Research activities

Main research orientations

• History of Vietnamese ideas, culture, society and people; the characteristics and particularities of Vietnamese culture, society, religions and beliefs, political systems and state models.

• The unique development models and paths of Vietnam; the advantages, opportunities and challenges faced by Vietnam in the development progress; Vietnam's development philosophies, theories and models in relation and comparison with those of the other countries. Perform the function of Philosophy: "Study theory, summarize the reality, predict ongoing trends, and provide reasonings for the creation of development policies and guidelines in the new era".

• Characteristics of the current Vietnamese society; the transition from an agricultural to an industrialized society; the transformations of social structure, the emergence of new social groups and forces. 

• Changes in moral and aesthetic perceptions and traditional culture, and the introduction of new values as well as the need to create and direct these values based on which to guide public thinking and actions. 

• Solutions for preserving and promoting the cultural and religious identities of the ethnic groups residing in the the Northwest Vietnam, Central Highlands and Southwest Vietnam.

Prominent research projects in progress

• The methodology of dialectical materialism and its application in studying the socialist-driven market economy in Vietnam today, VNU level, chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Thuy Van.

• The position of Vietnamese philosophical ideas in the current context of integration. VNU level, chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Vu Hao.

• Eco-philosophy and its application in social development in Vietnam today. VNU level, chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr Pham Cong Nhat.