More than 700 research books on East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Vietnam – a priceless gift that Professor Momoki Shiro presented to the Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Attending the reception ceremony were Prof. Dr. Momoki Shiro, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Van Quan (Head of the History Department) and the entire Faculty Board, Dr. Dinh Tien Hieu (Deputy Head of the Student Affairs Department), Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim (Director of the Center for Sea and Islands), and many lecturers, students, graduate students and researchers of the History Department.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Momoki Shiro emotionally shared: “I came to Vietnam in the 1980s as a graduate student and up to now I have spent more than 40 years researching Vietnam. From the first days of researching Vietnam, I was fortunate to have the help and guidance of Prof. Phan Huy Le, Prof. Ha Van Tan, and many Vietnamese colleagues. And in the following days, I regularly received the companionship, cooperation, and support of teachers and many experts from the Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. I am always grateful and always wish that I could do something to express my gratitude for that valuable help. And so, over the years, I have always tried to participate in training the young generation of Japanese people to research Vietnam in Japan, as well as Vietnamese people to research Japan; at the same time, I have tried to collect many valuable research works to donate to universities and libraries. as reference material when studying and doing scientific research.
The books that I respectfully present to the Faculty of History today are my personal research work, as well as books by famous scholars in the world who have studied Southeast Asia and Vietnam, which I have collected over many years. I hope that my small gift will be able to contribute to the training and scientific research of the Faculty of History, of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - where I am attached to and have helped me a lot.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and all lecturers, students and pupils of the Faculty of History, Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Van Quan expressed his deep gratitude to Professor, Dr. Momoki Shiro - a great and extremely close friend of many generations of staff of the Faculty, from the predecessors and founders of the Faculty of History, to the next generations of teachers and students currently studying at the Faculty. For over 40 years, Professor, Dr. Momoki Shiro has always been a dedicated and devoted researcher to the career of training and researching the history, country and people of Vietnam. Many of his students in Japan and Vietnam have now become leading experts in regional studies and Vietnam studies. Professor, Dr. Momoki is a world-class expert in Vietnam studies. His research has greatly contributed to the historical science of Vietnam, not only in terms of valuable research and discovery results but also in terms of theoretical guidance and new research methods.
Associate Professor Dr. Vu Van Quan emphasized: “The gift that Professor Momoki presented today is truly a priceless gift for researchers in Vietnam in general, teachers and students of the Faculty of History in particular, not only now but also for many generations to come. We respectfully accept and commit to carefully managing, preserving, effectively using and spreading the value of the book series to a large number of researchers, lecturers, students, and postgraduates inside and outside the University of Social Sciences and Humanities”.

As a close friend and having had the opportunity to work with Prof. Dr. Momoki for many years, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim emotionally shared: “For me, Prof. Momoki is truly a leading expert in Vietnamese studies, world-class. He is a great example of dedication to science, he is especially interested in new perspectives, approaches and applications of methods in research. At the same time, as a teacher, he always attaches importance to training young experts in Vietnam and Japan and tirelessly strives to promote academic exchange and cooperation between the two countries. Thanks to him and leading scientists, Vietnamese studies has a prestigious and strong position among the fields of Southeast Asian studies in Japan. The gift that he presents today is the pinnacle of personal works and many leading scientists in the world, which is truly an extremely meaningful gift for researchers, teachers and students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities”.
Many lecturers and staff of the History Department present at the ceremony also shared unforgettable memories of working with Prof. Dr. Momoki, and expressed their admiration and gratitude for his invaluable help and support in research activities and publication of scientific works.
More than 700 books are research works in many fields: history, culture, archeology, fine arts, religion, ... published in many different languages: Japanese, Chinese, English, French, Russian, ... collected, selected, classified, and catalogued in detail by Professor Momoki Shiro before presenting them to the Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. At the end of the reception ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Vu Van Quan once again expressed his deepest gratitude for the precious affection that Professor Dr. Momoki Shiro has given to the teachers and students of the Faculty of History over the years. Today's gift is not only books but also a gift of love, passion and dedication to science; especially to History. The Head of the Faculty of History hopes that in the future, Professor Dr. Momoki Shiro will continue to accompany and give more favor and attention to the training and scientific research activities of the Faculty in particular and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.     Some pictures from the award ceremony
       
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