studies and research diligently, and master science and technology. The N.A. President urged them to build on the work of earlier generations and put their knowledge and energy to work for Viet Nam’s rapid and sustainable development.
On this occasion, the N.A. President also asked the Ministry of Education and Training, other central agencies, companies in the oil and gas, coal and minerals, power and chemical industries, the Ha Noi municipal People’s Committee and other local authorities to help resolve the university’s difficulties, invest in facilities suited to its needs and support its long-term development. N.A. President Tran Thanh Man also called for examining how to fully implement the laws and resolutions recently adopted by the N.A. on education and training, teachers, science and technology, artificial intelligence and the development of a highly skilled workforce.
N.A. President Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the university would build on its record as a recipient of the Labor Hero title, its dedication, unity and commitment to innovation. The N.A. President said it could strengthen its standing as a leading multidisciplinary research university and live up to the trust of the Party, State, and people.
Translated by Chung Anh