Breakthroughs in UEH Youth Union - Student Association activities in 2023

2023 is the year that recognizes innovation, creativity, and breakthroughs in Union - Association activities of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City as it (UEH) has specifically and effectively implemented the orientations of the UEH Party Committee - Board of Directors in a multidisciplinary l and sustainable direction, making a small contribution to the overall success of UEH. Especially, it has promoted learning and scientific research in a sustainable direction, while continuing to apply strong digital transformation in all areas.

In 2023, a significantly important event for UEH youth took place, with the action slogan "UEH students - Innovative thinking - Community connection - Sustainable action - Towards global citizens", the Delegate Congress of the Vietnamese Student Association, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City XIII (Term 2023 - 2025), calling on all levels of Association officials, members, and students to contribute intelligence and action, emotions and responsibility to successfully implementing the Congress Resolution, bringing the development of UEH Student Association and Movement to one of the 4 positioning values of UEH University - "Training global citizens to act for sustainable development".

Executive Committee - Inspection Committee of UEH Student Association term 2023 - 2025 with superior delegates and fellow schools at the Congress

Let's take a look at the key activities of the UEH Union - Association in the past year. First, educating union members and young people is always paid attention to, with special emphasis on creativity and innovation in terms of content and form. Political and ideological education in 2023, focusing on the extensive implementation of learning and following Ho Chi Minh's moral example through live exhibitions about Uncle Ho and Ho Chi Minh Cultural space online (https://tuoitrevoibacho.ueh.edu.vn/), thereby, bringing encouraging results. University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has become an excellent unit leading in the number of students participating in the 5th National Olympic Competition "Lighting the Way" in 2023 with more than 10,000 students. Regarding educating students on ethics and lifestyle, the UEH Union - Association prioritizes specificity and flexibility. The series of activities are organized as a journey that is in conjunction with GenZ's perspective, especially strong communication on platforms as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, etc. to create creative products, MVs, Short Films, Magazines not only bringing interesting experiences to students but also conveying effectively a message about ethics and a positive lifestyle. The training, planning, and fostering of Union and Association officials are also always carried out in a systematic and in-depth manner, at the same time, commend and reward exemplary examples to recognize the efforts and to spread the good values of the UEH Union - Association staff over time.

Programs commending officials of UEH Union - Economic Youth 2023

With the desire to create a comprehensive environment for students to unleash their passion, academic creativity and spread knowledge to a large number of students, the UEH Union - Association constantly innovates and creates forms of organizing academic programs, student research as well as new international exchange playgrounds fitting into the global context. Closing the year 2023, the UEH Union - Association successfully organized the following programs: Model United Nations Conference - UEH M.U.N 2023; UEH500 2023; UEH DEBATE 2023, Commentary Series on Economic Events 2023; 02 International Day during the Economic Youth and Noi Vong Tay Lon festivals 2023.

The officials of member colleges organized many international student exchange activities.

Vietnam - Japan international student exchange

Cultural and creative artistic activities are promoted by the UEH Union - Association with many breakthroughs in both scale and content. In particular, the event welcoming new students in 2023 was held with many highlights. With the theme Lodestar - The star that guides talented new students of K49 on the journey of developing their strengths. The welcome week is organized into 4 mission-conveying festivals associated with the pillars of development and sustainable values at UEH, including Sustainable Day, United Day, Optimist Day, Dynamic Day and brilliantly ended with a Music Night welcoming "Smart & Green New-UEHers" - with great, uplifting emotions, opening up a wonderful journey for new UEH students.

Dynamic Day taking place at UEH Nguyen Van Linh Campus

After nearly 48 years of construction and development, the UEH Youth Union - Student Association since its inception has always completed well its role and mission in accompanying UEH youth and students on their journey of preparing the necessary luggage for the future. Towards the 92nd Anniversary of the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the traditional camp "UEH Youth Festival 2023: ENERZ" has returned at Suoi Tien Cultural Park with the appearance of Simulation City, Green City, Artistic City, and Integrated City - 4 simulated cities with messages representing the core values that University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

UEH students joined in the fiery and vibrant atmosphere

Traditional minute of Economic Youth: UEH Youth Festival 2023

With the goal of creating a professional, creative, and groundbreaking learning and living environment to help students comprehensively develop their Mind - Intelligence - Strength, the Economics Student Volunteer Campaign has returned with a series of Summer activities: Green summer, Spring volunteering, Full moon festival, etc. The volunteer of UEH youth continues to strongly spread the message of connecting community values. With the spirit of "taking expertise as volunteering", volunteer activities are built by the UEH Union - Association with the mission of creating a comprehensive training environment for students in terms of health, knowledge, skills and attitudes. The series has attracted 2,450 students to with a total value of more than 2 billion VND.

Launching ceremony of the Economics Student Volunteer Campaign 2023

In the past year, the UEH Union - Association has fiercely pursued the Digital Transformation Project for the period 2020 - 2025 under the direction of the UEH Party Committee - Board of Directors, and on that basis has researched and strongly applied new digital platforms to improve the operation of activities in general and multi-channel communication in particular, helping the UEH Union - Association convey information to students quickly, scientifically and effectively using a multi-channel, multi-channel communication system: Marketing Email; BoMa Chatbot; Communication on vending machines and 47 special issues of the UEH Youth Signals Newsletter published weekly on the UEH Youth Website and sent to all UEH students via email has attracting nearly 235,000 people with the reading number of 437. In addition, the UEH Youth Union - Association has officially deployed the UEH Youth E-Office to manage and to operate the Union - Association's activities with the motto of streamlining processes and procedures, and saving time and resources.

Union - Association Newsletter, UEH Youth Signals

UEH Youth Union - Student Association was honored to receive the following titles and awards:

The excellent unit ranked 2^nd in Emulation Cluster No. 2 in Youth Union Work and the City's youth movement in 2022 - 2023;

The Excellent unit leading Emulation Cluster No. 1 in Association work and the City's student movement in 2022 - 2023;

The model "Training system and capacity assessment of Association officials" won the January 9 Award for typical models and solutions in the Association's work and student movements in 2022 - 2023 of the Central Vietnam Student Association;

Ho Hao Hon Award 2023 for "Solutions for applying digital technology in operating the Union's activities";

Typical city-level youth project for the 2022 - 2023 academic year "Building an online exam system to serve Union - Association activities - UEH Youth Online Quiz";

"White Dove" Typical Model and Solution Award in Association Work and Student Movement for 2022 - 2023 - "Model for training and assessing the capacity of Association officials";

Certificate of Merit from the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union for outstanding units in Youth Union work and youth movements in school areas under the Youth Union in 2022 - 2023;

Certificate of Merit from the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnamese Student Association for collectives with outstanding achievements in summer volunteer programs and campaigns in the period 2020 - 2023.

2023 is a year associated with specific actions of the UEH Union - Association towards building an environment for students to proactively train, experience, and grow, sending the message of an increasingly strong community, pioneering and sharing the will to act sustainably and inspire art towards the common goal of "Unbounded creativity. Empowered future. Holistic values".

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