Enhance and expand opportunities for exchange and study in Taiwan (China) for students and lecturers of USSH

At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Dang Thi Thu Huong gave an overview of the development history, strengths, faculties and training majors of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and emphasized that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and National Sun Yat-sen University signed an MOU in 2014 and in the past, many cooperation activities have been effectively implemented in terms of student and lecturer exchanges, and organizing international scientific conferences. Currently, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has many training programs from undergraduate to doctoral levels, short-term courses, summer courses to learn about language, culture, history, cuisine, and traditional costumes of Vietnam for foreigners. Therefore, in the coming time, the University hopes to welcome many students and trainees from Taiwan as well as Sun Yat-sen University to exchange, study and research.
Dr. Hsueh-Hua (Shay) Chuang shared: National Sun Yat-sen University is a leading research university in Taiwan with a history of nearly 100 years of establishment and development, and has cooperative relationships with more than 250 universities from more than 40 countries around the world. Sun Yat-sen University has a university specializing in training and research in the fields of social sciences, so the opportunities for cooperation between the two schools are very open. Therefore, we hope that the two sides will re-sign the MOU with specific activities, in order to promote more effective and extensive cooperation in the future.
As the Executive Director of the Research Project on Education and Human Development, Dr. Hsueh-Hua (Shay) Chuang gave an overview of the objectives, research areas, as well as the government and scholarship funds from Sun Yat-sen University to support international students and scholars to study and conduct research (Master's and Doctoral degrees). In addition to tuition support, students and scholars who have published articles in prestigious international journals (from Q1-Q4) related to the Project's fields can receive a bonus of up to NT$20,000 (equivalent to US$650) for one publication.
Representatives of the Faculty of Psychology, Sociology and Oriental Studies thanked the Executive Director for exchanging useful and meaningful information about the Project; at the same time, they shared their experiences in participating in collaborative research projects with many partners who are major universities in the world in the fields of sociology and psychology of the Faculty's lecturers and students. Representatives of the faculties expressed their hope that in the coming time, many students and students of the Faculty will receive scholarships supported by the Project in their studies and scientific research, as well as lecturers of the two schools to exchange academic knowledge and improve their professional knowledge. In addition, the two schools also need to strengthen coordination in organizing research and scientific seminars on topics of mutual interest.    
Concluding the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong expressed her gratitude to the representatives of Chung Shan National University for visiting and exchanging valuable information for the students and lecturers of the University. To strongly promote the cooperative relationship between the two schools, immediately after this meeting, the two sides will discuss specifically to continue signing the MOU with programs and activities on student and lecturer exchange, coordination in organizing international conferences, etc. in 2023 and the following years.