Organizational Structure of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics

Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Party Committee of the Academy

Academy’s Board of Directors

Central Theoretical Council

a) Departments and Functional Units

(1) Department of Personnel and Organization 

(2) Department of Training and Professional Development Management 

(3) Department of Scientific Research Management 

(4) Department of Provincial Political Schools 

(5) Department of International Cooperation 

(6) Department of Planning and Finance 

(7) Inspectorate 

(8) Office of the Academy 

(9) Center for Technology and Digital Transformation

b) Research, Teaching, Information and Publishing Institutes

(1) Institute of Philosophy

(2) Institute of Political Economy

(3) Institute of Scientific Socialism

(4) Institute of Ho Chi Minh and Party Leaders

(5) Institute of Party History

(6) Institute of Party Building

(7) Institute of Socio-Economic and Environmental Studies

(8) Institute of Politics and International Relations

(9) Institute of State and Law

(10)                    Institute for Human Rights

(11)                    Institute of Culture and Development

(12)                    Institute of Leadership and Public Administration

(13)                    Institute of Ethnicity and Religion

(14)                    Institute of Scientific Information

(15)                    Journal of Political Theory

(16)                    Political Theory Publishing House

c) Affiliated Academies

(1) Academy of Politics Region I (located in Hanoi)

(2) Academy of Politics Region II (located in Ho Chi Minh City)

(3) Academy of Politics Region III (located in Da Nang)

(4) Academy of Politics Region IV (located in Can Tho)

(5) Academy of Journalism and Communication (located in Hanoi)

(6) Academy of Public Administration and Governance (headquartered in Hanoi, with one campus in Ho Chi Minh City and one campus in Quang Nam Province)

Functions, duties, and powers of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics

Pursuant to Decision No. 214-QĐ/TW dated December 28, 2024, of the Politburo regarding the functions, duties, and organizational structure of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Politburo decides:

Article 1. Functions

1. The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) is an agency under the Party Central Committee, operating under the direct, comprehensive, and regular leadership and direction of the Politburo and the Secretariat.

2. The Academy is the national center for training and fostering mid- and high-level leadership and management officials, as well as political theory experts for the Party, the State, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations, providing undergraduate and postgraduate education for the officials and human resources. In addition, HCMA is the national center scientific research on Marxist-Leninist theory, Ho Chi Minh Thought, and theories on the Party’s renovation guidelines, the Party’s policies and orientations as well as the State policies and laws. Furthermore, the Academy conducts research in political science, leadership and management sciences, administrative science, state management, and public governance supporting education; contributing scientific arguments for formulating and refining the Party’s guidelines and policies as well as the State’s laws and regulations in the cause of national construction and defense; steadfastly safeguarding the Party’s ideological foundation while refuting against wrong and hostile views. Besides, HCMA provides consultancy on theoretical affairs and on criticism regarding culture, literature, and arts; offers strategic direction, management, and coordination for the scientific activities of central Party agencies.

Article 2. Duties and Powers

1. Training and fostering officials within the political system.

a) Training and fostering mid- and high-level leadership and management officials within the political system, as well as key leaders of public service providers and state-owned enterprises, in the following areas: Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought; theories of the Party’s renovation guidelines, and State policies and laws; new theoretical and practical issues both domestically and internationally; political science; leadership and management sciences; and administrative science, state management, and public governance.

b) Providing advanced political theory training for incumbent and prospective leadership and management officials within the political system.

c) Updating knowledge for leaders and managers within agencies and organizations of the political system, in accordance with the assignment and decentralization of authority.

d) Providing knowledge and skills related to state management in accordance with standards for civil servant ranks and public employee professional titles, as well as requirements for leadership, managerial, professional, and specialized job positions.

đ) Bringing knowledge, skills, and professional expertise in governance, administration, and state management for leaders, managers, officials, civil servants, public employees, and other personnel within the political system and state-owned enterprises.

e) Training and developing lecturers, researchers, and other personnel in fields such as political science, leadership and management science, administrative science, state management, public governance, and certain disciplines within the social sciences and humanities.

g) Giving professional training to enhance the expertise, skills, and pedagogical methods of lecturers specializing in political theory and state management across the system of training and research institutions.

h) Implementing professional training for officials engaged in propaganda and education, press and media, Party organization and inspection, mass mobilization, administrative support, ethnic and religious affairs, and other functions within the political system.

i) Educating officials, civil servants, and public employees in charge of education and professional development in central-level agencies, ministries, and sectors, as well as in provinces and centrally-run cities, and carrying out other duties in compliance with management decentralization.

k) Conducting undergraduate and postgraduate training in the fields of journalism, communication, public administration, state management, and public governance, as well as other disciplines offered by the Academy, in accordance to the requirements of the Party, the State, and society.

