Attending and witnessing the signing ceremony were the Major General, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Tu, Director of the Training Bureau, representatives of the International Cooperation Department under Ministry of Public Security, representatives of the Organizing Office of the Program 165, and representatives of the People’s Police Academy.

Overview of the the signing ceremony

The Program 165 focusing on “training, upgrading leaders abroad with national budgets” was ratified by the Political Bureau in June, 2008 under the statement of the Organization Department of the Central Committee. According to the agreement between the two sides, students attending cooperative training courses will be financed as stated in the program. This shows the concerns of the Party, Government in general and Organization Department of the Central Committee, the Steering Committee of the Program 165 in particular about the training of officers, especially ones in the Public Security force.

At the singing ceremony, Ass. Prof. Dr, Nguyen Xuan Son affirmed that the cooperative training program between the People’s Police Academy, Vietnam and the Maryland University, the United Stated of America, was a pilot program of the Public Security Ministry in terms of training cooperation with foreign countries. The useful and practical program would receive great considerations of the Steering Committee and Monitoring Office of the Program 165. The fact showed that most of the students selected for cooperative training courses had made achievements in studying and gained good results. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Son believed that the People’s Police Academy would successfully implement this program and get the best results.

Ass.Prof.Dr Nguyen Xuan Son, Chief of the Secretariat of the Program 165 spoke at the signing ceremony

Also, Major General. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem expressed thanks to the Organization Department of the Central Committee, leaders of the Public Security Ministry, the Steering Committee and the Monitoring Office of the Program 165 and organizations and departments for the attention and support for the cooperative training program between the People’s Police Academy and the Maryland University.

The signing ceremony of the Program 165 between the People’s Police Academy and the Monitoring Office has made an important progress in the Joint Master Program between of the People’s Police Academy and the Maryland University. In fact, the Joint Master Program will be completely signed by the Maryland University in the mid-August, 2010. It is expected that the program will enroll the first course in December, 2010.