On May 14th 2018, the People's Police Academy solemnly celebrated its 50th anniversary (May 15th 1968 - May 15th 2018) and received the title “Hero of the People's Armed Forces during the American Vietnam War”. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc - Member of Politburo, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam attended and congratulated the Academy.
Attending the ceremony was Senior Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. To Lam - Member of Politburo, Secretary of the Public Security’s Central Party Committee, Minister of Public Security; representatives of the Central Organization Board, the State Council for Professor Title, the Ministry of Education and Training; Leaders of the Ministry of Public Security; representatives of the Navy High Command, the Coast Guard High Command, the Commando High Command, the Command of the Armed Forces; representatives of General Departments, High Command of the Ministry of Public Security; units and schools inside and outside the Academy, which have cooperated with the Academy.
About the international delegates, there were Lieutenant General, Dr. SomVang ThamMaSit - Deputy Minister of Laos’ Security; The Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia; Australian Federal Police Office in Vietnam; Security Officers of the Embassies: Russian Federation, the United States, China, England, France, Korea, Japan; Delegation of Moskow National University of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Chinese People's Police University, Thailand Royal Police Cadet Academy, Korean National Police University, Cambodian Police Academy; The Mongolian Law Enforcement University, the New South Wales Police Department - Australia, the Malik Academy - Switzerland and the international counterparts of the People's Police Academy.
On behalf of the PPA, there was Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem, Secretary of the Party Committee, President of the Academy; comrades in the Executive Committee of the Party Committee, Directorate; the former leaders of the Academy, officers and lecturers of the Academy through various periods; high-ranking officials and all officers, lecturers, employees and students who are working and studying at the Academy.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, Chairman of the Central Organization Board Pham Minh Chinh, Members of the Communist Party Central Committee Nguyen Xuan Thang, Nguyen Hoa Binh, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan; Minister of National Defense Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha, sent flowers to congratulate the Academy.
On the occasion of the anniversary, the Academy was honorably awarded the title “Hero of the People's Armed Forces during the American Vietnam war” by the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, recognizing the successes, great contribution to the cause of national protection and building the Public Security Forces; greatly contributing to the independence and sovereignty of the nation, for the peaceful life and happiness of the people.
Also at the ceremony, Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. SomVang ThamMaSit, Deputy Minister of Security of Laos, on behalf of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, presented the Labor Medal to the PPA.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated the outstanding achievements of the Academy
Speaking at the ceremony, the Prime Minister warmly praised and congratulated the excellent achievements that the generations the People's Police Academy have achieved in 50 years.
The Prime Minister emphasized that in the new period, the task of the People’s Police was determined to be difficult due to the complex situation of the world, the region and the country. This requires the People's Police Forces to improve their politics, focus on renovating the organization and apparatus, and improve the quality of education and training to better meet the requirements and tasks of practical work.
The Prime Minister asked the Academy to renovate its curriculum, improve the quality of undergraduate and postgraduate education by enhancing the application of information technology in teaching and learning methods, in line with practical requirements, summarizing theory, referring selectively international experience on crime prevention and social management.
Towards international standards, making the Academy a model training institution, an intellectual center of Public Security and the nation, where consultations and strategic policy on the management of social order and national security for the Party and the State are initiated, including traditional and non-traditional crime.
Teachers must be good examples of virtue, level, creative thinking. It is necessary to thoroughly understand Lenin's ideas "Learn, learn more, learn forever". Students are the center of training and create the environment for students to develop their ability to learn, creative thinking.
The Academy should build a model of People’s Public Security soldier with specific qualities and capabilities that meet the requirements and tasks of the new situation. At the same time, there should be a method to test and evaluate that quality.
Prime Minister believed that: To bring into play the glorious achievements after 50 years of construction and growth and the tradition of two-time receiver of People's Armed Forces Heroes, officers, lecturers and students of the PPA will continue to unite and endeavor to make the Academy constantly develop in a powerful way and soon become a national key institution; will continue to make more great achievements, contributing together with the People's Police Forces to successfully completing the task of protecting the Party, protecting the State, protecting the people; maintaining national security and ensuring the social order and safety of the country.
At the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, expressed his deep gratitude to the attention of the Party, State and particularly the Prime Minister, for the People's Security Forces. The People's Public Security Forces promised the Party, State and Prime Minister to uphold the heroic tradition, strive for excellence in the task of national security protection, ensure the social order and security to deserve the trust of the Party, the State and the people.
Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem, President of the Academy, delivered his speech at the Academy
On behalf of the Party Committee, Directorate of the Academy, Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem, President of the Academy, would like to receive the guidance of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Security. With the motto "Renovation, activeness, discipline, responsibility, efficiency", "tradition, innovation, dynamic and development", the PPA will continue the comprehensive renovation of education and training, determine to build the Academy into a national key institution, become a modern police academy in the ASEAN region.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Public Security To Lam and delegates cut the ribbon, inaugurating the complex of cultural buildings “Heroic Tradition”
On this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Public Security To Lam and delegates attended the inauguration ceremony of the cultural buildings “Heroic Tradition”.
The complex of cultural buildings "Heroic tradition" includes many landscape works such as landscape lake, clock tower, heroic monument with two stones engraved with 200 typical leaders, officers, lecturers, students of the Academy through the ages. With a large and dignified space, this will be a “red address” in the Academy’s history, educating heroic traditions for officers, lecturers and students of the Academy.