No difficulty can stop the learning and research spirit of USSH students.

This year's Student Research Conference is divided into 4 subcommittees. 28 most typical topics were selected to be presented at the subcommittees. Each subcommittee has 3 lecturers to chair and run the Conference, comment, criticize and give suggestions for the student research projects.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Principal of the School said: "In order to ensure health and safety in the context of the Covid pandemic that is still uncertain to be completely controlled, the School decided to organize the School-level Student Research Conference online. The students participated enthusiastically, clearly demonstrating the spirit: no difficulty can prevent the learning spirit of Humanities students: Temporarily stop going to school but not stop studying, not stop scientific research".

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh speaks

In addition to the members of the Organizing Committee and the students participating in the presentations, the invitation letter and the ID of the subcommittees are sent by the School to each student and lecturer in the school via the email system. Thanks to that, interested lecturers and students can participate, follow the presentation process, debate and directly comment and give feedback on the research topics.

After the students' presentations, the teachers commented, discussed and criticized the topics; pointed out the advantages and disadvantages that still exist in the research; gave suggestions to help clarify the research methods, presentation methods, citations, establishing concepts, building personal opinions... to further perfect the students' first research works.

This year's Student Scientific Research Season had 106 award-winning projects, including 28 First Prize projects; 35 Second Prize projects; and 43 Third Prize projects.

This success is the result of the efforts of the School, the Department of Scientific Research Management and the collective of teachers and students in the school; it is also the continuation of the tradition of scientific research which is very strong among Humanities students.

MSc. Doan Viet Hai (Department of Scientific Research Management) said that this was the first time the Student Scientific Conference was held online. The organization process was still full of confusion and the biggest difficulty came from the infrastructure system such as transmission lines, machines, etc.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dung (Lecturer of the Faculty of Tourism Studies, Head of Subcommittee 4) commented: Although there were some minor problems related to technical factors and transmission lines, the Conference was successful, the teachers in the subcommittee were very satisfied with the results and presentations of the students. The reports came from many faculties, each research had its own color, showing the enthusiasm and passion for research of the students. In particular, in Subcommittee 4, she was impressed with the research methods used by the students such as the ETA time estimation method, Cronbach's Alpha reliability analysis method...

Subcommittee 4 includes the faculties of Tourism Studies, Vietnam Studies, Archival Studies & Office Management, Religious Studies, and Philosophy.

The teachers all highly appreciated the spirit of scientific research participation of the students. Dr. Do Van Hung (Head of the Faculty of Information - Library, Head of Subcommittee 3) was impressed with the quality of the works in this year's student research season. He said: "Although social distancing to cope with the COVID pandemic has caused many difficulties in approaching research subjects such as businesses, vulnerable groups, sexually abused children, etc., the students still made efforts and completed their research well. Each research work is at least 80 pages long, up to 160 pages long, showing a huge amount of work; there are data and arguments that the teachers assessed as reaching the quality of a master's thesis."

Students have shown their understanding and interest in hot and prominent issues of society and the country such as the topics: "The current situation of online learning of students at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic", "Application of online learning software Bookworm at VNU", "The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism activities" or issues related to sovereignty disputes "The East Sea in the political calculations of China, the US and Russia"...

Quickness in problem detection, perseverance, meticulousness, and creativity in the research process are things that can be seen through the research results of the students. Mr. Phan Van Kien (lecturer of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, member of the presiding committee of subcommittee 1) said that, besides the research ideas, what impressed him most in the works was the ability to read, search, access, and use a huge amount of documents of the students.

Mr. Phan Van Kien speaks

Participating in the Student Research Conference for the first time in a new format, students also had many concerns. Nguyen Thi Tu Trinh (Institute of Journalism and Communication) shared: “This year, the Student Research Conference was held online, which made me quite worried about technical issues as well as the ability to ensure a reasonable time. This is the first year I have participated in scientific research, because I have no experience, my colleagues and I still have many shortcomings, but the Conference has created a very friendly atmosphere of exchange and discussion between teachers and students. This is a very meaningful opportunity for us to improve our expertise, research and presentation skills.”

Overcoming the difficulties and hardships in the process of implementing their scientific research topics, students all feel that student scientific research is a meaningful activity, helping them improve their ability to work in groups, work with documents, and accumulate more specialized knowledge. Student scientific research is also a valuable opportunity for students to receive direct, dedicated guidance from teachers with good expertise, and have many opportunities to learn and develop. At the same time, scientific research is also an important activity in the process of determining the future direction of students.

In fact, organizing online conferences is a new trend, helping to connect and eliminate geographical distance between the organizing committee and students of the whole school; it is an interesting way for students to adapt to the digital age as the trend of "Digital Humanities" mentioned recently. The success of this conference is a testament to the high spirit of learning and research among students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as their determination to overcome difficulties and challenges to implement plans and goals for learning and teaching in the school.