MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HO CHI MINH NATIONAL AND TRAINING ACADEMY OF POLITICS ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION HOANG ANH THAO REVOLUTIONARY MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS[.]
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF POLITICS ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION HOANG ANH THAO REVOLUTIONARY MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS IN HANOI NOWADAYS Major : Ideological work Code : 9.31.02.01 SUMMARY OF PHD THESIS ON POLITICAL SCIENCE Hanoi - 2023 The work has been carried out at Academy of Journalism and Communication Scientific supervisors: Assoc Prof Luong Khac Hieu Reviewer 1: Reviewer 2: Reviewer 3: The thesis will be defended at the Board of Academy-level Thesis Assessment Council at the Academy of Journalism and Communication At ……… on …………… The dissertation can be found in National Library and Library of Academy of Journalism and Communication INTRODUCTION Rationale for the study Morality is one of the factors that form a person’s dignity as well as a social development motivation Moral education is necessary in order to advance a society where people are the target and motivation of the social progress and taken care of President Ho Chi Minh believed that revolutionary morality education for the young generation was an important duty of our Party and cared about it when he was alive Grasping his idea thoroughly, the Party has attached special importance to revolutionary morality education for the young generation and mentioned it in Documents of National Party Congress many times Revolutionary morality education for students is an issue that achieves significant interest of many universities in Hanoi and concretized in their educational missions Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam as well as the center of politic, economic, culture, education, science and technology This is where 93 Universities and Academies located The number of students living and studying in Hanoi is the highest in the country These students have the same characteristics such as: young, dynamic, creative and clear-headed so they can quickly approach and apprehend modern factors to develop and improve their personalities With the desire of building good careers, devoting their talents and skills to Hanoi’s development, many poor students overcome difficulties and study well On the contrary, a remarkable number of students are caring only about personal interests, lack of revotionary ideas and will, ignore political and social problems of the country Some students are unconsistant, lacking of skill and spirit, therefore they are easily induced and stimulated by hostile enemies… These negative expressions are increasing and causing urgent public opinion, bad impacts on the country’s young generation For these reasons, revolutionary morality education for students in general, for students in Hanoi in particular is an unbiassed request to prevent and push back students’ negative moral behaviors and to equip them with good revolutionary morality behaviors, faith and feelings In reality, revolutionary morality education for students is performing in many ways and diversified methods Among them, revolutionary morality education for students through social activities is the highly optimal and effective method because of its flexible matters and forms that are suitable for the students’ age, need, hobby and habit However, many universities don’t really esteem and pay more attention to this kind of educational method Therefore, research on revolutionary morality education for students through social activities not only originates from the demand of perfecting the theory of revolutionary morality education, but also from the real urgency of this work For these reasons, the author chooses: “Revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi nowadays” as the topic of the doctoral thesis in Politics, majoring in Ideological work Research purposes and tasks 2.1 Research purposes On the basis of clarifying the theoretical issues of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students and the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi, the thesis proposes views and solutions to strengthen revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi nowadays 2.2 Research tasks To accomplish the above purposes, the thesis performs the following tasks: - Proposing an overview of research works related to the topic; - Clarifying theoretical issues about revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students; - Assessing the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students of universities in Hanoi, analyzing the causes and problems; - Proposing, analyzing and interpreting the scientific basis of views and solutions to enhance revolutionary moral education through social activities for students in Hanoi in the future Research object and scopes 3.1 Research object The research object of the thesis is revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi nowadays 3.2 Research scopes - The thesis focuses on researching the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for Vietnamese university students who are studying full-time undergraduate training programs at 05 universities in Hanoi, including University of Science and Technology, Thuongmai University, Academy of Journalism and Communication, People's Security Academy and Thang Long University These are universities representing public and non-public schools, with different disciplines, such as Science, Technology, Economics, Social Sciences and Humanities, Security - defense - Survey data has been stidied from 2016 to present, the proposed solutions are valid for reference until 2030 Theoretical basis and research methods 4.1 Theoretical basis The thesis is based on the viewpoints of Marxism - Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's ideology, the line and the point of view of the Communist Party of Vietnam on political leadership, revolutionary moral education for university students through social activities, inheriting the research results of domestic and foreign scientific works related to the content mentioned in the thesis 4.2 Research methods The thesis uses the following specific research methods: theoretical, inductive, theoretical analysis and synthesis, observation, activity research, sociological investigation, in-depth interview, data processing, history and logic With the sociological survey method, the author built a common survey form for both students and staff, including 21 questions, including questions using a 5-level Likert scale The author conducted a survey in 05 universities Academy of Journalism and Communication represents the group of universities training social sciences and humanities Hanoi University of Science and Technology represents the group of technical universities Thuongmai University represents the group of universities training economics People's Security Academy represents the group of armed forces schools Thang Long University represents the group of non-public universities At each university, the author conducted a survey of 05 leaders and managers, 10 officers from departments and divisions, 10 faculty members and 120 students Thus, the total number of officials and lecturers participating in the survey is 125 people, accounting for 17.2%, of which the number of leaders and managers is 25 people; the number of cadres of departments and divisions is 50 people The number of faculty members in the department is 50 people The total number of students participating in the survey is 600 students, accounting for 82.8% Collected data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22.0 and the author used descriptive analysis and reliability analysis for evaluation New scientific contributions of the thesis - Clarified concept of the type of social activity of students Clarifying concept of higher education through social activities for students and the constitutive elements of higher education for students such as subject, object, content, form, method and effectiveness - On the basis of further Clarified content of the revolutionary moral standards, the thesis generalized into revolutionary moral standards of Vietnamese students today and considers it as the content of basic revolutionary moral education for students Clarified the role of social activities in realizing the goal of revolutionary moral education for university students - The thesis has assessed the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi; generalized the problems posed in revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students nowadays - The thesis has proposed and analyzed theoretical and practical bases of views and solutions to enhance revolutionary moral education for students through social activities Theoretical and practical significance of the thesis 6.1 Theoretical significance The thesis contributes to clarifying the theoretical issues of revolutionary moral education through social activities, subjects, contents, methods and forms of revolutionary moral education through social activities for current students 6.2 Practical significance - The thesis can serve as a reference for the Party Committee, Board of Directors, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Student Unions of universities, organizations, and individuals engaged in educational work and revolutionary moral education for students - The thesis can be used as a reference in research and teaching at universities and colleges on the issue of moral education and revolutionary moral education for students Structure of the thesis In addition to the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendices, the thesis consists of chapters and 11 sections Chapter OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE THESIS TOPIC 1.1 Research works related to revolutionary morality and revolutionary moral education 1.1.1 Research works related to revolutionary morality Revolutionary morality is mentioned through the studies of a number of authors, such as the article Youth must be people with noble morals by Chung Bai Chuong (1957), the book “Communist Ethical Principles” by A Si-Skin (1961), the book “The “left-wing” infantile in the Communist movement” (1970), "The immediate tasks of the Soviet government" (1975) by V.I Lenin Works expressing President Ho Chi Minh's views on the revolutionary cause such as “The Revolutionary Road” (1927), “Modifying working style” (1947) and “Revolutionary ethics” (1958), the book “New Ethics” by Vu Khieu (1974), Doctoral thesis in philosophy “Revolutionary ethics in Ho Chi Minh's Ideology through the categories that he used” by Hoang Trung (2001), doctoral thesis in Philosophy “Development of revolutionary morality in the youth of the Vietnamese People's Army in the current situation” by Nguyen Hung Oanh (2002), doctoral thesis in Party Construction “Improving revolutionary morality of key provincial leaders in the Lao People's Democratic Republic in the current period” by Bun-Mak Ke-son (2003), doctoral thesis in History “Improving revolutionary morality of political cadres of the Vietnamese People's Army in the new period” by Dang Nam Dien (2004), the book “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology shines in the reality of Vietnam's revolution” by Pham Van Khanh (2005), the article “New ethics revolutionary morality from different approaches” by Trinh Dinh Huy (2006), the book “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology with the cause of building Vietnamese people for comprehensive development” by Thanh Duy (2010), the book “New qualities and revolutionary morality” by Phu Mi Vong Vi Chit (2013), the book “Study and follow Ho Chi Minh's moral thought through revolutionary morality” by Pham Ngoc Anh (2013), the article “Revolutionary moral education in military schools” by Pham Van Xay (2014), the book "Studying Uncle Ho's morality” by Vu Khieu (2015), the article “Ho Chi Minh's Ideology on revolutionary morality” by Nguyen Viet Anh (2016), the book “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology and Vietnam's revolutionary path” by Vo Nguyen Giap (2017), doctoral thesis in Philosophy “Development of revolutionary moral consciousness of young officers in the logistics sector of the Vietnamese People's Army nowadays” by Vu Hong Ha (2018), the book “Ho Chi Minh discusses ethics” by Vu Tinh, Nguyen Thi Thao and Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan (2019), the book “Promoting traditional moral values in building a new morality for today's Vietnamese youth” by Ngo Thi Thu Nga (editor) (2019) 1.1.2 Research works related to revolutionary moral education Doctoral thesis in Philosophy “Moral education for young students according to Ho Chi Minh's Ideology in our country nowadays” by Tran Minh Doan (2002), the book “Education of revolutionary ideals for today's youth” by Pham Dinh Nghiep (2004), the article “Fostering revolutionary morality for the young generation” by Tran Van Mieu (2007), the book “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology on revolutionary moral education for union members and young people” by Van Tung (2008), doctoral thesis in Education “Ho Chi Minh moral education for students of universities and colleges in the Northwest region in teaching Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology” by Le Thi Van Anh (2014), the book “Educating revolutionary ideals and morals for today's young Vietnamese generation” by Duong Tu Dam (2015), the article “Applying Ho Chi Minh's Ideology on revolutionary morality to moral education for Vietnamese youth nowadays” by Pham Hung Dung (2015), the book “Lifestyle education for current Vietnamese students according to Ho Chi Minh's Ideology and moral example” by Doan Thi Chin and Le Thi Thao (2016), the book “Moral education with the development of personality of Vietnamese students nowadays” by Tran Sy Phan (2016), doctoral thesis in Politics, majoring in Ideological work “Moral education of revolutionary policemen for students of universities and academies of the People's Public Security force in the North of our country nowadays” by Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2017), the book “Moral and lifestyle education for Vietnamese students nowadays” by Le Xuan Giang and Pham Thi Hong (2017), the book “Revolutionary Moral Education in the New Era” compiled by The Central Propaganda Department (2017), doctoral thesis in Philosophy “Educating Ho Chi Minh's Ideology and morality in building a lifestyle for current Vietnamese students” by Dao Thi Trang (2018), the article “Revolutionary moral education for students - an urgent requirement under the impact of the current 4.0 revolution” by Nguyen Duc Tien (2019), the article “The value and meaning of Ho Chi Minh's Ideology on comprehensive education for young people in the education of Vietnamese students nowadays” by Nguyen Thu Nghia (2019), the article “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology on revolutionary moral education: acquisition in moral education for students in the current period” by Nguyen Thi Huong (2019), the article “Moral and lifestyle education for students at the National University of Ho Chi Minh City nowadays” by Huynh Duc Thien (2019) 1.2 Research works related to social activities and revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students 1.2.1 Research works related to social activities The book “Professional activities of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers' Team” by Bui Sy Tung, Le Kien Thiet, Phan Nguyen Thai and Nguyen Trong Tien (2007), doctoral thesis in Educational Science “Developing social activity capacity for students of education universities in the Northern mountainous region in training under the credit system” by Ha My Hanh (2015), the article “Organizing extracurricular activities to educate patriotic emulation for young people” by Luong Thi Tam Uyen (2015), the book “Youth movement students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities” by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (2017), the book “Organization to bring students to practical activities” by Dau The Tung (2017), the study on “Education of dialogue culture for students nowadays” by Le Ngoc Thanh (2017), the article “The role of organized social activities in schools” by Pham Kieu Anh and Ha Thi Phuong (2017), the book “A guide to organizing experience and career guidance activities in schools according to the general education program” by Dinh Thi Kim Thoa (2020) 1.2.2 Research works related to revolutionary moral education through social action for university students The article “Against individualism from strengthening collectivism” in the book “Youth must be a person of noble morality” by Vuong Nhiem Trong (1957), the speech “Tasks of the Youth Union” by V.I Lenin (1987), the book “Education with the formation and development