Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong beat the drum to open the 2014-2015 academic year at Hanoi’s People’s Security Academy (PSA) on October 17.

In his speech at the launch ceremony, the Party leader praised the academy’s outstanding achievements over the past 68 years, saying that it has trained tens of thousands of officers, with many of them now holding important positions in the Party, State and public security sector.

In the face of a complex global and domestic context, as a major training and scientific research centre for the entire sector and the country at large, PSA should take the basic viewpoints of the Party and State on board to clarify and implement its vision, objectives and tasks, he said.

The academy needs to continue to renovate and improve the quality of education, training and scientific research, while focussing on creating a healthy educational environment, he added.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reminded the academy to pay special attention to educating its students on political thought and morals, turning them into first-rate officers upon graduation.

He expressed his belief that with its 68-year tradition and responsibility for the nation and people, PSA will achieve even greater successes in the time to come, contributing to the creation of a modern public security force that acts as the right hand of the Party, State and people to safeguard national security and maintain social order and safety.-VNA