The purposes of research Clarifying the basic issues of theory and practice for innovatingthe work of the political theoretical education for students, therebypropounding the solutions t
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The public universities in Hanoi city have had many long historiesand revolutionary traditions, have been really becoming the big andprestigious centers for training, education and scientific research of thecountry and the region; plays a very important role in training andfostering the high-quality human resources for the national cause ofindustrialization and modernization and the international integration Theuniversities’ students in Hanoi city are young people who get knowledges,enthusiastics, dynamics, creativity and sensitivity to new things, howeverthey haven’t never experienced, been lack of life-lessons, so their braveryand ability also have had shortcomings
Educating the political theory for students is an important part ofthe educating and training programs’ content at the university level thathelp form and develop students' personality In particular, teaching thepolitical theoretical subjects is the process that lecturer has conditionallyaffected on the political knowledges in an educational environment withthe students’ participation to help them master this knowledgeable system.Thus, the political theoretical education for students plays an importantrole in building up a worldview, a life of communism and the scientificmethodology; directly fostering the political qualities, the revolutionaryethics, upgrading the theoretical thinking, the practical capacity of youngintellectuals in the future, setting up a resource of cadres and civil servantswho will be the high-quality officials of the Party and State
As for the requirement to keep on innovating the education andtraining (according to the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress),
it is necessary to reform and renew the work of the political theoreticaleducation for students at universities in Hanoi city Strengthening theeducation about the Marxism - Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, Party’spointviews and guidelines, State’s policies and laws, improving thepolitical ability, fostering goals, revolutionary ideals, patriotic tradition andsocialist love for students in many rich and diverse forms
The hostile and reactionary forces at both home and abroad haveinterconnected with each other, have been aggressively pushing uppropaganda and inciting activities against the Party, the State and thesocialist regime with the very sophisticated tricks and the extremelydevilish tactics; in which, the universities’ students were considered as anobject that these forces have been focusing on propaganda in order toentice and provoke the participation in protests and disruptive
For the above reasons, the author has chosen the issue of
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of the scientific doctoral thesis, which submajors in Building theParty and State administration
2 Purposes and tasks of research
2.1 The purposes of research
Clarifying the basic issues of theory and practice for innovatingthe work of the political theoretical education for students, therebypropounding the solutions to continue renewing the work of the politicaltheoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city today
2.2 The tasks of research
Overview of the research works related to the topic
Researching and clarifying the theoretical issues about renovatingthe work of the political theoretical education for students at universities
in Hanoi city
Appraising the real situation; specifying the causes, drawing someexperiences for innovating the work of the political theoretical educationfor students at universities in Hanoi city
Making out requirements, proposing solutions to continuerenewing the work of the political theoretical education for students atuniversities in Hanoi city today
3 Subject and scope of research
3.1 The subject of research
Renovating the work of the political theoretical education forstudents at universities in Hanoi city
3.2 The scope of research
The thesis focuses on studying the issues about theory, practice,requirements and solutions for innovating the work of the politicaltheoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city
The thesis focuses on researching the work of the political theoreticaleducation for the full-time students at the state-owned universities in Hanoicity, including: 40 universities and 14 institutes/ academies (excluding theuniversities in the armed forces and private ones)
The materials, the investigation and survey data are mainly from 2010
to 2018 The solutions of application value by 2040
4 The theoretical and practical foundations and the research methods
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Based on the system for the basic standpoints of Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thoughts; the Party’s viewpoints, lines andresolutions, and the State's laws on the education - training and thework of the political theoretical education
Marxism-4.2 The practical foundations
The current status for the work of the political theoreticaleducation for students at universities in Hanoi city Researching thefinal resuming reports of the National Executive Committee, theParty Committee, the Directorate, the Administrators of universities
in Hanoi city The results of collecting data, documents and materialsfrom summarizing the experiences for renovating the work of thepolitical theoretical education and the author's dissection on the work
of the political theoretical education for students at universities inHanoi city from 2010 to 2018
4.3 The research methods of the thesis
On the basis of the Marxism-Leninism’s methodology, the thesisuses a combination of the specialized and interdisciplinary scientificresearch methods, especially focusing on methods: Logics - history;analysis - synthesis; statistics, investigations, surveys, comparisons, thepractical summations and the expert methods
5 The new contributions about sciences of thesis
Clarifying more issues about renovating the work of the politicaltheoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city
Recapitulating the experiences for innovating the work of thepolitical theoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city.Proposing solutions to supplement, improve, reform contents,flexibly manipulate the forms and the measures to educate the politicaltheories for students at universities in Hanoi city
6 The theoretical and practical meanings of the thesis
The research results of the thesis will make a good contribution toclarify more the theoretical affairs about renovating the work of thepolitical theoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city.The thesis supplies more scientific grounded arguments for theParty committees, the Party Committee, the Directorate, the Administrators
of universities to specify the undertakings and solutions of leadership,direction and innovation for the work of the political theoretical education
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The thesis can be used as the documentation for researching,teaching and learning of the subject about the political theoreticaleducation in universities
7 The structure of the thesis
The thesis includes: Introduction; 4 chapters (9 periods); thelist of the scientific works was published by the author, the list ofreferences and the addendums
Chapter 1 OVERVIEW ABOUT THE RESEARCH SITUATION
RELATED TO THE THESIS TOPIC 1.1 The oversea studies related to the topic
1.1.1 The research works on educating the political theory and the work of the political theoretical education
There were typical works: "The methodology for the work of the ideological education" of D.A Vongonop, X.I Xuronitrenco’s "The Soviet Communist Party's ideological activity", "The thought propaganda
in the new period" of the Chinese Communist Party’s National Committee's Propaganda Department, "The issue of educating the Marxist-Leninist theory for the advanced system’s high-level students in the political and administrative schools of Lao People's Democratic Republic at present" of Sai Kham Moun Ma Ni Vong The research
results concentrated in the effects of the scientific and technicalrevolution, in the ideology and the spiritual life; analyzing the politicaltheoretical education’s content through dissociating the contents and thedirections of the ideological educational work The current status of thepolitical theoretical education is comprehensively assessed, therebyaccentuating some solutions in a view with improving the effectiveness
of Marxist-Leninist theoretical education for learners
1.1.2 The research works on educating the political theory and the work of the political theoretical education for students at universities
There were typical works: "The principles for the communist propaganda" of V.G Baikva - M.Ph Nhenasep - V.Ph Pravotorop, V.A Xukhomlinxki’s "Establishing communist beliefs for the young generation", Mao Lo’s "Educating the higher political thinking and studying in socializing the politics for students in the new age", "The current status, the
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"Investigating and evaluating the students’ the political essential qualities",
"The universities’ the new thinking for the political theoretical education" of
Ho Tu Luc The authors have assessed the vocational profession for theeducational works and the teaching; have affirmed the students as thecountry’s the future owners, the representative for the social education; haveanalyzed the current status of socializing the politics for students, have madeout the basic methods to prefer the political ideological education inuniversities
1.2 The domestic studies related to the topic
1.2.1 The research works on the students and the activities for educating and training at universities
There were some outstanding works: "Educational cooperation for Vietnam-UNESCO and references to Vietnam on UNESCO's viewpoint
in the university-level education" by Nguyen Thi Viet Nga, Nguyen Duc Chinh’s "Researching and developing a set of criteria to evaluate the training quality for Vietnamese universities", "The handbook for the necessary social practice skills for students” by Many authors, “Improving the quality of educating the national defense and security for the students at the Education Center of the National Defense and Security, Hanoi National University” by Tran Thanh Tung, "Applying a Mind Map to teach the subject of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s the revolutionary path (through the practices
at Hanoi National University of Education)" of Phan Thi Le Dung.
