Vietnamese Studies is one of the oldest majors of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU. With 55 years of tradition and development, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language has truly become the focal point for organizing training and research activities on Vietnamese Studies in an interdisciplinary, regional and Vietnamese Language and Culture training direction for foreigners, closely linked with units inside and outside the school to promote the multidisciplinary and multi-field strengths of the school.
With nearly 30 full-time lecturers who are Professors, Associate Professors, and PhDs, the Faculty also has the teaching cooperation of many lecturers who are scientists and leading experts in VNH from universities and research institutes in the country. In particular, the Faculty regularly invites leading experts in VNH from the country and internationally to give talks, creating opportunities for students to approach prominent issues of VNH in the country and in the world in the context of current global development and integration.
In addition, during their studies at the Faculty, students also have the opportunity to learn and exchange with international students from dozens of countries who are studying Vietnamese, as well as postgraduates who come to conduct field research in Vietnam. More than 10,000 foreigners have studied Vietnamese language and Vietnamese culture at the Faculty as well as with the Faculty's teachers at many universities and Vietnamese studies centers around the world.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, with a core team of experts from the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, has coordinated with the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Training to develop a framework for training, teaching and granting Vietnamese language teaching certificates to hundreds of overseas Vietnamese teachers participating in courses organized in person and online. In addition, VNU is the only public university that has been carrying out the national mission of launching a Vietnamese language teaching channel for overseas Vietnamese since 2022 and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is honored to be the core unit carrying out this task. Up to now, the School has organized more than 150 Vietnamese language classes for overseas Vietnamese from elementary to advanced levels, serving nearly thousands of overseas Vietnamese from 23 countries and territories around the world: Laos, Singapore, England, Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Taiwan, Canada, America, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, Philippines...
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-USSH) participated in the launching ceremony of "Vietnamese Language Honor Day" and the contest "Searching for Vietnamese Language Ambassadors Abroad in 2025" organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SOC) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of March 29, 2025 in Hanoi.
The program “Hello Vietnam” is implemented by the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language in cooperation with VTV4 – the foreign television channel of Vietnam Television – for the 4th year with a positive effect of spreading Vietnamese language in the foreign community and overseas Vietnamese.
Intensive, interdisciplinary and integrated training program
The Vietnamese Studies major aims to train experts with a broad knowledge base about the country and people of Vietnam, who know how to work in an interdisciplinary environment and skillfully use multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research skills, finding the characteristics of each specific cultural and social space to serve the strategy of developing Vietnam's economy, society and culture.
In recent years, training in Vietnamese studies has not only met the demand for high-quality human resources in the country but also contributed to training a significant number of Vietnamese studies experts from many countries and international organizations in the world. In the context of global development and integration, research and training on Vietnam has become an urgent need, on the one hand for the development and integration of Vietnam, on the other hand for the investment and cooperation process of countries and international organizations with Vietnam.
In addition, students studying Vietnamese Studies will have the opportunity to learn and expand relationships with international friends from different cultures. The Faculty has a special environment with a large number of foreign students, creating an environment for exchange, learning, and improving foreign languages and diverse cultural knowledge for students in the Faculty as well as organizing meetings and exchanges with employers and influential figures to create opportunities for connection, exchange and career orientation.
Experiential and practical activities to famous scenic spots, historical, cultural and tourist sites, or the annual “International Cultural Festival” on the occasion of each New Year's Eve so that Vietnamese students and foreign students studying at the Faculty have the opportunity to exchange and learn about the culture, cuisine and art of different countries.
"International Cultural Festival" - Unity Carnival 2025 organized by the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language attracted the participation of many Vietnamese and international students studying at the School.
Therefore, coming to the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language of VNU-USSH, students will study in an in-depth, systematic, but also modern, dynamic and internationally integrated environment. Students of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language are always pioneers in the movements of the Union - Association, with many diverse clubs such as the Youth Union - Student Association of the School as well as clubs with the unique colors of the Faculty: Cultural Ambassador Club - CMC with support activities, the Cooking with CMC, the VSL Pen Writing Contest, The Sound of Vietnam,....
More than 70 international students participate in a field trip in Mai Chau, Hoa Binh province
Students of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language are always pioneers in Youth Union and Association activities.
The Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language as well as the University of Social Sciences and Humanities always create conditions and encourage students to improve and develop themselves with many different types of scholarships. Over the years, the school has continuously promoted cooperation with scholarship funds, agencies, organizations, and businesses at home and abroad to bring many scholarships to students with the goal of not only providing the best learning conditions but also creating motivation for students to strive throughout their time studying at the school, such as: AEON Scholarship, Annex, Asia Development Foundation-ADF, Dao Minh Quang Award, Yamada, ... In addition, every year the Faculty also connects with partners, businesses, and benefactors to award valedictorian scholarships to new students at the Opening Ceremony of the school year.
With a rich partner system, every year, the Faculty plans and organizes concentrated and non-concentrated internships at suitable internship facilities for students with a wide variety of internship facilities such as: research institutes or diplomatic, media, and press agencies; travel or hotel companies; universities, Vietnamese language teaching centers, cultural sites and historical relics in many regions across the country.
Career counseling and connection activities to support students in finding jobs suitable to their majors and strengths are also of interest to the Faculty's Board of Directors and are regularly organized in many diverse forms.
In the past, when mentioning the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, many people often thought that students studying basic sciences would only be able to work in state agencies, historical museums, research institutes... This is true but no longer enough for the current generation of students and the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies.
Coming to the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, students will not only learn simple in-depth knowledge about the country, culture, people, and society of Vietnam, but also be trained in the necessary skills to create conditions for them to have multi-dimensional views on current issues and conditions in Vietnam. These are the necessary skills not only for future jobs but also necessary life skills in modern society.
With a comprehensive and general training background, students after graduation will have many career opportunities not only working in public organizations and state management agencies but also working for international organizations that cooperate and exchange with Vietnam. In addition, with the trend of globalization and integration, you are the core factors with the opportunity to be recruited into the department specializing in Vietnam relations in foreign economic, diplomatic, educational and media agencies.
VTV4 TV channel interacted with students and recruited staff at the 2025 Job Fair held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities on March 23, 2025.
With the comprehensive, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills equipped, students can start their own businesses after obtaining a bachelor's degree in Vietnamese Studies from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and pursue their dreams, not only in Vietnam but also in many places around the world.
Training program: Bachelor of Vietnamese Studies
Training unit: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Address: House B7 Bis, Tran Dai Nghia, Hanoi
Phone: (024) 38694323
Website:https://vsl.ussh.vnu.edu.vn/
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