Proposal to organize a workshop on the French School of the Far East

At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh proposed new cooperation contents between the two sides. The most prominent of which was the proposal to organize an international conference on EFEO and social sciences in Vietnam co-organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Vietnam Institute of History and the French School of the Far East, with the participation of French and Vietnamese scientists. After the discussion, the two sides reached an agreement on some basic points in organizing this conference.

The workshop is scheduled to be held in early December 2014, revolving around the main proposed contents: EFEO with the formation of Social Sciences in Vietnam during the colonial period; EFEO's activities and achievements since 1993; EFEO with the preservation of cultural heritage in Vietnam; EFEO's international cooperation; cooperation between EFEO and Vietnam in training and social science research... In addition, there will be sideline exhibitions about the history of EFEO's activities in Vietnam.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh highly appreciated the importance of EFEO to Vietnamese social sciences through opening up new trends in social science research and training social science intellectuals in our country. The planned conference will be an opportunity to introduce the history, activities and contributions of EFEO to social sciences as well as the preservation of Vietnamese cultural heritage.