Vietnam Student Association Congress in Ho Chi Minh City gathered knowledge to contribute to the construction of the city

The congress took place on 4 and 5 November at the Student Cultural House (Ho Chi Minh City National University urban area) with the participation of 459 official delegates.

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnamese Student Union Congress: Festival of Youth

Early in the morning, the delegation of the Vietnam Student Association Congress in Ho Chi Minh City came to a flower-laying ceremony in honor of President Ho Chi Minh at the Memorial Park of President Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Walking Street (District 1).

The delegation also offered incense and flowers at the monuments of People’s Armed Forces Hero Tran Van On and Martyr Quach Thi Trang in Bach Tuong Diop Park (District 1).

Paying tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, Mai Hai Yen (Ho Chi Minh City Personnel Academy) said that each student devotes his special feelings, intelligence and youth to the development and success of the country. City.

“We are extremely proud to study and work in the city that bears his name, and to train and develop in a student union environment.

As delegates attending the congress, we will discuss, summarize practice and decide on directions, goals, tasks and solutions in the work of the association and the city’s student movement in the period 2023-2028.”, Hai Yen he said.

In her opening speech, Ms. Tran Thu Ha said that Ho Chi Minh City students have experienced the shortest tenure in the 28-year history of the Ho Chi Minh City Student Association. The most recent term was shortened to three years (2020 – 2023) to match the term of the National Congress.

In particular, more than half of the term passed during the COVID-19 pandemic with many difficulties and being forced to change both the content and methods of operation to adapt to the new situation.

Forum “Student Initiative”

With the spirit of “Inside the Congress – Outside the Association”, for the first time, the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnamese Student Association and Student Cultural House organized the Ho Chi Minh City Student Festival.

Tran Thu Ha, president of the Vietnamese Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City, said that this will be a very exciting congress, which will be a confluence of youth, intelligence, creativity and the many efforts of the city’s students.

During the inaugural session, the delegates will divide into several groups to participate in the “Student Initiative” forum with their respective topics.

Ms. Thu Ha hopes that the Congress will foster the democratic spirit and intelligence of delegates who contribute with enthusiasm, objectively evaluate the results achieved, as well as clearly indicate limitations and reasons.

“The Congress will select outstanding officers and members with ethics, qualities and capability to lead the Students Union for the next 5 years.

We ask each delegate to share this question and find answers about how to organize an association by students, for students, and for students,” Ms. Ha said.

Congratulating the congress, Phan Thi Thanh Phuong, secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union, said that this congress not only reflects the enthusiasm for youth, intelligence, creativity and dedication of the city’s students in the name of Uncle Ho. It is also an important milestone in the formation and development of the city’s student movement.

According to Ms. Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City’s student activities have just gone through a short period of time and have faced many difficulties due to the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, with sustained efforts, the Student Union has effectively organized and implemented the 5 Good Student Movement, Student Counseling and Support Program, and built a strong Vietnamese Student Union.

“There have been new developments in the work of the association and the city’s student movement, its role as a close partner of students continues to be confirmed, a large number of students have been attracted to participate, and recognized by the school and society. Is accepted and appreciated”, Ms Thanh Phuong assessed.

The 7th Congress is considered to be the Congress with many new points. As a paperless Congress, delegates take attendance, receive documents and vote at the Congress through the HSV Congress app.

The opening session ended, the delegates started to enter the “Student Initiative” Forum with five topics, the delegates had the right to register to choose the topic of their interest.

Specifically, these include: building a strong Vietnamese Student Union that is truly a friend of students; Volunteer for the construction and development of the city; Improve physical life and mental health for students; Reaching out to the ocean to integrate with confidence; Students with cultural identity.

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