Meeting and working with representatives from the University of Virginia (USA)

Also attending the meeting with Associate Professor Spencer Phillips were leaders from the Office of Cooperation and Development, the Center for Foreign Languages ​​and Training Cooperation, and the Institute of Journalism and Communication Training.

Associate Professor Spencer Phillips shared: "The University of Virginia is one of the leading public universities in higher education in the United States. Each year, the University aims to organize short-term collaborative training programs, sending students to participate in study programs, academic exchanges, and cultural exchanges abroad. We have researched and are very impressed with the tradition and achievements in training and scientific research in the social sciences and humanities at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Therefore, in 2023, the University of Virginia plans to send approximately 15 students to participate in this program at the School of Humanities. The program is called:“Hanoi's Hong River: Development, Climate, and Rights to the City”In this program, students will study, research, and learn about topics related to the history, culture, environment, and art of Vietnam. The faculty participating in these courses will be experts from the University of Virginia and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. In addition to classroom learning, students will also participate in internships, field trips, and extracurricular activities to explore the nature, cuisine, and traditional culture of various regions in Northern Vietnam.

Associate Professor Spencer Phillips emphasized that this is the first time the University of Virginia has collaborated with a university in Vietnam to organize this program, and that they have chosen the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

On behalf of the University's Board of Directors, Professor Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his pleasure and gratitude for the attention and favor shown by the University of Virginia's leadership in choosing the Faculty of Humanities as a partner to implement this very meaningful cooperation program. Over the years, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities has successfully organized short-term training programs for students from several prestigious universities such as Princeton University, the University of California, California Polytechnic University (USA), Peking University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Foreign Trade, Xi'an University, and Beijing Normal University (China),… Therefore, we are very ready and confident in successfully coordinating this cooperation program. Furthermore, in the coming years, the University of Virginia wishes to expand this program to more partners in the Central and Southern regions of Vietnam, and the Faculty of Humanities is also ready to act as a liaison to connect universities to participate, diversifying research fields and exchanges. Principal Hoang Anh Tuan also suggested the idea of ​​sending some of the school's students to participate in this program along with students from Virginia University, giving them the opportunity to interact, learn, and exchange academic knowledge with experts from leading educational systems around the world.
Representatives from the University of Virginia also added that students who participate in the program at the School of Humanities will be credited with completing 3 credits in the university's curriculum.

At the end of the meeting, Rector Hoang Anh Tuan once again thanked Mr. Spencer Phillips and the University of Virginia leadership, and highly appreciated the significance of this cooperation program. Immediately after this meeting, the two sides will proceed to sign an agreement to serve as the legal basis for effective cooperation in 2023.