1.2.2 The research works on educating the political theory and the work of the political theoretical education
There were some noteworthy works: "As for the work of the political theoretical education" of the National Committee of Thought and Culture, Luong Khac Hieu’s "The principles of the thought work", "Ho Chi Minh with the work of the political theoretical education” of the National Political Publisher, Ngo Van Thao's "The methods for teaching the political theory", "Some issues on upgrading the quality of the political education for non-commissioned officers and soldiers at the base units”
by Le Duy Chuong, "Improving the quality of the political theoretical education for cadres at the base units in the army on the basis of illuminating Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts now” of Nguyen Van Thang,
"Educating the revolutionary ideals for Vietnam’s young generation in new situation" of Pham Dinh Nghiep.
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There were some typical works: "Some theoretical and practical issues for teaching and learning the subject of Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought in universities" by Nguyen Duy Bac, "Fully arrogating and applying the standpoints of the 10th Party Congress on teaching the subjects
of the political theory" of Hanoi National University, "Boosting the quality for teaching and learning the subjects of the political theory in universities and colleges” by Ho Chi Minh National University, Tran Hung's “The effectiveness of educating the political theory for the universities’ students in
Ho Chi Minh City - The current status and the solution”.
1.3 The general review of the published scientific works’ results related and the issues arised that the thesis will continue to focus on researching and handling
1.3.1 The overview for the research results of the published scientific works related to the thesis
Firstly, the research works have mentioned the students, the educating and training activities at universities; Secondly, the works
researched on some theoretical issues about the work of the politicaltheoretical education, indicated the factors affecting the political
theoretical education for students; Thirdly, the studied works indicated
the political theoretical education’s contents, highlighted the determinants
to the quality of the political theoretical education for students; Fourthly,
some works deeply researched the real status of the political theoretical
education for students; Fifthly, the research works confirmed the position
and the role of the political theoretical education and the exigency forinnovating the political theoretical education in general and renovatingthe work of the political theoretical education for students in particular
1.3.2 The issues arised that the thesis will continue to focus on researching and handling
Firstly, the study clearly denotes the conception, the position and
the role of the work of the political theoretical education for students at
universities in Hanoi city; Secondly, the thesis converges in surveying
and undervesting the real status of renovating the political theoreticaleducation for students at the universities in Hanoi city through the
method of analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization; Thirdly,
dissociating and clarifying the varied and multi-dimensional impacts,forecasting the affecting factors, confirming the requirements of
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Preliminary summary of chapter 1
The oversea works related to the topic are clearly and specificallycategorized as the followings: The researches on the political theoreticaleducation and the work of the political theoretical one; the studies on thepolitical theoretical education and the work of the political theoretical one forthe students at universities The domestic researches are also interspaced asfollows: On the political theoretical education and the work of the politicaltheoretical one; on renovating, improving the quality for the work of educating,teaching and learning the political theory for students at universities; on thestudents and the activities of education and training in universities
An overview of the relevant published scientific works’ results andthe issues arised that the thesis will continue to concentrate in researchingand handling Thereby specifying the tasks for the thesis such as:Clarifying the concept for renovating the work of the political theoreticaleducation for the students; setting up a central category is the renovation ofthe political theoretical education, serving as a good basis for solving theresearch tasks; assessing the current status, forecasting the affecting factors,determining the demands for the innovation, suggesting the core andfeasible solutions to keep on renovating the work of the political theoreticaleducation for the students at universities in Hanoi city
