Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Training Program on Innovation Leadership and Change Management in the Public Sector in District 3

18 Dec, 2024

With its reputation and training quality affirmed over the past 48 years, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) has always been an eligible address for businesses, associations, and government agencies for training, fostering, and updating knowledge of economics, business, management, law, technology, and design.

On the morning of December 10, 2024, at Hall A.103, UEH, along with the Party Organizing Committee and Department of Internal Affairs of District 3, co-organized the opening ceremony of "Training on Innovation Leadership and Change Management in the Public Sector of District 3 in 2024" for leaders of departments and offices of District 3, planned leaders of the District 3 Party Executive for the 2025-2030 term, and leaders of unions and Standing Party Committees of wards.

Attending the Opening Ceremony, on behalf of District 3 leaders, there were Ms. Nguyen Thanh Xuan - Member of the City Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee; Mr. Vo Van Duc - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Phat - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the District Party Committee's Organization Committee; Mr. Le Minh Dat - Member of the District Party Committee, Head of the Department of Internal Affairs.

On behalf of UEH, there were Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - Price President of UEH; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of UEH Strategy and Policy Advisory Council; Dr. Nguyen Kim Duc - Vice Dean of the Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Su - Vice Dean of the Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting.

Overview of the opening ceremony

Speaking at the training course, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Xuan - Member of the City Party Committee, Secretary of the District 3 Party Committee - emphasized that training and updating knowledge is a requirement for the leaders and managers in the political system, especially in the context of rebuilding the political system with the title: "Refined - Succinct - Strong - Productive - Effective - Efficient"á directed by General Secretary To Lam. With the practical goal of this training program, the Secretary of the District 3 Party Committee hopes that the trainees will study seriously, consider this as a task, an opportunity to update and improve their qualifications to apply the principles of change management and innovation in refining the system, including transparency, respect for the benefits of all parties, and ensuring consistency to serve locals in the new period.

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Xuan - Member of the City Party Committee, Secretary of District 3 Party Committee

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the course, Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - Vice President of UEH - remarked: "The 2024 Training Program on Innovation Leadership and Change Management in the Public Sector of District 3 is organized with the aim of improving the capacity of planning, management, innovation leadership and adapting to change in the public sector for leaders and managers to improve work performance, to control risks, to optimize processes and resources; promoting continuous innovation and creativity at the local level and units while meeting the requirements of sustainable development leadership for District 3 in the current term and preparing leadership and management personnel for the next term. The program is designed and implemented according to a teaching method that combines theory and specific case studies, especially discussing existing issues in innovation leadership and change management in District 3".

Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - Vice President of UEH - delivering the opening speech of the course

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Su - Vice Dean of the Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting - announcing the decision to open the class

At the Opening Ceremony, Mr. Le Minh Dat - District Party Committee Member, Head of District 3 Internal Affairs Department - represented the trainees to share their expectations for the training program and to express their determination to participate seriously so that the program can achieve the highest efficiency.

Mr. Le Minh Dat - District Party Committee member, Head of District 3 Internal Affairs Department - representing the students

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of UEH Strategy and Policy Advisory Council - presenting the topic "Innovation and its Ecosystem"

Mr. Pham Dang Nam - District Party Committee Member, Deputy Party Secretary - Chairman of Vo Thi Sau Ward People's Committee

Over 48 years of construction and development, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has provided society with high-quality human resources to serve the country's industrialization and modernization in the context of global economic integration. The UEH brand has been affirmed domestically and internationally with prestigious rankings listed as Top 1 Best Universities in Vietnam (according to U-Multirank Ranking 2022); Top 301+ Best Universities in Asia in 2024 (QS Asia University Rankings 2024); Top 301-400 Universities contributing to 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations according to The Impact Rankings 2023; particularly, in Top 501-600 Best Universities in the world in 2025 according to THE rankings. On the new journey with the strategy of becoming a multidisciplinary and sustainable university, UEH will continue to promote their role in multidisciplinary training and research, aiming at the sustainable development of the society and the country.