Farewell to Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong to his final resting place

The memorial service for Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong at his final resting place took place at the Ministry of National Defense funeral home.

This morning (October 12), at the Ministry of National Defense funeral home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, the funeral and memorial service for Associate Professor, teacher Van Nhu Cuong took place at his final resting place.

At that time, Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong once confided: "My father said that I would cry when I first stepped onto the podium and I would be happier if I could live my last moments with my beloved students."

Ms. Van Thuy Duong, daughter of Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong, said that Professor Cuong's last wish was to bring his body back to the school to say goodbye to his students. Therefore, after the visitation and memorial service held at the Ministry of National Defense's funeral home (taking place from 10:30 to 12:30), from 13:30 to 14:30 on October 12, the family will take Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong's body to campus A (Nam Trung Yen) and campus 1 (Tan Trieu) of Luong The Vinh school. After that, the convoy will move to Van Dien Cemetery to carry out burial procedures.

Teacher Van Nhu Cuong talks with students of Luong The Vinh High School. Photo: School's Fanpage

Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong was born in 1937 in Quynh Doi village, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province. He studied a postgraduate program in Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematics, Academy of Sciences of the former Soviet Union and successfully defended his doctoral thesis in 1971.

After returning home, he became a lecturer, working at the Geometry Department of Hanoi Pedagogical University and Vinh Pedagogical University.

Teacher Van Nhu Cuong is a member of the Vietnam National Education Council. He was recognized by the Government as Associate Professor and has made many contributions to the country's education.

Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong also edited and directly compiled more than 60 textbooks, reference books for general education and university courses on geometry. He is the author of a series of general geometry textbooks (advanced program) in Vietnam.

Mr. Van Nhu Cuong founded Luong The Vinh High School in 1989, the first private school in Vietnam since the country's reform. After 25 years as principal, he recently took on the position of Chairman of the school's Board of Directors. He is known for his outspokenness and has repeatedly spoken out to point out the shortcomings of the education system.

Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong has been suffering from cancer for 3 years now. In March 2017, he was hospitalized for treatment. During that time, his family and relatives always devotedly cared for him and stayed by his side. In order to ensure his recovery, the doctors had to limit the number of visitors.

At about 1:00 a.m. on October 9, Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong passed away at the age of 80 after a period of fighting illness.

Before passing away, Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong always told his wife, children and grandchildren that his greatest wish after his death was not to hold a wasteful funeral and to use the condolence money to build a school for children in the highlands. The school he cherished to build will be named Na Ngao Kindergarten in Dong Tam commune (Bac Quang, Ha Giang). The remaining amount will be put into the school's Charity Fund to continue supporting the less fortunate.

Previously, in 2014, Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong established the school's Charity Fund with many meaningful activities to accompany students in mountainous areas.

The passing of Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong has left behind sorrow not only for generations of students and teachers but also for those who care about the education career. Because his whole life, Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong has devoted himself to the development of the education sector. He is not only known as a person with breakthrough and sharp thinking contributing to the development of the country's education but also as an exemplary teacher./.

According to VOV