of student personality” by Hoang Anh (2012), the book “Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology on education and its application to revolutionary moral education nowadays” by Hoang Anh (2013), the book “New moral education for students in the current market economy conditions in Vietnam” by Luong Gia Ban and Nguyen The Kiet (2013), the article “Improving the quality and effectiveness of extracurricular activities for students to meet the goals of comprehensive education at the Center for National Defense and Security Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi” by Hoang Duc Giang (2016), the article “Extra-curricular activities of students at military universities nowadays” by Nguyen Do Phu (2016), the article “Some solutions to revolutionary moral education for young people in Bac Giang province” by Luu Thi Phuong (2017), the article “Creative experience activities in the training program for education university students” by Mai Van Can (2017), the article “Promoting teachers to organize experiential activities in schools” by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy (2017), the article “Managing extracurricular educational activities for students at university – content and influencing factors” by Nguyen Thanh Hai (2018), doctoral thesis in Ho Chi Minh study “Ho Chi Minh moral education for current Thai Nguyen university students” by Luong Thi Thuy Nga (2019), the article “Promoting the role of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in educating revolutionary ideals, morality, and cultural lifestyle for today's youth” by Ha Van Luyen and Ta Duc Tuan (2021) 1.3 Overview of the results of the published research works related to the thesis topic and the issues to be researched by the thesis 1.3.1 Overview of research results of scientific works related to the reviewed topic Research works on revolutionary morality have introduced the most general concept of new morality - communist morality - revolutionary morality; research on revolutionary ethical standards agreed by the authors according to Ho Chi Minh's moral thought, that is: loyalty to the country and the Party, respect for the people, human love, industriousness, thrift, honesty and righteousness, public-mindedness and pure international spirit Research works on revolutionary morality education for young people and students have mentioned the general theoretical issues of revolutionary morality and revolutionary moral education for young people and students assessed the current situation of students’ morality and lifestyle, analyzed the influencing factors, pointed out the contents that need education and the views and solutions to enhance revolutionary moral education for young people and students Research works on social activities and revolutionary moral education through social activities for students have initially clarified the concepts and some specific types of social activities of students and pointed out the role of social activities in moral education for students 1.3.2 Issues to be researched by the thesis Firstly, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of current university students in order to determine the university students' standards of revolutionary morality in accordance with the characteristics of the current period At the same time, it is necessary to specify the contents of revolutionary moral education for students in the current revolutionary period of the country Secondly, it is necessary to clarify the content of the concept of social activities of university students, the types of social activities and the characteristics of each type Thirdly, it is necessary to study the subject, object, purpose, content, form, and method of education through social activities and the role of social activities in realizing the goal of revolutionary moral education for university students Fourthly, it is necessary to study the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi, evaluate the successes and limitations, highlight the problems raised from the current situation and analyze and propose solutions to strengthen this work in the coming years Chapter SOME THEORETICAL ISSUES ABOUT REVOLUTIONARY MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 2.1 Morality, Revolutionary morality and revolutionary moral standards of university students 2.1.1 Morality Ethics are standards and principles that regulate human behavior and evaluation in relation to each other and to society in general, in accordance with the requirements of each political regime and socio-economic conditions certain societies, they are exercised by personal beliefs, by tradition, and by the power of public opinion 2.1.2 Revolutionary morality and revolutionary moral standards according to Ho Chi Minh's Ideology 2.1.2.1 The concept of revolutionary morality Revolutionary morality is the moral foundation enlightened by President Ho Chi Minh and inherited by our Party, creatively applied in accordance with each revolutionary period of the country Revolutionary morality is the product of the combination of the moral views of Marxism-Leninism with the noble moral tradition of the Vietnamese nation and the quintessence of human morality It is a value system and value orientation expressed in the form of rules, ethical standards, expression of thoughts, feelings, and ethical behavior of 11 a noble life, a spirit of mutual love, with dreams and aspirations Thirdly, educating the spirit of self-discipline, striving to rise and having a sense of responsibility in learning and working Fourthly, educating a healthy and humane lifestyle, preserving national cultural identity and integrating