Attending the meeting were Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Principal of the school, representatives of the Department of Cooperation and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
At the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong shared the development goals of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, towards a research university, continuing to affirm its leading position in research and training in social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, striving to bring the university into the top 150 universities in Asia by 2025, into the top 100 universities in the continent by 2035 and on par with advanced universities (in the top 500) in the world. The university promotes research cooperation and development projects with partners and scientific agencies at home and abroad, attracting international experts and scientists to lecture, give scientific presentations, attend seminars and carry out research activities.
Appreciating the achievements and scientific reputation of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, Prof. Dominique Laffly proposed inviting VNU-USSH to participate in Erasmus+ Program projects on lecturer exchange and capacity building for VNU-USSH lecturers. In addition, Prof. Dominique Laffly also introduced a number of French scholarship programs for graduate students and researchers of the school, and introduced scientific and technological cooperation through scholarships for students, researchers, and lecturers in the fields of social sciences and humanities. At the meeting, Prof. Dominique Laffly provided some advice for the Vietnamica project that VNU-USSH has been implementing since 2019.
Before ending his term as Attaché for Scientific and University Cooperation this August, Prof. Dominique Laffly pledged to continue to be a bridge between French universities and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU in particular and with universities in Vietnam in general.
Appreciating the love and respect that Prof. Dominique Laffly has for the scientists of VNU-USSH in particular and the school in general, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong hopes that the school will continue to receive cooperation, support and assistance from French scientists to act as a scientific bridge between VNU-USSH and major organizations and universities in France.
Previously, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, has welcomed many international scientists to lecture and collaborate on research, including many French scientists. Since 2019, VNU-USSH has been one of the three key members of
Vietnamica ProjectThe project on historical research and digitization of Vietnamese stele documents (funded by the European Research Council ERC) has attracted the participation of many domestic and international scientists. Professor Philippe Papin - Vietnam Studies expert at the French Institute for Advanced Study EPHE, who is the project leader, is supported by the French Embassy in Vietnam and the agencies of the two countries and has worked in Vietnam under the auspices of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities from January 2023 to the end of 2024. The project's goal is to analyze and process the printed copies of thousands of steles erected in Vietnamese villages from the 16th to the 20th century. These steles, engraved in Chinese characters mixed with Nom characters, have opened up new prospects to outline the history of religion, belief, economy and social structure in rural Vietnam. In addition to in-depth historical research, including monographs on offerings related to village worship sites, the Vietnamica Project also focuses on processing the entire cascade of stele texts using digital humanities-related technology.
Within the framework of the project, in addition to the research and publishing activities of lecturers, about 10 students and PhD students majoring in Han Nom, Archaeology, History... have received Vietnamica scholarships (over 100 million VND/student) to study at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