2. Scientific research

a) Conducting theoretical research on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought; theories of the Party’s renovation guidelines, and State policies and laws; political science, leadership and management science, administrative science, state management, public governance, and certain disciplines within the social sciences and humanities; summarizing practical experience and developing the theory of socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam.

b) Researching and compiling the history of the Communist Party and State of Vietnam, the history of the global revolutionary movement, and the histories of Party commissions, ministries, sectors, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations at both central and local levels.

c) Studying, developing, and updating curricula and content; conducting compilation and revision of textbooks and study materials for training programs at the Academy.

d) Leading and coordinating with relevant agencies to research and propose innovations in the content of training programs regarding political theory, public administration, and state management across the system of Party schools, political schools, and universities and colleges nationwide.

3. Analysing and suggesting scientific rationale to the Party Central Committee and the State regarding the formulation of guidelines, policies for national construction, development, and defense; the building of the Party and State; and the reform of the political system's organization and operation; providing scientific rationale concerning administrative reform, civil service reform, public policy, and strategies to enhance the capacity and quality of the officials, as well as the state administrative apparatus, ensuring alignment with the country's various stages of development.

4. Leading and cooperating with relevant agencies to develop, mentor, and uniformly manage the implementation of training programs and curricula; teaching and learning methods; scientific research; training management regulations; and the tutoring for lecturers at political schools of provinces and centrally-run cities, as well as institutions for officials under ministries, sectors, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and central-level socio-political organizations within the Academy's functional scope.

Providing professional and operational guidance, as well as appraising and certifying standards, for political schools of provinces and centrally-run cities. Guiding and uniformly managing the content, curricula, and diploma templates for institutions authorized to conduct advanced political theory training for the Military and Public Security forces.

Bringing input on the development of standards for key leadership positions at political schools of provinces and centrally-run cities.

5. Collaborating with relevant agencies, units, and localities to conduct student recruitment and organize training programs in accordance with training plans and the regulations of the Party and the State.

Carrying out examination and assessment activities and ensuring the training quality.

Manage and award diplomas and certifications associated with the Academy's professional development and training initiatives.

6. Working together on the guidance of document collection, research, and compilation activities.

Providing professional direction and guidance on research into the history of the Party and the State; appraising historical accounts regarding the Party at local levels, as well as within departments, ministries, sectors, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and central socio-political organizations.

Collecting and supervising documents concerning the history of the Party and the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Party and the State.

7. Conducting international cooperation in the training and professional development of cadres, academic exchanges, and scientific research with international organizations as well as foreign training and research institutions.

Working together on organizing theoretical seminars and policy dialogues between the Party and communist and workers' parties, progressive forces, and political parties, including ruling parties worldwide.

8. Managing the organizational structure, staffing, and officials.

Implementing policies and regulations concerning training, emulation, commendation, and disciplinary action for the Academy’s officials, civil servants, and public employees, in accordance with assignment and decentralization guidelines.

9. Managing finances and assets; making decisions on and assuming responsibility for investment projects and financial autonomy within its jurisdiction, in accordance with the law.

10. Publishing and distributing books, curricula, journals, newsletters, scientific publications, and materials serving the training and scientific research activities of the Academy, political schools, and training institutions, in accordance with societal needs, in accordance with Party and State regulations.

11. Completing other duties assigned by the Politburo or the Secretariat.

12. The Academy is held accountable to the Politburo and the Secretariat for the performance of its assigned functions and duties.

Additionally, HCMA is authorized to request agencies and organizations to cooperate in the implementation of the Academy's assigned duties involving those agencies and organizations.

13. Serving as a consulting institution (the Central Theoretical Council) to the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat regarding political-theoretical issues, thereby building a foundation for formulating, refining, and developing the Party's guidelines and policies.

About national-level scientific programs and projects on political theory directly supporting the Party's leadership, the Academy directly conducts research on certain scientific programs and projects assigned by the Politburo or Secretariat, or proposed by the Council and approved by the Politburo or Secretariat; simultaneously inherits and distills findings from other research programs, projects, and schemes to effectively fulfill the Council's consulting function and completing other duties assigned by the Politburo or Secretariat.

Evaluating issues submitted to the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, or the Secretariat relating to the scope of the Central Theoretical Council's functions and duties.

Researching and proposing theoretical grounds for the struggle, and directly participating in efforts to refute viewpoints against the Party's guidelines and standpoints

Maintaining and enhancing relationships with international organizations and the theoretical research institutions of communist parties and ruling parties worldwide, in accordance with Party and State regulations.