into the world Fifthly, educating the collective spirit and the spirit of serving the people Sixthly, educating awareness and active participation in the fight against manifestations of moral degradation and negativity in society * Methods: Some of the main methods are: Visual education, methods of interpretation and conversation, exemplary method, group work, examination and evaluation associated with rewards/punishments, practical summaries… * Forms: - Exploratory form: associated with experiential and career-oriented activities - Dedication form: associated with activities for the community - Interactive form: associated with cultural activities, arts, physical training, sports and social activities in the virtual environment of social networks * Effectiveness, reflected in the awareness of the revolutionary morality, moral sentiments and moral behavior 2.3 The role of social activities in realizing the goal of revolutionary moral education for university students 2.3.1 Social activities contribute to raising awareness of moral standards as well as an understanding of revolutionary moral concepts and categories for students 2.3.2 Social activities contribute to raising moral feelings and developing students' sense of duty and social responsibility 2.3.3 Social activities contribute to the formation and development of self-conscious and voluntary moral behavior and the improvement of positive participation in the fight against violations of moral standards and negative phenomena in society 2.3.4 Social activities contribute to personality formation and comprehensive development for university students Summary of chapter Revolutionary moral education is a value system and orientation expressed in the form of moral rules and standards, reflecting the reality of the revolutionary struggle for national liberation, national defense and building socialism of the working class and the working people, creating the foundation of the personality of the revolutionary in particular and the Vietnamese people in general This is the moral foundation enlightened by President Ho Chi Minh and inherited by our Party, creatively applied in accordance with each revolutionary period of the country Regarding revolutionary moral education for the young generation in general, and for students in particular, it is necessary to combine many forms and methods and select educational content suitable to the psycho-physiological characteristics of the students' age, in which education through social activities is an educational method that attracts a large number of students to participate with a spirit of self-discipline and voluntariness, bringing 12 practical benefits to the community, and contributing to helping students perfect their personality and develop comprehensively The study clarifies the concepts of tools, the constituent factors of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students, and at the same time points out the role of social activities in realizing the goals of revolutionary moral education for university students, study creates a premise for assessing the current situation of universities and a solid scientific basis for the author to raise his point of view and propose solutions to strengthen the work of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi in the coming time Chapter REVOLUTIONARY MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNIVERSAL STUDENTS IN HANOI – THE CURRENT SITUATION AND PROBLEMS 3.1 Overview of characteristics of universities and social activities of students of surveyed universities 3.1.1 Academy of Journalism and Communication Academy of Journalism and Communication is the Party institution under the system of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics At the same time, it is a university built into a key university in the country's higher education system, providing undergraduate and postgraduate training in political theory, propaganda, journalism and a number of other humanities and social sciences with 40 undergraduate programs, 20 master's programs, doctoral programs, with a size of about 8000 students per year Annual cultural and artistic activities, such as SpeakUp MC contest, Welcome to AJC, Farewell program for final year students at the Academy with the name Last Minute Music Festival; Student Talent contest Press Beauty Sports activities also attract students to participate enthusiastically through the club model such as Martial Arts Club, Football Club, and Basketball Club along with competitions and tournaments such as the AJC Cup annual student soccer tournament Academy students participate in many volunteer activities in remote, isolated and extremely difficult areas, giving gifts, scholarships, warm clothes, building children's bookcases in these localities Competitions, seminars and scientific workshops associated with the training profession of the academy also attracted a large number of students, such as “Vietnamese youth with the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress”, “Looking back at the crisis and collapse of the Soviet Union and political orientation for young people”, participating in online contests to learn about the Party's resolutions and policies, the State's laws, and the Olympic competition on Marxist-Leninist science and Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology “Light to illuminate the way”, “Vo Nguyen Giap, General of the People” 3.1.2 Hanoi University of Science and Technology Hanoi University of Science and Technology, established under Decree No 147/ND- 13 CP dated March 6, 1956, was the first technical university in Vietnam with the task of training industrial