Hanoi (VNA) – The second Global Young Vietnamese IntellectualsForum opened in Hanoi on November 27, looking to optimise the power of theyoung intellectuals to realise the sustainable development goals.
The event, organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union CentralCommittee, drew the participation of 236 young Vietnamese intellectualsstudying and working in 23 countries and territories worldwide.
Addressing the forum, Politburo member and head of the Party CentralCommittee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai said that the previousforum helped connect domestic and foreign intellectuals, who have burningdesire to make contributions to the national development cause.
Highlighting the country’s opportunities and challenges in the new context, Maispoke highly of the contents that will be discussed at this year forum,including growth model and quality, labour productivity, social equality, as wellas measures for the country to maintain fast and sustainable economic growthand make the best use of the golden population structure to develophigh-quality human resources, among others.
She expressed her hope that more initiatives will be collected at the event,helping the Government complete policies and mechanisms to facilitate youngintellectuals’ contributions to the country.
Meanwhile, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union CentralCommittee Le Quoc Phong laid stress on the important role of the youngacademics in the country’s sustainable development.
He added that they should receive the best conditions so as to make furthercontributions to the nation./.