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Academy of Journalism and Communication

Coordinates: 21°02′16″N 105°47′19″E / 21.0378°N 105.7885°E / 21.0378; 105.7885
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The Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC; Vietnamese: Học viện Báo chí và Tuyên truyền) is an academy with its campus in Hanoi, Vietnam. The academy was established in 1962 and now it is under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration. Main tasks of the academy are training bachelors and masters of Marxism – Leninism politics, Ho Chi Minh Thoughts subjects, officers of Thought – Culture, Press and Media. There are over 255 teachers, researchers in academy, including 9 professors and associate professors, 152 Ph.Ds and Masters and 95 main teachers.

History

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The Academy of Journalism and Communication was established on January 16, 1962, by Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, unified from 3 different schools: Nguyen Ai Quoc School campus 2, School of Propagandizing and Educating and People University.

In 1990, President of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) recognized it as a university. Then, the academy was not just under the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which also a university in Vietnam's education system.

In 1993, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam decided the AJC would come under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

During 50 years, AJC has many names:

  • Central School of Propagandizing and Educating (1962 to 1969).
  • Central School of Propagandizing and Training (1970 to 1983).
  • Central School of Propagandizing and Training 1 (1984 to Feb 1990).
  • University of Propagandizing and Educating (1990 to March 1993).
  • Institute of Journalism and Communication (April 1993 to June 2005).
  • Academy of Journalism and Communication (June 2005 to now).

Faculties

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The AJC have 19 faculties and subjects. They are:

  • Faculty of Philosophy
  • Faculty of Economy
  • Faculty of Scientific Socialism
  • Faculty of Communist Party's History
  • Faculty of Communist Party Building
  • Faculty of Political Science
  • Faculty of Propaganda
  • Faculty of Journalism (now is Institute of Journalism)
  • Faculty of Public Relations and Advertising
  • Faculty of Broadcasting
  • Faculty of International Affairs
  • Faculty of Publishing
  • Faculty of Sociology
  • Faculty of Culture and Development
  • Faculty of Psychology and Education
  • Faculty of State and Law
  • Faculty of Ho Chi Minh Ideology
  • Faculty of Knowledge of General Education
  • Faculty of Foreign Language

Achievements

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References

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21°02′16″N 105°47′19″E / 21.0378°N 105.7885°E / 21.0378; 105.7885