History of formation
- 1990: The Ministry of Education and Training allowed the opening of a Journalism major and established the Faculty of Journalism at Hanoi University of Science.
- 1991: October 12, 1991, opened the first course of Journalism, at lecture hall 19 Le Thanh Tong with 160 students.
- 1997: The Ministry of Education and Training assigned the task of training postgraduate students in Journalism to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU Hanoi), enrolling the first class in 1997.
- 2005: Hanoi National University assigned the task of training PhDs to the Faculty of Journalism, enrolling the first class in 2007.
- 2008: Renamed Faculty of Journalism to Faculty of Journalism and Communication.
- 2012: Hanoi National University assigned the task of training Public Relations at the university level at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The Faculty of Journalism and Communication is the only faculty-level unit in Vietnam today that trains both majors: Journalism and Public Relations.
- 2014: Hanoi National University allowed to implement an international joint program with Stirling University (UK) to train and award a Master of Science degree in Media Management at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
- 2017: Hanoi National University issued a Master of Journalism training program with an application orientation and assigned the training task to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. This is the first Master of Journalism program with an application orientation in Vietnam.
- 2018: On July 18, 2018, the Institute of Journalism and Communication was established, on the basis of integrating the resources of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication and the Center for Journalism and Communication (CMP).
- 2020: Hanoi National University issued a training program for the Master of Journalism and Communication Management and assigned the training task to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. This is the first Master of Journalism and Communication Management program in Vietnam.
Mission
The Institute of Journalism and Communication has the mission of leading in journalism and communication training and research, providing high-quality human resources to meet the needs of an information society in the context of globalization and digitalization.