Chapter 2 THE BASIC ISSUES ON THE THEORY AND
THE PRACTICE IN RENOVATING THE WORK OF THE POLITICAL THEORETICAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES IN HANOI CITY
2.1 The universities and the students at universities in Hanoi city
2.1.1 The universities in Hanoi city
2.1.1.1 The universities’ overview in Hanoi city
There are currently 54 universities in Hanoi (40 stated-ownones, 14 private ones); 26 academies (25 stated-own ones, 01 privateone) with more 800,000 students and nearly 30,000 lecturers.Therein, there are 40 universities and 14 stated-own academies underthe scope of the thesis’s research
The organizational structure of the university
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The universities’ accountabilities and rights in Hanoi city
Building up the strategies and the plans for developing the higheducational institutions at universities; Deploying the activities oftraining, science and technology, international cooperation inorder to avouch the quality of the universities’ education;Enlarging the training programs in accordance with the identifiedobjectives; consolidating the connection between the trainingprograms and the qualifications; Organizing the system’sstructure, recruiting, managing, setting up and fostering the humanresources of the lecturers, the executive cadres, the functionalofficials and the employees; Managing the learner; ensuring thejustifiable rights and interests of the lecturers, the functionalofficials, the employees, the executive cadres and the learners;stabilizing the pedagogical environment for the educationalactivities; Cooperation with the organizations for the economics,the education, the culture, the physical training, the sports, thehealthcare, the scientific research domestically and abroad;Implementing the information regime, the reporting mode andunder the inspection and verification by the Ministry of Educationand Training, the relevant ministries and branches, and theprovincial People's Committees where the education institutionsare based or organized the training activities according toregulations; Other duties and rights as prescribed by law
2.1.1.2 The universities’ characteristics in Hanoi city
Firstly, the universities in Hanoi city have many experiences
and traditions in training the professions and the high-quality humanresources to attend the careers of building and protecting the
Fatherland; Secondly, most universities in Hanoi city are really
becoming the institutions for training, the scientific research and the
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research and application that are increasingly modern; Thirdly, the
facilities and the equipments of universities in Hanoi city are more andmore modern; a contigent of the executive cadres and the lecturerswith the high qualifications, the enthusiasm and the attachment to the
profession; Fourthly, the universities in Hanoi city get a diverse structure of occupations and the abundant training fields; Fifthly, some
universities pioneered in registration and application of advancedtraining programs and curriculum, actively cooperated and connectedthe training links with the foreign nations towards the diversificationand modernization step by step, striving to reach the regional standardsand the international ones
2.1.2 The students at universities in Hanoi city
2.1.2.1 The conception for the students at universities in Hanoi city
Students at universities in Hanoi city are pupils, young peoplewho graduated from high school, passed the entrance exams, theuniversity admission in the regulations of the Ministry of Educationand Training, have been studying, fostering and training for theobjectives, models, programs, the educational and training contents
of each university in Hanoi city, after graduation, the university isgranted a university degree, becoming the high quality humanresource for meeting the socio-economic development, building upand protecting the socialist homeland
2.1.2.2 Classification of students at universities in Hanoi city
At universities in Hanoi city, the students can be divided into 3categories as follows: Being trained in the technique, in the economics, and
in the social sciences and humanities
2.1.2.3 The students’ responsibilities and duties at universities in Hanoi city
Firstly, studying, improving and accreting the knowledge and the capacity; Secondly, fostering and training to advance the political dignity, the morality and the lifestyle; Thirdly, upgrading the physique and habitude; Fourthly, taking part in the activities for the cultures and the social communities; Fifthly, participating in the scientific research.