engineers for the construction and defense of the country The university is a prestigious educational institution in Vietnam and is ranked high in regional and world university rankings for engineering and technology The university currently offers 47 undergraduate programs, 47 master's programs, and 32 research-oriented and applicationoriented doctoral programs The annual enrollment scale at undergraduate level is about 7,500-8,000 students/year The cultural and artistic activities of Hanoi University of Science and Technology such as Mr&Miss BK beauty contest, HUST Teacher Love - "Thousands of gratitude" to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day Novemver 20, Open day festival, student start-up day, BK's Got Talent contest The University's sports clubs operate regularly, attracting the participation of a large number of students such as BKC chess club, Vovinam Bach Khoa martial arts club, Basketball and Baseball club, BKFS women's soccer tournament Regarding community activities, Hanoi University of Science and Technology regularly organizes activities such as: blood donation, volunteering "green summer", volunteering activities in disadvantaged areas The University organizes dozens of clubs with exciting activities associated with training majors such as HUST - HIEC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club; ADC-AI Robot and Digital factory HUST Club; The Quality Productivity Club The clubs effectively support orientation activities, start-ups, and connect groups of students who are passionate about research and businesses 3.1.3 Thuongmai University Thuongmai University was established in 1960 with the name Central Business School After many name changes, in 1994, it officially changed its name to Thuongmai University - a public university, training at all levels of undergraduate, master and doctoral in the fields of economics, accounting, management, business and commerce The school is training 26 majors at the undergraduate level, majors at the master's level and majors at the doctoral level, with a total training scale of nearly 20,000 students at all levels Every year, the University organizes a number of periodic cultural and artistic activities such as the Gala program to celebrate the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the TMU Got Talent contest, Arts Festival to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day November 20, Youth Camp, cultural and art programs to celebrate major holidays Along with that, sports tournaments are also held on the occasion of major holidays such as men's soccer tournament, women's soccer tournament, handball tournament, badminton tournament attracting a large number of students In community activities: organize visits, encourage and collect thousands of gifts to support the people in the difficult mountains and borders during volunteer trips in Son La, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai The Book Clubs of Thuongmai University - VCU, FBA Future Managers Club, Marketing Club, Human Resources Club - HRC help students exchange knowledge and 14 information related to careers Professional, academic and skill contests are held regularly, such as Future Manager, Stock Investor Courage, Human Resource Manager: Mind and Talent, Tourism: Discover, Experience and Brand Creation, career seminars for students majoring in accounting - auditing of the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing and the Faculty of Marketing, the activity "Professional development for student union members through movement activities" of the Faculty of Management human resources, "Student Day" of the Faculty of Hotel and Tourism 3.1.4 People's Security Academy As a public higher education institution directly under the Ministry of Public Security, the People's Security Academy offers multidisciplinary training, with the task of training cadres with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees From training a profession, up to now the Academy has become a key higher education institution of the police sector; is a prestigious training and scientific research center of the whole country, has been expanding, developing and perfecting training in the direction of multi-disciplinary and intensive with 10 disciplines, 12 majors at university level; 04 majors, majors at the master's level; 02 majors, majoring at the doctoral level The cultural and artistic activities organized by the People's Security Academy are quite diverse and exciting such as: practice singing the traditional songs of the police and the Academy for new students every year; Camping Competition and Folk Dance Competition, "Elegant Student" Contest; Drama Gala, C500 photo and video clip contest, Chung cake wrapping, folk games, arts and a series of programs held on the occasion of major holidays of the year Regularly organize and participate in activities for the community such as: blood donation, gratitude activities, drinking water, remembering the source every year, supporting the exam season, visiting and giving gifts to families in difficult circumstances help people repair roads, harvest rice, dredge, clear canals, build cultural houses, build roads, build new rural areas, help people overcome the consequences of floods, regulate traffic, cook food porridge, giving gifts to patients in difficult circumstances being treated at hospitals The Academy also conducts many traditional educational activities on the occasion of great anniversaries of the country, nation and industry in the form of political activities, social activities, emulation movements, visiting traditional houses, reading history books, exchanging historical