Professor Iwatsuki Junichi (Tokyo University) has special feelings for the leaders, lecturers and scientists of VNU-USSH.
At the reception this morning, February 28, 2024, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU expressed his gratitude for the great support of Professor Iwatsuki Junichi over the years for the research and training activities of the school. These are not only meaningful scientific gifts but also the warm feelings that the professor has for VNU-USSH in particular and Vietnam in general.
Sharing at the reception, Professor Hoang Anh Tuan said that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, is steadfast in its philosophy of “Academics are the foundation, modernity is the trend”. Along with the in-depth scientific research activities that have made the reputation of the University as a “research university”, innovation activities have contributed to shaping the position of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities today: still academic but full of integration, still academic but not out of place with the contemporary digital university. With nearly 96 undergraduate and graduate training programs, the structure of VNU-USSH's majors is full of basic sciences equivalent to major universities in the world. In the new trend, the school promotes interdisciplinary training activities in all training programs, including the planned opening of a new training program in Cinema and Popular Arts in 2024.
VNU-USSH is also the destination of many international students from many different countries, accounting for 51% of the number of foreign students studying at Hanoi National University. The school is also promoting internships and practical activities of VNU-USSH students abroad, especially Southeast Asian countries and Japan. During that process, the school has received support and cooperation from many prestigious domestic and international scientists, especially Professor Iwatsuki Junichi.
Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU expressed his gratitude for the support and sincere cooperation of Professor Iwatsuki Junichi.
Sharing at the intimate meeting with Professor Hoang Anh Tuan and teachers at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Professor Iwatsuki Junichi expressed his joy at continuing to visit and work directly at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities after a long time away due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Returning to VNU-USSH, the professor hopes to further strengthen the exchange and cooperation between the professor and the lecturers of the school as well as between the University of Tokyo and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
Professor Iwatsuki Junichi has been associated with Vietnam for more than 30 years in research activities on Vietnamese language and culture, cooperation and support for training activities at universities. In particular, the Professor has devoted much effort to cooperation programs with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
As the Head of the Zensho-UT Japan Studies Program in VNU Hanoi (JSPH), a joint program between Zensho Corporation, the University of Tokyo, and Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Professor Iwatsuki Junichi has made many contributions to the friendly and cooperative relationship between this organization and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
With the connection of Professor Iwatsuki Junichi, scientists of the Faculty of Oriental Studies have participated in organizing the activities of the Journal of Japanese Studies - Hanoi. This is a Research Journal of the Japan Research Center Program with the publication code ISSN in the publication list of the University of Tokyo. This is a research journal that applies the independent peer-review system with the desire to become a high-quality journal, publishing the latest research results of Japanese studies researchers in Vietnam, Japan and the world. The journal is expected to publish its first issue in 2024.
Started operating in November 2011,Japan Research Support Programaims to promote the development of Japanese studies in Vietnam and is one of the activities of “Supporting Asian talent training” of Zensho Group for the University of Tokyo. The program is in its third 5-year phase at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
The program has actively supported the teaching and learning of lecturers, students and postgraduate students of the Department of Japanese Studies and achieved some specific results in equipping facilities, receiving postgraduate students to study abroad at the University of Tokyo, organizing intensive courses on Japan, organizing short-term internships at the University of Tokyo, inviting Vietnamese lecturers to conduct research at the University of Tokyo, organizing library management seminars, organizing the Japan - Vietnam Studies seminar "Hanoi Rondo", organizing reading hours on ethnology... The program has brought many opportunities for study and research for staff, lecturers and students of VNU-USSH in general and the Japanese Studies department in particular.
Leaders of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Oriental Studies took a souvenir photo with Professor Iwatsuki Junichi
