Prof. Tatsuru Akimoto - Vice President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work - visited and worked with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities on February 23, 2011. Receiving Prof. Tatsuru Akimoto were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son - Vice Rector of the University - and representatives of the Faculty of Sociology and the Department of Social Work.President Tatsuru Akimoto said: The International Association of Schools of Social Work was founded in 1928, currently there are 200 universities in the world as members. And every 10 years the Association holds a meeting to discuss and evaluate the social work profession globally. This year is also the year the Association will hold a conference to review social work with the theme "Interdependence and the voice of each country in contributing to social work", held in Tokyo (Japan). The President of the Association hopes that this conference will have the participation of representatives from Vietnam and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the only representative invited to attend. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Son thanked Professor Tatsuru Akimoto for inviting the University to attend the conference and affirmed that the University will send representatives to participate in the activities of the Association. Along with that, the Vice President hopes that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will soon become an official member of the Association. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Son also expressed his hope that Prof. Akimoto could participate in exchanging scientific research with lecturers and students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities at an appropriate time. The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is a world-wide association of schools of social work, social work training programs at all levels, and social work educators. The association has members from schools all over the world, grouped into five regional organizations: Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America and the Caribbean.
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