Discussing plans to organize a seminar on Korean studies

On February 2, 2012, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Principal of the University received and worked with Prof. Chung Sok Suh - Director of the Institute of Korean Studies at the University of New South Wales (Australia). At the meeting, the leaders of the two sides exchanged and discussed the cooperation plan to organize an international conference on Korean Studies scheduled to take place at the end of August 2012 in Hanoi, with the participation of leading universities in Southeast Asia, the Central Institute of Korean Studies and the Korean Foundation.This is the 5th international conference on Korean Studies held and the USSH is the host. This conference will contribute to enhancing and enriching research on Korea in various fields. The research results of current cooperation projects and future research programs will be shared and discussed by representatives of participating universities and scholars in the region. The 5th conference will continue to expand the current cooperative relationship of organizations and individuals to exchange research on Korean studies in Southeast Asia in the next phase. Since 2006, the USSH has cooperated with the Korea Institute to implement administrative reform research programs in comparison with Southeast Asian countries and Korea. At the meeting, the leaders of both sides also affirmed that in the coming time, the cooperative relationship between the two sides will continue to develop more diversely.