178 students from the QH-2005-X cohort graduated with honors and distinctions.

This morning, June 25, 2009, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities held its graduation ceremony and awarded diplomas to students of the QH-2005-X cohort. Attending the ceremony was Dr. Pham Quang Hung, Vice Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

[img class="caption" src="images/stories/2009/06/25/img_8073.jpg" border="0" alt="Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Gia Lam" title="Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Gia Lam" width="186" height="280" align="right" ]

Associate Professor Pham Gia Lam - Vice Rector of the University - summarized the achievements of the QH-2005-X cohort, also known as K50, acknowledging the positive contributions of this cohort to the overall development of the University. Compared to the previous cohort, K50 students showed significant progress in their academic results. 1120 students graduated from 14 training programs, accounting for 94.12% of the total number of graduates. Of these, 178 students achieved excellent and good academic results, accounting for 15.82%, an increase of 0.02%; 722 students achieved good results, accounting for 68.92%, an increase of 2.2%; 170 students achieved average-good results, accounting for 15.7%, a decrease of 2.4%; and no students graduated with average grades. Among the 88 students graduating from the high-quality program, 65 students graduated with excellent grades, accounting for 73.86%. 23 students graduated with a "good" grade, accounting for 26.14%. The departments with a 100% graduation rate were Tourism Studies, Archival Studies, and Office Management. Several departments had high rates of excellent graduates, such as Oriental Studies (36.7%) and Philosophy (25.28%, with the rate in the high-quality program being 94.11%).

Students of cohort K50 also actively participate in scientific research activities and achieve high results. On average, more than 10% of K50 students participate in scientific research each year, with a total of 521 projects implemented over four years of study. 67 out of 249 projects that won university-level awards, and 6 out of 17 projects that won ministerial-level awards, were from K50 students. The Faculty of Literature and the Faculty of Oriental Studies have the highest rate of student scientific research throughout the entire cohort, both in terms of quantity and quality.

[img class="caption" src="images/stories/2009/06/25/img_8159y.jpg" border="0" alt="Student Nguyen Thi Thuy Ngan (Faculty of Journalism and Communication) speaks on behalf of 1120 new graduates at the graduation ceremony" title="Student Nguyen Thi Thuy Ngan (Faculty of Journalism and Communication) speaks on behalf of 1120 new graduates at the graduation ceremony" width="280" height="187" align="right" ]

Many outstanding students from the graduating class of K50 have become shining examples of academic excellence and moral development, such as Ngo Thi Thuy Dung (Oriental Studies), Trinh Ngoc Ha (Sociology), Ta Thi Hang Men (Management Science), Nguyen Ngoc Quan (Literature), etc.

During the ceremony, empathizing with the emotions and anxieties of the new graduates, Associate Professor Pham Gia Lam shared: “The past four years, though a short period on your journey, have allowed you to mature significantly. The joys and sorrows, successes and failures, even the setbacks during that time, will not only be memories but also valuable lessons for your future lives. Tomorrow, with your bachelor's degree in hand, you will truly embark on your professional lives with many opportunities but also many challenges and difficulties. We hope you understand that your bachelor's degree is only the initial step in your career journey, and that difficulties are a part of life, so that you can approach them positively.”

The school awarded certificates of merit to 134 students of the K50 cohort with excellent academic results; presented certificates of merit and prizes to 15 students with excellent academic results; 14 students who are class officers, Youth Union officers, or Student Association officers with outstanding achievements in their studies and work; and 14 students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have excelled in their studies.

In particular, two students from the K50 cohort with outstanding academic achievements, Ngo Thi Thuy Dung (Oriental Studies, GPA 9.15) and Trinh Ngoc Ha (Sociology Faculty, GPA 9.03), received commendations from Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Dr. Pham Quang Hung - Vice Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi - presented the commendations to the two students.