Scientific research

The Faculty's main research interests focus on area studies and country studies, with a focus on Asian countries.
Every year, the Faculty's staff have published research works (150 journal articles in 5 years). Since 2010, the Faculty has carried out 04 State-level projects, 01 ministerial-level project, 03 VNU-Hanoi-level projects, 13 school-level projects; published many textbooks, monographs, reference materials, lectures for teaching; organized many domestic and international seminars and conferences. Every year, the Faculty organizes a student scientific conference (with 98% of students participating in scientific research each year, 100% in 2016-2017) and a scientific seminar for young staff with the sponsorship of the Toshiba Foundation (Japan).

Typical topics and projects:

• International Scientific Conference Series: “Vietnamese Oriental Studies”
• Conduct a lecture series "Understanding the Asian community".
• In collaboration with Kyoto University (Japan) and the Asian Rural Research Association, conduct a research program on rural Vietnam.
• Cooperating with Showa Women's University (Japan) to conduct investigation and research on cultural heritage conservation: The project is Duong Lam ancient town.
• Korean Studies Project in Northern Vietnam: Sharing and Development under the AKS – Seed Program for Korean Studies (2022 - 2027) of the Department of Korean Studies.
• Project to build a transnational and transgenerational Japanese research network (2024 - 2025); Program to enhance Vietnam's Japanese research capacity (2024 - 2025) of the Department of Japanese Studies.