witnesses, having a contest to learn about the history of the country, the Party, the Public Security branch and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union 3.1.5 Thang Long University Thang Long University is a non-public university providing undergraduate education The school's original name was Thang Long Private University Center, established under Decision No 1687/KH-TV dated December 15, 1988 of Ministry of University, Professional and Vocational Training In 1944, Thang Long Private University Center became Thang Long Private University according to Decision No 411/TTg dated August 9, 15 1994 of the Prime Minister By 2007, Thang Long Private University was transformed into a private university with the name Thang Long University according to Decision No 1888/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2007 of the Prime Minister Currently, Thang Long University trains 22 majors/specialties at undergraduate level, 10 majors at master's level and 01 major at doctoral level, with a training scale of more than 10,000 students at all levels The outstanding cultural and artistic activities of Thang Long University can be mentioned as ThangLong cyber game, Thang Long wisdom, Thang Long countryside market, the annual cooking contest named Thang Long Masterchef, Miss Thang Long contest organized every years, from 2017, the contest changed its name to The Face Thang Long, the program “Welcome new students” Along with the annual open ThangLong Open Sports Tournament, the University's students also enthusiastically participated in the Capital Student Health Association and the Capital Football Tournament 2017, the swimming tournament organized by Thuy Loi University, the Student Sports Tournament - VUG 2017 organized by the Central Student Union, the basketball competition in the whole North and pain the Dancesport competition The community activities of Thang Long University are organized every year such as: Blood donation movement, winter warm coat program giving gifts to homeless people in mountainous areas on the occasion of Lunar New Year, free porridge distribution fees for patients at K hospital… Along with that is a series of activities to take care of children with extremely difficult circumstances, to popularize information technology for youth union members and village and commune officials; teaching and summer activities for students; visit and give gifts to policy families and poor households; contribute funds to buy teaching equipment, jointly build roads, school yards Experience and career guidance activities through contests, seminars and talks have attracted the active participation of students of Thang Long University There are nearly 30 clubs operating in different fields, creating opportunities for students to meet, exchange, discover and develop their abilities and participate in annual competitions, such as “Ring the golden bell”, Cooking contest 3.1.6 General characteristics of university students in Hanoi Due to the political, economic, cultural, social and living environment characteristics of Hanoi capital, students of universities in Hanoi have the opportunity to practice their ability to be agile, proactive and proactive in approaching with modern elements Opportunities and challenges of employment with students also require them to constantly strive to strive for excellence in study and moral cultivation to meet social needs, making Hanoi students more active, practicing Industrial style, ability to communicate confidently However, the capital's environment also has many temptations that make a part of 16 students who have never experienced, lacked courage, and lacked understanding, which can lead to a fall in lifestyle, deviations in perception, and ideological consequences bad for self and society Besides, studying while working part-time is something that is difficult for students studying in the locality to do, but for students in Hanoi, it is not difficult - so it easily leads to the situation of students getting too caught up in school part-time jobs that are distracted, lack focus on learning and training tasks, and are therefore afraid to participate in social activities 3.2 The current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi from 2016 to present 3.2.1 The subject of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students 3.2.1.1 Advantages Firstly, the subjects are more and more interested in the work of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students This is shown through the results of surveys and evaluations of staff, lecturers and students, which are quite consistent in recognizing the interest of the Party Committee, The Board of Directors, Youth Union, Student Union, staff and lecturers in revolutionary moral education for students through social activities Secondly, the competence of the subjects in revolutionary moral education through social activities for students is increasingly improved, meeting the requirements of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students 3.2.1.2 Limitation The coordination between the educational subjects is not regular and tight Tasks have not been assigned specifically and the coordination mechanism between the subjects has not clearly shaped 3.2.2 The content of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students 3.2.2.1 Advantages Firstly, the content of propaganda for social activities is diverse and consistent with the goal of revolutionary moral education for students Propaganda contents are associated with the characteristics of each type of social activity, emphasizing meaning and pervasiveness, having clear action orientations, and properly expressing the goals of revolutionary moral education for students The messages conveying the propaganda about social activities are easy to remember, understand, memorize, implement, clearly show the focus, contain emotions that have a strong impact on perception, thoughts, feelings of students Secondly, the content of revolutionary moral education is suitable for different types of social activities and is creatively integrated into each social activity to help students 17 achieve effective revolutionary moral education Through studying the social activities of universities, it shows that the contents of revolutionary moral education through this activity are very rich and diverse, following the motto “the rain soaks for a long time”, mainly orienting, leading, not forcing Therefore, students receive educational content very gently and naturally and transform it into emotions and behaviors in an active and positive manner The content of revolutionary moral education in each social activity is still spread The focus on education has not been clearly defined 3.2.3 Methods and forms of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students 3.2.3.1 Advantages Firstly, methods are attractive and suitable for students' characteristics Among the applied methods, the exemplary method is evaluated as the most effective with a mean of 4.31, followed by the intuitive method with a mean of 4.16; group work method with mean of 3.96; practical summarization method with a mean of 3.63 The lowest is the interpretive and conversational method with a mean of 2.06 In general, the methods of propaganda are diverse, attractive and suitable to the characteristics of students' ages, attract the participation of students and bring about effectiveness in moral education through social activities Secondly, forms of revolutionary moral education through social activities are diverse and abundant Schools have been very active in organizing competitions associated with specific training professions such as contests to learn about the traditions of the People's Public Security branch at the People's Security Academy, scientific essay writing competition on Defending the ideological foundation of the Party at the Academy of Journalism and Communication Many competitions are associated with students' career orientation such as: WEBINAR contest: “Technology start-up: From product to Silicon Valley”; “HUST English Trial”…by Hanoi University of Science and Technology, competitions for Future Managers, Stock Investor Courage, Human Resource Managers: Mind and Talent, Tourism: Discover – Experience, Brand Creation of Thuongmai University… 3.2.3.2 Limitation Some universities also use imposing methods and forms, which are not suitable for the characteristics of the type of social activities 3.2.4 Effectiveness of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students 3.2.4.1 Advantages The effectiveness of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students is demonstrated through the enhanced awareness of students' revolutionary 18 morality, moral attitudes and feelings in accordance with the standards of revolutionary moral and positive moral behavior 3.2.4.2 Limitation The effectiveness of revolutionary moral education is not high and uniform in all forms of social activities 3.3 Problems raised in revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi nowadays 3.3.1 The goal of a fundamental and comprehensive renovation of education, including revolutionary moral education requires a correct and adequate awareness of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students while the subject's awareness of the role of social activities in education is still limited 3.3.2 Revolutionary moral education through social activities requires a high capacity for subjects in organizing social activities and students' self-discipline and voluntariness in participating in activities In reality, organizational capacity is not enough The organization of the subjects and the self-discipline and voluntariness of students are still limited and inadequate 3.3.3 The content of revolutionary moral education requires a high degree of comprehensiveness while the educational content is still one-sided due to the lack of diversity in social activities 3.3.4 Students always have high requirements for innovation and creativity while the methods and forms of revolutionary moral education through social activities are still formal and follow the old ways 3.3.5 Revolutionary moral education through social activities for students to be effective requires the participation of a large number of students, while current universities lack of resources and motivation to widely attract students to participate in social activities Summary of chapter Chapter has overviewed the current situation of social activities of university students, surveying, analyzing and evaluating the current situation of revolutionary moral education through social activities for university students in Hanoi from 2016 to present The outstanding advantages are reflected in the role of educational subjects, content, methods, forms and effectiveness of revolutionary moral education through social activities for students In addition, revolutionary moral education through social activities still has some limitations, such as each social activity can only focus on emphasizing a few aspects of the content of revolutionary moral education Some universities are not really creative in terms of methods and forms of education The number of students participating in social activities is not high, so the effectiveness of revolutionary moral education is not