Representing the Academy of Literature at Beijing Normal University (China) were Professor Zhou Yun Lei - Secretary of the Party Committee of the Academy of Literature; Professor Nie Da Xin - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Professor Shen Qing Li - Director of the Center for Modern Literature Research; and Ms. To Nguyet - a Vietnamese postgraduate student at the Academy of Literature.
Representing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, were Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Secretary of the Party Committee and Rector of the university; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien - Vice Head of the Faculty of Literature and Director of the Center for Chinese Studies; and representatives from the Cooperation and Development Department, the Training Department, and the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
Professor Hoang Anh Tuan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, emphasized the importance of cooperation in student exchange and credit recognition between the two universities.
During the meeting, Rector Hoang Anh Tuan emphasized that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has had a good cooperative relationship with universities and academies in China, and that cooperation with Beijing Normal University is expected to yield many results in the future, especially creating opportunities for students from both universities to exchange studies and have their academic credits recognized between the two institutions.
According to Professor Hoang Anh Tuan, the trend in Vietnam's higher education development has undergone many changes. Instead of studying abroad, many Vietnamese students prioritize studying in domestic programs with international exchange activities. Therefore, cooperation in training and credit recognition between the two universities will attract the attention of students. In addition, besides cooperation in research and training in the field of literature, VNU-USSH hopes to expand exchanges with BNU in social sciences and humanities fields such as history and culture.
The collaboration also aims at the exchange of faculty members in training, research, and publication.
Prior to this, the two universities had held numerous meetings and exchanged information. The visit of the delegation from Beijing Normal University to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will further solidify the cooperation between the two sides in the future.
Professor Zhou Yun Lei, Party Secretary of the Academy of Literature, Beijing Normal University (China), shared his views at the working session.
Professor Zhou Yun Lei, Party Secretary of the Academy of Literature, Beijing Normal University (China), emphasized that China values international exchanges and cooperation in education, and that exchanges with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities are expected to yield many positive results.
Sharing the same view as VNU-USSH, representatives from Beijing Normal University expressed their desire to increase the number of students and trainees sent to study at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien - Vice Head of the Faculty of Literature, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, discussed the possibility of specific cooperation in training in the field of Literature between the two universities.
Dr. Pham Hoang Hung - Head of the Cooperation and Development Department, discussed the coordination of cooperation procedures between the two universities.
The meeting is expected to yield many positive results in the cooperative relationship between VNU-USSH and BNU.
Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing Normal University (BNU) is a key university under the Ministry of Education of China. With a history of over 100 years, it is renowned for its teacher training, educational science, and fundamental liberal arts programs.
BNU has achieved many important rankings in domestic and international rankings: TOP 24-32 in China and TOP 151-200 in the world according to the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ShanghaiRanking); TOP 16 nationally and TOP 6 in Beijing according to the 2023 China University Rankings (China University Ratings - CNUR); TOP 1 in the 2023 Ranking of Teacher Training Universities in China (China University Ratings - CNUR).
The university has over 22,000 undergraduate students currently enrolled, including more than 1,800 international students, and over 5,000 graduates who are continuing their studies in Master's and Doctoral programs.
