'Separating the muddy from the clear' to promote the qualities and personality of Nghe people

Mr. Truong Dinh Tuyen - Former Minister of Trade, former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Socio-Economic Advisory Group of Nghe An province:

Personality ofNghe peopleis the crystallization of two basic factors: harsh natural conditions and the border area of ​​the Fatherland. These two factors foster a straightforward, upright, resilient, indomitable character and a spirit of hard work and endurance, along with a strong attachment to the homeland.

In addition to the above two factors, Nghe An is also a cultural region, highlighted by the studiousness of Nghe people. Learning has become a movement in many rural areas. The method of cramming learning, combined with a straightforward and straightforward temperament, without embellishment, even lacking the necessary flexibility, makes Nghe An people often conservative, and many are even considered "crazy". This is an obstacle to the ability to adapt and be creative. However, in that "craziness" there is a positive factor: critical thinking.

In the context of increasingly deep economic, cultural exchange and international integration, the characteristics of Nghe people have changed positively to adapt to new conditions. That is, the awareness of internal and external connections is stronger, less conservative and withdrawn; the spirit of hard work is still maintained but no longer suffering; critical thinking is still strong but "sickness" and "stubbornness" have decreased; Nghe people have become more flexible and promote adaptability and creativity according to the motto "Connection and proactive adaptation".

Many people say that Nghe An is a land of "Spiritual Land and Talented People", but it is important to understand that only when the outstanding qualities of each individual are transformed into the good qualities of the whole system, can the province develop rapidly. To develop the province, we hope that the upcoming 19th Provincial Party Congress will be a forum for new and creative ideas, breakthrough thinking, not afraid of mistakes, with optimal decisions. Not content with themselves, the leaders and people of Nghe An must dare to face challenges. Only by facing challenges will we know who we are and what we can do.

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien - Former Director of Vietnam Economic Institute, member of Nghe An Province Socio-Economic Advisory Group:

In my opinion, the Nghe people have a unique and outstanding character; when Nghe people go abroad, they develop,... but Nghe An is still a poor province, with difficulty in development. This is a contradiction. Obviously, the perspectives, thinking, cultural structures, even institutional structures are binding us.

The world is integrating, Nghe An people are still conservative, lacking creativity and solidarity to the point of difficulty in development. Nghe An people must open up creative space and break away from traditional styles."teacher", get rid of the mindset of "studying to become an official", a biased and distorted motivation. For the locality to develop, Nghe An needs to pose difficult and challenging problems, creating conditions for talented people to intellectually participate in "solving" these problems. If we can attract successful Nghe An people from outside the province to contribute, then Nghe An will "fly" up with all its own identity and personality, there is no doubt.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Chu-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dong A University:

Nghe people have 10 key positive characteristics, which are: Unusually brave; unpredictable intelligence; unlimited humanity; straightforwardness; honesty; chivalry; loyalty; trust; indomitability and resistance is the way out... Besides, Nghe people also have 8 key negative characteristics that need to be restrained: Extremism, recklessness, conservatism, stubbornness, thriftiness to the point of stinginess,localfrom cliquey to assertive to domineering and harsh. All the positive and negative traits are present in each other, intertwined and feeding each other.

From these characteristics, from the past to the present, in every field, Nghe An people have always been outstanding. But the reality shows that Nghe An people need to be even more excellent. To do so, we need to have a strategy for training, fostering, using and creating an environment for Nghe An talents to demonstrate their abilities.

We need to consider the Nghe An people's character as the key to unlocking talent for local development. The three strategic directions for using Nghe An's talent are to concentrate Nghe An's talent on science and technology; concentrate Nghe An's talent on administration; and value enrichment as much as learning and administration.

Dr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee

A systematic study of the Nghe people's character in the new context has practical significance as a basis for planning and implementing economic and social development programs of the land. From recognizing the valuable qualities and limitations in character, we will build Nghe people in the direction of "filtering the muddy to bring out the clear". After this conference, Nghe An province will continue to collect opinions and comments from scholars and experts who are not Nghe people but have a deep understanding of Nghe people and culture, to build a new Nghe people development strategy, both preserving the old quintessence and having modern qualities.

To promote the values ​​of Nghe people's character, contribute to the development of the economy - society and people in the new era, in the coming time, Nghe An will actively improve the economic - social environment, create conditions for Nghe people to promote their character as well as change for development. The province also strengthens communication about the qualities and character of Nghe people, especially pointing out bad habits, inappropriate characters, hindering integration and development.

The province will also incorporate the content of Nghe people, their qualities and personalities into the local education program at all levels in an appropriate manner. The purpose is for students to soon recognize the good and bad qualities of Nghe people's personalities, so that they can adjust and improve themselves.

In addition, Nghe An seeks every way to expand economic, cultural and social exchanges between Nghe An and the whole country and the world; bring Nghe An to the whole country and the world, and bring the world and the whole country to Nghe An. External exchanges are the most important factor forcing Nghe people to change in the direction of "filtering the muddy water to bring out the clear water".