The secret to the success of the Head of the Engine Department, Faculty of Aircraft - Engines, Air Force Officer School is always being mobile and flexible in work.
From a boy watching airplanes on a buffalo's back to an aircraft engineer
Born and raised in the rice fields of Thai Binh, although his family only had two siblings, his parents worked in the fields so Nguyen Thanh Cuong's childhood was not as fortunate and complete as many of his peers.
Witnessing the hardships and difficulties of his parents, Cuong tried to study hard since he was still in school and hoped to grow up to become a soldier to be honored and proud to be called "Uncle Ho's Soldier" and to reduce the burden on his parents. When he was a child, herding buffaloes in the fields, Cuong used to look up and watch the planes flying by. The boy dreamed that one day he would be able to sit on one of those planes.
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| Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong (standing 3rd, 2nd row from right) at the 16th People's Teacher and Meritorious Teacher Award Ceremony and the 2024 Outstanding Teacher Commendation Ceremony. Photo: Mai Van Dong |
Then the dream gradually came true. In 2007, after graduating from high school, Nguyen Thanh Cuong applied to the Air Defense - Air Force Academy and was admitted with a fairly high score. Here, he studied aviation engineering, specializing in Aircraft - Engines. After more than 5 years of hard study and training, in February 2013, Nguyen Thanh Cuong graduated from the Air Defense - Air Force Academy with the rank of lieutenant and was assigned to work at Regiment 910, Air Force Officer School as an intern engineer, then was assigned to be the chief aircraft maintenance technician. In October 2014, he was transferred by his superiors to work as a lecturer in the Engines department of the Aircraft - Engines Department, Air Force Officer School.
Always be mobile and flexible at work
At the beginning of his time at the faculty, Cuong was still confused when getting used to the teaching environment, however, with the enthusiasm of youth, intelligence and creativity, after a short time, Nguyen Thanh Cuong gradually asserted himself to excellently complete all assigned tasks. With the help of previous generations of lecturers, he actively participated in class observation, learned the methods and ways of teaching a lesson and diligently read documents and did in-depth research on assigned subjects.
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| Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong on the day he received the title of Excellent Teacher at the Ministry of National Defense level. Photo: Mai Van Dong |
To gain more knowledge and experience in teaching, in addition to self-study and research, Nguyen Thanh Cuong also regularly learns from senior lecturers, actively attends classes to gain more knowledge and experience, and regularly meets and talks with students to get feedback on teaching activities. Therefore, he is always trusted by the staff, department and department leaders, and all lecturers of the Faculty of Aircraft - Engines, and is loved and respected by students. His secret is simply to throw himself into work, always be mobile, flexible, and seek to supplement practical knowledge. Many students affectionately call him "engine teacher Cuong".
Sergeant Pham Van Bac - a student of the K49-L39 Military Pilot class - said: "Every time we attend Mr. Cuong's class, we feel very confident. Because in addition to connecting and applying theory to practice in the unit to help us grasp the problem more comprehensively and deeply, he also makes an effort to find teaching methods to attract students' attention, creating effective knowledge absorption for students, which is a rare thing among young lecturers."
Series of solutions and topics to help effectively exploit aircraft engine power
As Head of the Engine Department, Faculty of Aircraft - Engines, Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong has accumulated a lot of experience and is one of the young heads of the department at the school. In 2024, in addition to managing and assisting lecturers in the department, he also taught 660 lessons (including theory and practice) for students studying at the school; compiled more than 988 pages of lectures. In addition, he also had many initiatives, improvements, and repairs to laboratory equipment and teaching models to serve the teaching tasks of the Faculty of Aircraft - Engines, contributing to improving the teaching effectiveness of lecturers.
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| Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong (second from left) at the ceremony to award excellent lecturers at the Ministry of National Defense level. Photo: Mai Van Dong |
Not only completing his teaching tasks well, Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong also actively participates in writing documents and textbooks, and is especially passionate about scientific research. He believes that "To become a good and exemplary teacher, one must have the spirit of learning, exploring, creating, and researching to serve the teaching work of himself as well as the faculty". With that in mind, in just the period from 2021 to 2024, Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong has produced many highly applicable scientific topics such as: Research on the engine nozzle control system; Building software to simulate the process of handling uncertainties on the L-39 aircraft". In addition, he also researched the topic: Solutions to improve the quality of internships for students of the Aviation Engineering College of the Air Force Officer School. This is a topic of practical significance in both theory and practice.
Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Van Huong - Head of the Aircraft - Engine Department, Air Force Officer School - said: "Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong is a young Head of the Department but has a quick, active style, good ethics, and always has the will to strive to improve. During the teaching process, he is always active in researching initiatives and improving teaching aid models. His topics and initiatives have contributed significantly to improving the quality and effectiveness of the school's education and training work."
With outstanding achievements in teaching and scientific research, for 3 consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023), Major Nguyen Thanh Cuong was awarded the title of Emulation Fighter at the grassroots level and was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Minister of National Defense and recognized as an Excellent Lecturer at the grassroots level (2022, 2023, 2024). In 2024, he was honored to be awarded the title of Emulation Fighter at the military level and was recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training as an Outstanding Teacher in 2024, and at the same time received the title of Excellent Teacher at the Ministry of National Defense level.
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