1. History

The Institute of Science and Military Arts is an agency under the National Defense Academy (formerly known as the Military Science Research Department) established under Decision No. 164/QP-TM dated June 25, 1976 of Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People's Army.

2. Functions

To advise and propose to the Party Committee and the Academy’s Board of Pressidents on leading, directing, managing and organizing the implementation of military science work. Directly researching, participating in postgraduate training, editing and publishing Vietnam Military Art Magazine, editing military science information for training and other tasks.

3. Missions

- To manage the scientific activities of the Academy, actively researching, proposing and making recommendation to the Party Committee, the Academy's Board of Presidents on the guidelines, directions, contents, scientific work plans and practical organization.

- To organize and conduct scientific conferences and seminars , under the direction of the Board of Presidents, the Academy's Scientific Council. Guiding, monitoring, examining and evaluating the results of the implementation of the contents, programs and plans of the Academy's scientific research work both regularly and irregularly;

- To study the theory and practice of military art in the war to defend the Fatherland, build the all-people national defense, and build the people's armed forces. To provide forecasts and scientific basis for the Party and State to plan guidelines, directions and contents for building the revolutionary, regular, elite, step-by-step modern Vietnamese People's Army in which some forces advance straight to modernity;

- Editing and publishing Vietnam Military Art Magazine. Organizing military science information activities for leadership, training and scientific research;

- Strictly managing official documents, facilities, equipment, practising thrift; to well implement the system of rules and regulations for preliminary and final reviews, regulations on budget estimates, payment and settlement;

- To thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the directives, plans of party, political work, logistics - technical work, training - training of the Academy. Building and developing the scientific resources of the Academy, successfully completing all assigned tasks; to build a strong and wholesome Academy of Science's Party Committee.

4. Organization

Institute Leadership

Scientific Management Office

Military Art Research Offfice

Military Science Information Office

Vietnam Military Art Magazine

5. Current Institute Leaders

Colonel, Dr. Vu Ngoc Thuy - Director (2020 - present)

Colonel, Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Deputy Director (2021 - present)

Colonel, Dr. Pham Xuan Nga - Deputy Director (2021 - present)

6. Rewards

01 Second-class Fatherland Defense Medal.

            01 Third-class Fatherland Defense Medal.

            01 emulation flag of the Prime Minister.

02 emulation flags of the Ministry of Defense.

7. Leaders through the ages

Colonel Do Trong Dang (1976 - 1978)

Colonel Ha Vi Tung (1978 - 1979)

Colonel Nguyen Ba Van (1986 - 1989)

Major General, Associate Professor Phan Chi Thiet (1989 - 1995)

Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Cuu (April 1995 - October 1995)

Colonel, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh (1995 - 1996)

Colonel, Dr. Vu Van Kieu (1997 - 1999)

Colonel, MSc Pham Van Gioi (1999 - 2001)

Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Ngoc Hung (2001 - 2003)

Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Huy Duong (March 2003 - 2010)

Major General, Associate Professor, Dr. Dau Van Minh (2010 - 2015)

Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Do Van Do (2015 - 2018)

Colonel, Dr. Nguyen Van Dong (2018 - 2020)

8. Address: No. 93, Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Nghia Do Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi City