Expressing his deep appreciation for the valuable support that Mr. Dinh Xuan Tho and the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Fund have given to the University over the years, Associate Professor Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the University - stated that the development of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is closely linked to the names of renowned history professors such as Tran Van Giau, Dao Duy Anh, Cao Xuan Huy, Dinh Xuan Lam, Phan Huy Le, Ha Van Tan, Tran Quoc Vuong, etc. Generations of faculty and students are continuing the great legacy of their predecessors, contributing to affirming the University's position as a leading university in Vietnam in training and research in the field of social sciences and humanities.
Thanks to the immense and invaluable contributions of Professor Dinh Xuan Lam and the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Fund, many generations of lecturers, scientists, students, trainees, and researchers of the university have been inspired in their research and training in history. Therefore, the Fund's trust and dedication to providing opportunities for learning and research to the university's lecturers and students has significant meaning and impact.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Head of the Fund's Executive Board, former Party Secretary, former Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Professor Nguyen Van Khanh, in his capacity as Head of the Fund's Executive Board, respectfully and highly appreciates the dedication and affection that the family of Professor Dinh Xuan Lam has shown towards the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Fund. Over the past six years, the Fund has made significant contributions to the professional development of lecturers, students, trainees, and researchers in the field of History at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in particular, and at major universities in Vietnam in general, contributing to the promotion of the value of historical science.
Each year, the Fund awards 15 scholarships, each worth VND 5,000,000, to students majoring in History or students in the regular History departments of universities in the North (from Hue northward) with excellent/good academic results and scientific research achievements; 3 scholarships, each worth VND 10,000,000, to 3 postgraduate students in History who have achieved excellent results in their thesis defense and have many published research works; 3 scholarships, each worth VND 20,000,000, to 3 doctoral candidates in History who have achieved excellent results in their dissertation defense and have many published research works; and 1 scholarship worth VND 25,000,000, for an outstanding monograph on Vietnamese history published by a reputable publishing house.
From 2017 to 2022, the Foundation awarded prizes to 71 undergraduate students, 18 master's and doctoral candidates, and 2 research projects from universities such as: the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi; the University of Education, VNU Hanoi; Hanoi Pedagogical University; Hue Pedagogical University; Hong Duc University (Thanh Hoa); Vinh University (Nghe An); University of Science (Hue University); and Thai Nguyen University of Education. Among these, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, had the most award recipients with 34 prizes.
In 2021, to commemorate the 95th birthday of Professor Dinh Xuan Lam, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, collaborated with the Vietnam Historical Science Association to organize a scientific seminar on the theme "Professor Dinh Xuan Lam - his life and career".
Mr. Dinh Xuan Tho, Chairman of the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Fund, respectfully thanks the University for its warm welcome and the Board of Directors of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, for their support in developing the Fund's activities over the past six years.
Expressing gratitude for the support of the leadership of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, and the enthusiasm of the Fund's Executive Board in spreading the humanitarian values of the Dinh Xuan Lam Scholarship Fund, Mr. Dinh Xuan Tho - Chairman of the Fund - shared the view on developing and expanding the Fund's scale and influence in the future. Accordingly, from 2023, the value of the award will increase to encourage lecturers, scientists, researchers, students, and trainees with passion, dedication, and love for historical science to achieve more valuable accomplishments in research and study. In addition, the scale of the award will be considered for expansion to include more universities in the southern provinces and cities. The Fund will also allocate budget to sponsor competitions on Vietnamese history at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, and some other training institutions.
In particular, the Fund's representatives also agreed with the proposal from the Head of the History Department to expand the scope of the award to include students majoring in Cultural Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, in order to increase their learning and research opportunities.
Associate Professor Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, respectfully presented a commemorative gift from the University to Mr. Dinh Xuan Tho - Chairman of the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Fund.
Representatives from the Dinh Xuan Lam History Award Foundation visited the traditional exhibition room showcasing historically valuable publications of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Professor, People's Teacher Dinh Xuan Lam(1925-2017) was born in Son Tan commune (now Tan My Ha commune), Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province, into a family of mandarins of the Nguyen dynasty. He began his teaching career (at the secondary level) after the August Revolution of 1945. After graduating from the Faculty of Literature at the Hanoi University of Education in 1956, Professor Dinh Xuan Lam was retained to teach at the History Department of Hanoi University. He is considered one of the pioneering historians who contributed to laying the foundation and developing revolutionary historiography in Vietnam after peace was restored in the North in 1954. During his nearly six-decade research period, from the late 1950s until his death, he left behind a legacy of hundreds of research works in various genres.
Professor Dinh Xuan Lam made significant contributions to the development of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese History at the Faculty of History, Hanoi University (now the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) as Head of the Department for 30 years; he was also the Vice President of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, 4th term, and Chairman of the Scientific Council of the UNESCO Center for Historical and Cultural Information and Documentation of Vietnam.
With his virtue and pedagogical talent, Professor was admired and honored by his colleagues and generations of students as one of the four legendary "Pillars" of the History Department (along with Professor Phan Huy Le, Professor Ha Van Tan, and Professor Tran Quoc Vuong). In his 45 years on the giảng platform, he directly taught, guided, and contributed to the training of thousands of undergraduates, hundreds of master's students, and doctoral candidates from both Vietnam and abroad. Many of these students have become prestigious scientists, leading managers in various ministries, departments, and localities; some of his overseas students have become world-renowned diplomats and Vietnam studies scholars.
Professor Dinh Xuan Lam was not only a dedicated and talented educator, but also an outstanding scientist with a rare passion for science. Just one year after graduating, in 1957, under the guidance and support of historian Tran Van Giau, he completed his first work, *History of Vietnam 1897-1914* (Construction Publishing House, Hanoi). From then until 2015, researcher Dinh Xuan Lam diligently researched and published over 570 different works in the form of monographs, reference books, treatises, scientific articles, document introductions, and book reviews. Professor Dinh Xuan Lam's research mainly focuses on issues of modern and contemporary Vietnamese history such as: the armed resistance movement against the French in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese revolution, and the reform trends in Vietnamese history.
The History Foundation, named after the talented historian and educator Professor Dinh Xuan Lam (1925-2017), was established in 2017. The Foundation's headquarters are located at the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
To promote the achievements in history education and research of the Professor, and to contribute to encouraging and nurturing historical talents for the country, the Fund periodically awards prizes once a year to students, graduate students, and doctoral candidates with outstanding academic and research achievements, as well as young researchers with excellent research works (monographs) published in prestigious domestic and international publishers.
Contact us for more information about the Dinh Xuan Lam History Foundation:
Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 3rd floor, Building B, 336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi.
Phone: 024.38585284
Email:quysuhocdinhxuanlam@gmail.com
