Solutions to Improve Professional Ethics of University Lecturers According to Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

"For the sake of ten years, you must plant trees, for the sake of a hundred years, you must plant people". With the strategic vision of a great man, President Ho Chi Minh highly appreciated the role of teachers in the construction and development of the country. According to him, teachers have an important task of molding the national spirit, and training classes of people who are both talented and virtuous to continue and develop the revolutionary cause of our nation and people. This is a very heavy but also very glorious task for those who pursue a career in human cultivation, especially university lecturers – teachers who train directly in building high-quality human resources to develop the country.

The research article, clarifying the basic content of Ho Chi Minh's thought on the professional ethics of teachers, points out the necessary points to apply Ho Chi Minh's thought to improve the professional ethics of university lecturers. From the current state of professional ethics of lecturers with positive points and limitations, the authors offer some solutions to help improve the professional ethics of lecturers in the current period.