On October 12, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Hsien, Director of the Regional Party School Division of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, led a delegation of Vietnamese provincial and municipal party school leaders to visit Shanghai Party Institute of CPC/Shanghai Administration Institute (SPI/SAI). Executive Vice President XU Jiangang attended the meeting. Vice President MEI Lihong presided over the meeting, accompanied by relevant members from the Division of Party and Masses’ Affairs, Division of Teaching Management, Division of Scientific Research Management, and Foreign Affairs Office.

XU Jiangang made a brief introduction to SPI/SAI. MEI Lihong focused on international education features of SPI/SAI and reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between SPI/SAI and Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. MEI Lihong said that as neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, China and Vietnam have established a close comprehensive strategic partnership. Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City are sister cities. As an important carrier of China-Vietnam exchanges, SPI/SAI will provide training for middle-level and senior civil servants of Ho Chi Minh City in Shanghai from 2024 to 2026. During the pandemic, the two sides maintained online academic exchanges. SPI/SAI received the Vietnamese delegation for the first time this year, which can deepen mutual understanding.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Hsien thanked SPI/SAI for thoughtful arrangements and introduced the organizational structure, functional positioning, central tasks, etc. of the Vietnamese party school system. She believed that the development of party schools at all levels in China had provided Chinese experience for Vietnam. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to maintain in-depth exchanges in the future and make greater contributions to the building of the two parties and the needs of the two peoples for development.

At the exchange meeting, the heads of the Division of Party and Masses’ Affairs, Division of Teaching Management, and Division of Scientific Research Management introduced the achievements of SPI/SAI in party building, teaching and scientific research respectively. Subsequently, the two parties had in-depth exchanges on specific topics such as enhancing the cohesion of SPI/SAI, improving theoretical knowledge of Party members and cadres, teaching methods, all-media Party courses, system evaluation of Party schools and administration institutes, and incentive system of scientific research. Both sides agreed that China and Vietnam have similar cadre training systems and can learn a lot from each other. The delegation also visited the history museum of SPI/SAI, training room and other infrastructure.