Summary of the 2025 Competition on Studying about Ho Chi Minh's Ideology at the Diplomatic Academy - Diplomacy rising up in the digital age

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnam is entering in the digital transformation era, international integration and innovation. The generation of youth and students today are the key "gears", contributing to the streamlined operation of the innovation machine. To fully promote this role, fostering revolutionary ideals, ethics, lifestyle and political mettle for the young generation, particularly studying and following Ho Chi Minh's Ideology, is always a long-term strategic task.

In accordance with the Party and State's policies, the Diplomatic Student Development Fund, in collaboration with the Office of Political Affairs and Student Management and the Faculty of Political Theory, organized the Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology Competition 2025 under the theme "Diplomacy rising up in the digital age". The competition not only contributes to promoting sustainable values ​​in Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics and style, but is also an academic forum. It encourages students to creatively apply his ideology to the practical realities of digital transformation and deep international integration.

Since its launch, the Competition has received positive response from students with more than 600 applications. The Application Round was organized in the form of an online multiple - choice test, focusing on knowledge revolving around Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and his lifestyle.

After the first round, top 30 participants were selected and divided into 5 teams to continue competing in Round 2, which includes 02 stages: Creativity and Competition. Different from the rules of the last season, Round 2 of this year was changed when the Organization Board required the teams to produce videos concentrating on topics related to Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology.

Through creative and innovative forms of expression, this activity aims to share the values ​​of his ideology to the young generation in an engaging way. 05 carefully dedicated products were posted on the Fanpage "Phong trào Sinh viên 5 tốt Học viện Ngoại giao" of the Competition and attracted high interaction from the viewer.

Within the framework of Stage 2 - Creative Stage of the competition, the Top 30 participants had the opportunity to visit Hoa Lo Prison Relic - historical evidence of the brave and indomitable spirit of steadfast revolutionary soldiers. 

The tour provided the participants with a deeper understanding of the great losses and sacrifices of our ancestors, while also fostering the young generation's love for the homeland, deep gratitude, and sense of responsibility of the young generation for the cause of building and defending the country. The activity was organized in the period of commemorating the 50th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification, further enhancing the significance of the tour.

The final stage of the Competition is the Final Night on the evening of May 5, 2025. The teams continue to compete in 2 sections: Golden Bell and Public Speaking. 

In the Golden Bell, the participants went through a dramatic competition with 25 questions that tested their courage, adeptness  and knowledge revolving around the life, career and ideology of Ho Chi Minh. In the Public Speaking, the teams took turns presenting new perspectives of the young generation on studying and applying his ideology in the digital age.

After 2 rounds of competition with exciting and attractive performances, the DIPLOMASIX team including members: Tran Vu Huyen Tran, Nguyen Duy Dai, Do Thanh Phuong, Dang Minh Ha, Tran Dinh Nam and Nguyen Ha Duong demonstrated their outstanding abilities and bravery with an outstanding performance.

With an attractive format and enthusiastic support from teachers and students, the 2025 Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology Competition - Diplomacy rising up in the Digital Age was successfully held. The competition left many deep impressions, contributing to spreading the values ​​of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics and his lifestyle closer to the Diplomacy students in today’s world./.