International Scientific Conference - Research and Teaching of German Thought at Universities

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim (Party Secretary, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) delivered the opening speech of the conference.

Attending the workshop were Dr. Harald Suermann, Director of the Institute for the Scientific Study of Religion, Federal Republic of Germany; Dr. Anke Stahl, representative of the Academic Exchange Fund in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia; Ms. Chuong Phuong, representative of the leaders of the National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Prof. Dr. Tran Van Doan, Phu Nhan University, Taiwan; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim, Party Secretary, Vice President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU and many scientists from the Federal Republic of Germany, Taiwan, the United States, Austria and Indonesia; scientists from the Institute for Contemporary Religious Studies; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi; Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; universities in Hanoi, the Central region, and Da Nang.

The workshop took place within the framework of annual long-term scientific activities of the Center for Contemporary Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

Dr. Harald Suermann, Director of the Institute for the Scientific Study of Religion, Federal Republic of Germany, speaking at the conference

Germany is the homeland of many famous scientists in the fields of natural sciences and social sciences. Despite the geographical distance, the exchange between Vietnam and Germany has been going on since very early. There have been many works by Vietnamese scientists researching the diverse and rich development history of German philosophy and thought in particular and Europe in general. Many works and articles have analyzed the beauty of German thought and the valuable contributions of German thought to Vietnam.

In addition to the achievements, it must be admitted that the study of German thought in Vietnam, for various reasons, has not yet met expectations. Especially the research and teaching of German thinkers in the fields of theology and religious studies.

Prof. Dr. Tran Van Doan, Phu Nhan University (Taiwan) is presenting the introductory report with the topic "Spirit or Ghost - Hegel's influence on the philosophy of religion"

The conference is an opportunity for domestic and international scientists to discuss and evaluate the content of German ideology, research activities and teaching of German ideology at universities in Vietnam. From there, new directions for the issue will be opened up in the future.

The conference consisted of three main subcommittees: subcommittee 1 - philosophical issues of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy; subcommittee 2 - theological issues and religious studies; subcommittee 3 - the influence of German thought on practical issues - Teaching German thought in universities.