2.2 The basic matters for the work of the political theoretical education and renovating this work for students at universities in Hanoi city
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at universities in Hanoi city
2.2.1.1 The concept of the argument
The argument is considered that the system of the scientificknowledges is generalized from vivid reality, shown under theconcepts, categories, rules, guidelines, viewpoints, undertaking-ways,policies, ideas in order to adjust and improve the practices
2.2.1.2 The concept of politics
Politics is the relationships among the social classes, nations,and ethnicities based on the benefits for taking, keeping, using the statepower; is the practical activity of classes, parties, and states to realizeand carry out the goals and gains of the class
2.2.1.3 The concept of the political theory
The political theory is a system of scientific knowledges inpolitics; reflecting the relations’ rule of politics, economics and society,indicating the classes’ interests and attitudes to the state power; having anuseful effect in the orientation and the direction of operating the politicalactivities of a state and a country
2.2.1.4 The concept of the political theoretical education
The political theoretical education is an awareness-raising activity
of the political theory by spreading and comprehending the principles andarguments of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, Party’sguidelines and viewpoints, the State’s policies and laws; setting up theworldviews, revolutionary human-life perspectives, methodologies andthe cadres’, the communist party’s members’ and the people’s thepolitical qualities and capacities in the cause of building and defendingthe socialist Vietnamese Fatherland
2.2.1.5 The concept for the work of the political theoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city
The work of the political theoretical education for students atuniversities in Hanoi city is the activities with purpose, advocacy, methodand organization at universities to spread and comprehend the Marxist –Leninist theory, Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, the Party's platform, guidelinesand viewpoints, the State’s policies and laws, the historical traditions andthe national cultural identity; forming the worldviews, revolutionaryhuman-life perspectives, methodologies and the political qualities,building up communist beliefs and upgrading the capacity of the political
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Purpose of the work of the political theoretical education:
In order to spread and foster the Marxism-Leninism, Ho ChiMinh's thoughts, the Party's policy guidelines and the State's law; setting
up the working-class stance, inspiriting the political qualities, themoralities, the revolutionary lifestyles for students, establishing theabsolute loyalty to the Party, the State and the people; build the volition,determination, willingness to fight and sacrifice for the sake of nationalindependence and socialism, to successfully complete all tasks entrusted
by the Party, the State and the people The work of the political theoreticaleducation for students to train and nurture Vietnamese people in a viewwith developing comprehensively; inspiring and progressing the citizens’personality, quality and capacity in oder to fulfil the requirements ofbuilding up and protecting the Fatherland
The subject of the work of the political theoretical education:
The leader of the work of the political theoretical education isthe Central Committee for Propaganda and Education, HanoiCommittee for Propaganda and Education, the Executive Committee
of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi city; the partycommittees, the party organizations at all levels belong to the partydepartments; the officials and the lecturers for the political theory atuniversities in Hanoi city The directing and guiding subject of thework of the political theoretical education for students is thedirectorate, the administrators, directly as the training department, thedepartment of the students’ affairs, the specialized faculty, the faculty
of Marxist-Leninist theory and Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, the class’assigned-executive lecturer, the executive board of youth union at theuniversity, the student association
The object of the work of the political theoretical education:
Those are students at universities in Hanoi city However, theyare also a positive, proactive and creative force in self-learning,fostering and training to improve the qualities and qualifications forthe political theory
The participating force for the work of the political theoretical education:
Including the organizations and the forces in the system foruniversities in Hanoi city
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Firstly, make out the guidelines and measures to lead, direct,
manage, operate and develop the programs, plans and contents of thepolitical theoretical education for students; build up, confirm andconsolidate the organizational structure, forces, material foundations,textbooks, documents and technical facilities in service of the political
theoretical education; Secondly, disseminate and educate to raise the
students' awareness and understanding of the Marxism-Leninism, HoChi Minh's thoughts, the Party’s viewpoints, guidelines, directions and
policies, the State’s laws; Thirdly, check, inspect, preliminarily review,
overally revise and withdraw the useful experiences for the work of thepolitical theoretical education for students
2.2.1.7 Formalities and methods for the work of the political theoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city
Firstly, organizing to learn the political theory in the official course; Secondly, arranging the political activities in the course’s beginning; Thirdly, implementing the campaign "Continue to promote learning and
following Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, moralities and styles dramatically" tograsp, study and propagate about the basic and core contents in the Will ofPresident Ho Chi Minh; attaching the content of the political activities andevents with effectuating the Directive 05-CT/TW of of Politburo (course
XII); Fourthly, extracurricularly educating the political theory; Fifthly,
self-studying and self-fostering the political theory
2.2.1.8 Characteristics for the work of the political theoretical education for students at universities in Hanoi city
Firstly, the work of the political theoretical education for students
at universities in Hanoi city is carried out and implemented in accordancewith the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training on the
programs and contents for the political theoretical education; Secondly,
the work of the political theoretical education for students at universities
in Hanoi city is governed and regulated by the model, objectives,functions, tasks, the organizational structures and the activities of the
universities in Hanoi city; Thirdly, the object of the work of the political
theoretical education is the students in universities in Hanoi city with acomplex variety of qualifications, expertises, the political enlightenments