Launching the Contest 'Youth studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style' in 2019

Launching ceremony of the contest "Youth studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style" in 2019. Photo: VA

On the morning of June 5, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) chaired and coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and a number of units to organize the online contest "Youth studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle" in 2019.

The contest aims to enhance the understanding of union members, youth, students at home and abroad about President Ho Chi Minh. Thereby, the youth generation has the opportunity to deeply understand the values ​​in his Testament, learn about Ho Chi Minh's thoughts associated with Vietnam's seas and islands, helping students, union members and youth promote the study and follow of Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, morality and style; contributing to moral education, cultural lifestyle, and fostering revolutionary ideals for the younger generation.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Dr. Nguyen Thi Nghia - Deputy Minister of Education and Training emphasized: The contest is also a practical activity to implement Directive No. 42-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in educating revolutionary ideals, ethics, and cultural lifestyles for the young generation in the period 2015 - 2030 and contributing to the implementation of Decision No. 1501/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on the Project "Strengthening education on revolutionary ideals, ethics, and lifestyles for youth, adolescents, and children in the period 2015 - 2020".

The Deputy Minister of Education and Training hopes that units and individuals will continue to actively respond and participate in the contest. And he hopes that there will be many good and creative ways from educational and training institutions and Youth Union organizations in creating an environment, motivation, direction, organization, launching, and propaganda for union members, youth, students, and pupils to actively participate, learn, and participate in the contest, contributing to building a young generation that is "both red and expert" as desired by President Ho Chi Minh.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Nghia said that after 4 times of organization, the contest has attracted more and more contestants. From 31,000 contestants in 2013, in 2018, there were more than 1.2 million contestants.

The new point of the 2019 contest is the design of 3 competition boards for target groups. Board A is for middle school and high school students, students of continuing education centers; Board B is for students of universities, colleges, and pedagogical colleges; and Board C is for teachers, young education managers and interested people (under 35 years old) to participate in the contest.

Compared to previous competitions, the 2019 Competition added Group C. At the same time, it strengthened the conditions to ensure a safe and serious competition. That created a useful, widespread, fair and equal playground for all candidates, and the competition content was more suitable to the awareness and level of each group of candidates participating in the competition.

Students respond to the contest. Photo: VA

According to the 2019 Competition Rules, the units will select excellent candidates from schools and educational institutions to participate in the Semi-finals and Finals of the national ranking according to the principle of ensuring high representation for the competition tables, regions, areas, and blocks.

This year’s contest focuses on the following contents: President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings for the younger generation; lessons on Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style. Basic contents of President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament; the work “Mass Mobilization” and the work “Enhancing revolutionary morality, wiping out individualism”.

Ho Chi Minh's ideology is associated with Vietnam's seas and islands. Basic contents of professional ethics standards according to Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style.

Achievements and results in the cause of national construction, defense and development under the leadership of the Party, especially in 33 years of renovation (1986-2019), major policies in the Documents of the 12th National Party Congress.

Candidates take the test online on the website http://hocvalamtheobac.vn

The Final Round is scheduled to take place at 8:00 a.m. on November 1, 2019.