US Embassy delegation visits and works at Nghe An Political School
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 16, in Vinh City, a delegation from the US Embassy in Vietnam led by Mr. Matthew Stannard - Political Officer visited and worked at Nghe An Political School to discuss and learn about the training and development of staff.
Receiving and working with the delegation were comrade Le Thi Hoai Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Principal, along with comrades in the Board of Directors, leaders of departments of Nghe An Political School.
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Overview of the working session between the leaders of Nghe An Political School and the US Embassy delegation. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Nghe An Political School has a history of more than 75 years of establishment (November 18, 1946 - November 18, 2022). The team of leaders, managers, and lecturers has developed in both quantity and quality; the facilities have been invested in to be more and more spacious and modern.
The school has made great contributions to the training and fostering of leaders and managers of the grassroots political system, cadres, civil servants and public employees in the province on political and administrative theory; the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws; knowledge and expertise in Party building, government, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations; knowledge in a number of other fields.
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Mr. Matthew Stannard - Political Officer of the US Embassy and Principal of Nghe An Political School Le Thi Hoai Chung discussed at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy |
The school also participates in summarizing practices and conducting scientific research on socio-economics, Party building, and building the local political system.
Many generations of students graduated from the school hold leadership positions at all levels, contributing to the construction and development of the province and the country.
Currently, Nghe An Provincial Political School is focusing on building and becoming one of the first provincial-level political schools in the country to meet the criteria of a level 1 political school in 2022 and striving to meet the level 2 standard before 2030 according to Regulation No. 11-QD/TW of the Central Party Secretariat.
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Principal of Nghe An Political School Le Thi Hoai Chung presented Mr. Matthew Stannard - Political Officer of the US Embassy with publications introducing Nghe An Political School. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Speaking at the meeting, Principal of Nghe An Provincial Political School Le Thi Hoai Chung welcomed the delegation of the US Embassy to visit and work at the school; at the same time, introduced and exchanged information related to enrollment, training scale, teaching content; recruitment standards, training solutions to improve the quality of the teaching staff; scientific research work, international cooperation, etc.
The Principal of Nghe An Provincial Political School said: The school has had effective cooperative relationships with partners in Japan, Korea, India, etc., thereby exchanging experiences, knowledge and applying them appropriately to the practical conditions of the province to contribute to improving the training and fostering of cadres.
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The US Embassy delegation listened to an introduction about the history of Nghe An Political School. Photo: Thanh Duy |
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The US Embassy delegation visited the traditional room of Nghe An Political School. Photo: Thanh Duy |
In that general context, Nghe An Political School hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with US partners, especially in the fields of scientific research, digital transformation for teaching and learning; public administration reform; solutions to link theory with practice in the training process;...
Thanking the thoughtful reception of the leaders and staff of Nghe An Political School, Mr. Matthew Stannard highly appreciated the significance and importance of the training of the School's staff; thereby not only building a team of local staff at all levels, but also through the staff helping the development of the community.
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Mr. Matthew Stannard - Political Officer of the US Embassy expressed his impression when listening to the leaders of Nghe An Political School introduce the history of its establishment and operation, especially the souvenirs and photos in the historical stages of Nghe An Political School. Photo: Thanh Duy |
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Leaders and staff of Nghe An Political School and the US Embassy delegation took a souvenir photo. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Mr. Matthew Stannard said that the information during the working trip to agencies and units in Nghe An in general and Nghe An Political School in particular will help the US Embassy in Vietnam provide specific and accurate information to policy makers in Washington DC; thereby contributing to building and developing the direction of relations and cooperation between the US and Vietnam more effectively in the coming time.