Meeting and working with US scholars funded by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

In his welcoming speech, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his joy at welcoming the delegation to visit the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and introduced to the delegation the tradition and strengths of the University in training and research in the field of social sciences and humanities. With a team of multidisciplinary and multi-field experts, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, with experience in organizing projects and scientific research topics at all levels, has established academic exchange relationships with many universities and educational organizations around the world. Therefore, the University hopes to establish a close cooperative relationship with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and through scholars, connect with universities in the United States in organizing scientific research activities.

On behalf of the delegation, Mr. Frank Jannuz congratulated the achievements of the school and highly appreciated the reputation of the school in the field of social sciences and humanities not only in Vietnam but also in the region and internationally. He also expressed his hope that in this working session, experts from US universities and experts from the school would exchange, discuss and find issues of mutual interest, thereby building a cooperation plan in the coming time.

The Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Network was launched in 2019 by the Mansfield Foundation, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation. The purpose of the program is to build and nurture a community of Southeast and Northeast Asian scholars and researchers from the United States through training, networking, and research activities, as well as high-level mentoring. The program also facilitates deep and close dialogue between U.S. scholars and experts interested in Southeast or Northeast Asia and scholars and researchers from Asian countries.

During today's working session, scholars from the Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Network met with administrators, researchers and experts from the USSH, VNU to discuss bilateral cooperation opportunities. The meeting took place in a roundtable format for scholars from both sides to exchange and give opinions on a number of academic fields of mutual interest related to Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, thereby connecting many scholars and experts researching these two regions as well as Asia in general from the United States and Vietnam. Experts from the United States were also very interested and listened to researchers and lecturers from the USSH, exchanging a lot of information and experience in implementing research projects of the University in many fields and discussing contents of mutual interest, not only of Vietnam but also of countries in the Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia regions.

Concluding the meeting, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan once again thanked the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation as well as scholars from US universities for their interest in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Rector Hoang Anh Tuan emphasized: In today's meeting, the experts had a very open discussion about scientific issues that both sides were interested in, suggesting very interesting scientific issues; from there, there were directions for the cooperation plan between the two sides in the coming time. Immediately after today's meeting, the University will send contact points to contact and develop specific cooperation contents.