The first National History Conference will be held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Attending the meeting, on behalf of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, there were Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Duc Cuong - President; Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngoc - Vice President.
Representing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, there was Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Rector; representing the University of Education, Danang University, there was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Vice Rector (online); representing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM City, there was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Van Sen - Chairman of the Science and Training Council (online).
On the Sponsor side, there were Mr. Le Thanh Long and Ms. Huynh Thi Thuong.
Speaking at the ceremony, representatives of the units affirmed the significance, scientific and practical value of the first National Historical Conference with the theme: "Research on national territorial sovereignty according to the comprehensive and holistic approach of Vietnamese history". Exactly 10 years ago, in April 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City, Professor, People's Teacher Phan Huy Le - Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, launched a campaign for historians nationwide to promote research on Vietnam's national territorial sovereignty and territorial waters. The first National Historical Conference was held to gather and summarize the achievements of research on national territorial sovereignty according to the comprehensive and holistic approach of Vietnamese history from 2014 to present, serving the strategies of building and protecting the country in the new historical context.
This is the first time the National History Conference has been held and will be held regularly from 2024 onwards, every 5 years or so, taking turns at major historical training and research institutions across the country, on different topics to meet the requirements of science and social practice.
After open discussions, delegates reached an agreement on the content, time, location and format of the conference, specifically:

- Summarize research results on the process of establishing, affirming and protecting national territorial sovereignty of communities in Vietnam's territory during the historical process of Vietnam.
- Publish new topics, new sources of data, new approaches... in research on national territorial sovereignty to serve the comprehensive research orientation of Vietnamese history.
- Exchange and discuss to propose solutions to further promote research on national and territorial sovereignty, especially sea and island sovereignty, contributing to the struggle to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland.

The conference will be held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi City.

The conference will be held directly at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, including three sessions: Opening Session, Discussion Session, and Summary and Closing Session. The conference is expected to have the participation of about 250 scientists from universities and research institutes nationwide with 150 presentations. After the conference, the scientific reports will be edited, revised, and finalized for publication.
At the end of the meeting, representatives of the leaders of the units and sponsors signed a written agreement as a basis for coordinating the organization of the Conference successfully.