The Face of the Valedictorian (Part III)

7. Vu Thi Yen - Valedictorian of Tourism.

• Year of birth: 1995.
• Hometown: Thai Binh.
• Major: Tourism and Travel Services Management (Faculty of Tourism Studies).
• Average score: 3.48 (Excellent).
• Current job: Receptionist at Lotte Center.

“When I started working, I realized that employers will not look at your score or how well you know the theory. They only care about your attitude and what you can do for them. In my opinion, during university, learning theory is just a part of the foundation, but you should go out and work part-time to gain experience. When you go out into the world, you will have to endure a lot, learn to be patient, and experience a lot, then you will grow up. What I regret the most in my 4 years of university is that I did not dare to express myself more. Many times I missed opportunities to be more successful, have better progress, and have a more open future. And my advice for the juniors is to try to take advantage of the remaining time to express yourself and seize opportunities, do not be shy. When you are shy, you have lost 50% of your opportunities. My future plan is to learn more foreign languages ​​and my dream is to become a flight attendant for Vietnam Airlines.”.

8. Nguyen Thi Tam - Valedictorian of Management Science

• Year of birth: 1995.
• Hometown: Ha Tinh.
• Major: Management Science (Faculty of Management Science).
• Graduation thesis: “Research on Intellectual Property Court models in Japan and Thailand: Experience for Vietnam”. Score: 10.
• GPA: 3.74 (Excellent).
• Achievements:

Outstanding young face at grassroots level in 2014.

Outstanding young face of Hanoi National University in 2016.

Principal's Certificate of Merit for students with excellent academic results in the 2015-2016 school year.

BIDV Scholarship for students with excellent academic performance in the 2016 school year.

Certificate of Merit from the Director of Hanoi National University for students with excellent academic and training achievements in the entire course of 2013-2017.

• Current job: Employee of Intellectual Property Law Firm.

“I have a way of studying which is to always take notes of all the knowledge in class. I think this is not an old way of studying because I find what the teachers say much easier to understand than the knowledge in the books. If I take full notes, then study the knowledge in the books again, I will remember the lesson longer. I never use the outline available at the photocopy shop to study for the final exam. I take full notes, I read the books and at the end of the semester I make my own outline.

I am a bookworm. I am quite introverted, not very sociable, and I don't want to participate in outside activities. The thing I regret the most during my 4 years of university is not daring to participate in more group activities. If I had participated in those activities, my relationships would have been much wider and my communication skills would have been better. My future plans are to develop my own abilities and career opportunities at the company I am working for and learn more Chinese to serve my personal desires.”.

9. Duong Tien Hoan – Valedictorian of Archival Science.

• Year of birth: 1995.
• Hometown: Vinh Phuc.
• Field of study: Archival Studies (Faculty of Archival Studies and Office Management).
• Graduation thesis: "Organization and management of agency archives". Score: 10.
• GPA: 3.38 (Excellent).
• Achievements:

First Prize in School-level Scientific Research, 2014-2015 school year.

Third Prize in Faculty-level Scientific Research for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.

Scholarship of Vina Korea Company Limited.

Certificate of Merit from the School Youth Union Secretary for the outstanding Youth Union Branch Secretary; Certificate of Merit from the Hanoi Youth Union for the outstanding Youth Union Branch Secretary for the 2015-2017 term.

“As a leader of the Youth Union, my work is quite busy, but for me, the Youth Union - Association work is very complementary to professional activities, especially studying. Thanks to participating in social activities, I have gained a lot of experience to put into my lessons, making academic lessons more lively.

I also participate in scientific research activities. Doing research helps me learn logic in thinking. In addition to studying, I advise you to choose a job that suits your study time, your ability and health to do part-time work. Because part-time jobs will bring you a lot of things, especially communication skills. Regarding love, I think if possible, you should make more friends and fall in love at university. Because if you can balance love and study, it will be very interesting and give you certain experiences.

Up to now, I have always lived by the concept that self-awareness will make your work more convenient and scientific. If you have self-awareness, when you work in any agency or organization, you will receive the acceptance of everyone and the recognition of the leadership. In the near future, I want to learn more Japanese and restaurant management skills to be able to receive job opportunities in many different positions.”.