Vietnamese Speech Contest for Foreign Students in 2023 held in the Northern Regional Preliminary Round at VNU-USSH
With the aim of enhancing Vietnamese cultural exchange with countries around the world; creating a playground, helping to improve Vietnamese proficiency for international students outside of their time studying and living in Vietnam; and at the same time contributing to promoting Vietnamese education and culture to international friends, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) organizes the Vietnamese Speech Contest for foreign students studying in Vietnam in 2023.
Following the success of the "Vietnamese Speech Contest for Lao Students in 2019", the 2023 contest will be expanded in scale, becoming a gathering and exchange place for all foreign students studying at universities, academies, colleges, pedagogical colleges, and Vietnamese language preparatory training facilities in Vietnam, thereby strengthening solidarity, friendship, and competition in learning.
With the theme "Vietnam in me", foreign students participating in the contest will share in Vietnamese their understanding of the country, people and culture of Vietnam; profound memories of life, study and living in Vietnam; and the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and the students' home country.
Launched in August 2023, the 2023 Vietnamese Speech Contest for Foreign Students in Vietnam has attracted the participation of many universities, colleges, and Vietnamese language training institutions with foreign students studying and researching. 65 training institutions nationwide, from 29 provinces/cities, have registered to participate.
The regional preliminary round and the national final round of the competition are organized in a centralized format. The preliminary round is organized in 3 clusters: Cluster 1 (Northern region), Cluster 2 (Central region), Cluster 3 (Southern region).
The preliminary round of Cluster 1 includes 36 teams (divided into 2 groups) and will be held on October 28, 2023 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi; The preliminary round of Cluster 2 includes 16 teams and will be held on November 3, 2023 at the University of Foreign Languages - Danang University; The preliminary round of Cluster 3 includes 13 teams and will be held on November 10, 2023 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.
The national final round will take place on December 1, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of 12 excellent teams selected from 3 Competition Clusters.
In the form of a speech contest, each team will select 2-3 main speakers, with a maximum presentation time of 7 minutes for each part. The speakers will present their speeches in Vietnamese on a topic of their choice, and may use accompanying illustrations to increase the appeal and persuasiveness of the contest.
The Organizing Committee will award a total of 60 prizes including: 04 First prizes, 08 Second prizes, 12 Third prizes and 24 Encouragement prizes for 4 competition groups of 3 Competition Clusters in the Preliminary Round; 01 First prize, 02 Second prizes, 03 Third prizes, 6 Encouragement prizes in the Final Round. The winning teams will receive prize money, Award Flags and Certificates.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently about 22,000 foreign students studying in Vietnam. In the past 5 years (2016-2022), Vietnam has 155 educational institutions receiving and training more than 45,000 foreign students from 102 countries and territories. On average, each year, from 4,000 to over 6,000 international students are admitted to Vietnamese educational institutions, most of whom study Vietnamese language/Vietnamese studies, and majors taught in Vietnamese, so it is necessary to use Vietnamese in life and study.
Despite initial difficulties in language and living conditions, with the enthusiastic support of the teaching staff, students and Vietnamese people, along with the initiative and creativity of educational institutions in organizing training activities, foreign students have overcome language and cultural barriers and completed their study programs. Each foreign student, upon returning home, has been able to develop the knowledge and skills they have learned and practiced in Vietnam and has truly become a bridge for friendship between Vietnam and other countries.
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Media contact: Bui Minh Thu - Center for Communications and Events, Ministry of Education and Training. Phone: 0943316147.
