University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

USSH – This year, 2012, the Department of Sino-Vietnamese Studies (Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities) celebrates its 40th anniversary. To mark this special occasion, we would like to present an article by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Khoai – Head of the Sino-Vietnamese Studies Department – ​​to provide readers with information about a unique training program at the University.

The Veterans Association of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was established on December 22, 2001. Over the years, the Association has participated in numerous activities of the University and Veterans Associations at all levels, consistently excelling in its duties and receiving the Hanoi City Veterans Association's ranking as an outstanding unit in emulation campaigns. One of the Association's core priorities is the education of the younger generation.

In a press interview on the sidelines of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies, Professor Chung-Sok Suh (Director of the Institute of Korean Studies, University of New South Wales - Australia) gave a positive assessment of the development of Korean studies in Vietnam.

On the sidelines of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies, Professor Nguyen Van Khanh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) gave an interview to the press about the development of Korean studies in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Ngoc Lan was born into a family with no one pursuing a career in literature, but that didn't affect her passion or determination to study literature. Having decided to pursue literature since middle school, Lan won provincial-level awards in literature for many years, and notably, a third-place national award in 12th grade. With an entrance score of 24 and a good command of English, Lan was placed in the high-quality literature program.

Although she was accepted into the Vocal Music department of the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, Mai Linh ultimately decided to pursue her long-chosen path: Sociology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She graduated with an excellent GPA of 3.69.

Maintaining an excellent academic record throughout his four years of university, with a GPA of 3.69, Nguyen Tuan Khoi (K53 Oriental Studies) became the valedictorian of the QH-2008-X graduating class in Oriental Studies.

Meeting me one weekend afternoon, despite having just returned to Hanoi from a long business trip to Thanh Hoa, the face of this recent graduate from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities still shone with joy. The pretty girl with the energetic short hair – that's Nguyen Tuyet Lan, a K53 student majoring in Social Work, who just graduated with honors with a GPA of 3.63, and was named a Outstanding Young Person of Hanoi National University in 2011.

The valedictorian of the Literature Department, Class of 53, this year is Tran Dang Trung, with a GPA of 3.62. Trung's family includes a maternal grandfather, and both his father and mother are university lecturers. This family tradition and his love of literature motivated him to apply to the Literature Department at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. This also makes Trung feel fortunate to have the opportunity to dedicate himself fully to his studies.

With a GPA of 3.71, Ho Thu Ha (a student majoring in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology) has become the valedictorian of the QH-2008-X cohort this year.

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities currently has 58 veterans among its nearly 500 staff members. Many veterans are leading lecturers and scientists, or have held and continue to hold key management positions in all aspects of the University's operations. Let's listen to their stories about their unforgettable time in the military and empathize with their reflections and thoughts on life and the younger generation…

Recently, the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities signed a decision to establish the Training Advisory and Support Team under the Center for Training Quality Assurance, abbreviated as CASA. Dr. Nghiem Xuan Huy - Deputy Director of the Center for Training Quality Assurance - was appointed as the Head of CASA.

For the past twenty years, every year at the end of April, when the streets of the capital are ablaze with red flags, celebrating the complete liberation of South Vietnam, amidst the general joy, I feel a profound sadness. This sadness is linked to the memory of a comrade who left Hanoi University to fight. He went to the battlefield with the aspiration of becoming a poet, but his dream remained unfulfilled as he perished. Why? Because he was living and adhering to the logic of reality: the nation needed heroes before it needed poets.

"Mom! Why is it called Ben Vuot?" The mother remained silent, not answering. Everyone else was silent too. Perhaps one of those who had perished at Ben Vuot, or perhaps beneath the river was the father of the young mother, the grandfather of the innocent child.

From July 11th to 15th, 2012, a group of veterans from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, embarked on a meaningful "homecoming": a trip to the ancient citadel of Quang Tri and the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. This return was even more significant as, in 2012, the entire nation solemnly commemorated the 81-day and 81-night battle at the citadel, a historical turning point in our nation's resistance war against the US. Among them were those who had directly fought and left a part of their youth there. The veterans' notes will help us better understand this meaningful journey...