General Secretary and President To Lam attends the 50th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics

On the morning of October 28, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics held a ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary of establishment (October 27, 1976 - October 27, 2026).

Attending the ceremony were General Secretary and President To Lam; former Politburo member, former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Also attending were Politburo members: Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission; Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission; Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

Attending the ceremony was Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

The ceremony also had the participation of members of the Party Central Committee, former members of the Party Central Committee, alternate members of the Party Central Committee; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, and branches; leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and localities; generations of leaders, educators, workers, and learners at Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and domestic and foreign partners.

Before the ceremony, General Secretary and President To Lam and the delegation visited the UEH Digital Tradition Room and took notes on the occasion of the school's 50th anniversary.

Established on October 27, 1976 with the first training course of 516 students, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics has the mission of training economic and management human resources to serve the cause of national construction.

Over 50 years, UEH has developed a community of more than 280,000 alumni, with a current training scale of nearly 40,000 students, trainees and research students. The school has gradually innovated training, research and management activities, implemented university autonomy and expanded international cooperation.

In 2023, UEH officially transformed into a multi-disciplinary, multi-field university, connecting strengths in economy, business, management with technology, design, culture, art and interdisciplinary fields.

In addition to training, UEH participates in scientific research, policy consulting and criticism, knowledge transfer, accompanying localities and businesses. The school has implemented more than 160 training courses and classes for over 15,000 public sector students, and participated in many research programs and strategic consulting for socio-economic development.

According to UEH, in 2026, the school ranked 184th in Asia in THE Asia University Rankings; in the group of 101-200 universities in the world for contributions to Sustainable Development Goals according to THE Impact Rankings.

At the anniversary ceremony, UEH announced the development strategy for the period 2025-2030, vision 2045, gradually forming the UEH UniverCity Innovation Hub model - the nucleus of urban and regional innovation.

This orientation links training and research activities with practical needs, strengthens cooperation between schools and authorities, businesses and the community to jointly research, test, and implement development solutions.

The strategy focuses on five pillars: training global citizens with multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral thinking and sustainable responsibility; scientific research associated with local and national challenges; developing green university campuses, towards zero net emissions; digital governance based on data; connecting stakeholders to mobilize resources and build solutions.

UEH aims to be in the top 150 universities in Asia by 2030 and the top 100 in the period 2035-2045. The school has been and is implementing 10 key projects, focusing on developing staff, improving training capacity, research, innovation, digital transformation and international cooperation.

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