Information about the thesis "Activities of Foreign Journalists in Vietnam during the Renovation Period" by graduate student Nguyen Phuong Lan, majoring in International Studies.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Phuong Lan 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: November 29, 1976 4. Place of Birth: Hanoi 5. Decision No. 2463/2006/QD/XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 3, 2006, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: Decision 705/QD-KH&SDH dated November 3, 2009, on extending the study period of the postgraduate student until November 2010. 7. Thesis Title: “Activities of Foreign Journalists in Vietnam during the Renovation Period” 8. Specialization: International Relations. Code: 60.31.40 9. Scientific Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Head of the Department of International Studies, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of the thesis results: The thesis results are a collection of research papers of over 100 pages on the activities of foreign journalists in Vietnam during the đổi mới (renovation) period. Besides the Introduction, Conclusion, and Appendix, the main content of the thesis consists of three chapters: Chapter 1: Overview of external information and foreign journalists working in Vietnam: Clarifying the importance of external information and the role of foreign journalists in Vietnam. Chapter 2: Activities of foreign journalists in Vietnam: Presenting and analyzing the specific activities of foreign journalists in Vietnam since the founding of the country, focusing on the activities of foreign journalists from the period when Vietnam began its renovation process to the present. Chapter 3: Evaluating the activities of foreign journalists in Vietnam and, based on that, making some recommendations to improve the effectiveness of management. 11. Practical applications: This thesis will be used as a reference document for specialized agencies on external information and for training courses and teaching for students majoring in international relations and foreign affairs officials in provinces and cities nationwide. 12. Future research directions: None 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name : Nguyen Phuong Lan 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: November 29, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi 5. Admission decision number: 2463/2006/QD/XHNV-KH&SĐ dated November, 2006 6. Changes in academic process: Decision No. 702/QD-KH&SĐH, extended learning time until November, 2010. 7. Official thesis title: “Press Activities of Foreign Correspondents in the renovation process in Vietnam”. 8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60.31.40 10. Supervisors: Pro. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Head of Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The major result of thesis is an academic work consisting of more than 100 pages on Press Activities of Foreign Correspondents in the renovation process in Vietnam. Apart from the Introduction, Conclusion and Appendixes, the thesis consists of three chapters as follows: Chapter 1: An overview of Vietnamese foreign information and foreign correspondents who work in Vietnam. This Chapter presents the significance of foreign information and the role of foreign correspondents in Vietnam. Chapter 2: Press Activities of foreign correspondents in the renovation process in Vietnam. It presents and analyzes the specific activities of foreign correspondents in Vietnam from the establishment of Vietnam up to now. Their activities especially have been studied since Vietnam's Renovation as a major point of this Chapter. Chapter 3: Activities of foreign correspondents in Vietnam's Renovation Process are assessed and on the basis of this assessment the author provides some solutions for further efficient strengthening of the management. 12. Practical applicability: The thesis will be used as a reference material for concerning agencies on foreign information and serving students who are studying in International Relations and staffs who are working for foreign departments of local authority in Vietnam. 13. Further research directions: None 14. Thesis-related publications: None
