HCM-UTE President Joins Party Standing Committee of HCMC Universities

On the morning of October 16, 2026, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a ceremony to announce and present the decisions establishing the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Health Facilities and the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges. Under the decisions, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering (HCM-UTE, formerly Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education), was appointed to the Executive Committee and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges for the 2025–2030 term.

The ceremony was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. It was attended by representatives of central agencies, leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and other delegates.

The Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges was established in response to practical needs and to the city’s scale and distinctive characteristics. The new Party Committee is expected to strengthen leadership and guidance for universities and colleges, while fostering coordination among institutions in carrying out their political tasks, developing human resources, conducting scientific research and contributing to the city’s socio-economic development.

For HCM-UTE, the appointment of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the University, to the Executive Committee and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges strengthens the connection between the University’s Party Committee and Party organizations at all levels. It also opens up more opportunities for coordination, makes better use of resources and encourages higher education institutions to pursue shared development goals. The appointment further enables HCM-UTE to uphold its role and responsibilities in the higher education system of Ho Chi Minh City and of Vietnam as a whole, contributing to the training of high-quality human resources, scientific research and innovation to meet the development needs of the new period.

According to the announced decisions, the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges is a grassroots Party organization directly under the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. Its Executive Committee has 18 members, its Standing Committee has 7 members and its Inspection Committee has 3 members. Mr. Duong Anh Duc, Member of the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Head of the Propaganda and Education Commission of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, was transferred and appointed Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Universities and Colleges.