The 2016 Trade Union Singing Contest was a great success.

The competition took place at the 8th floor Hall of Building E in the afternoon and evening of November 18, 2016 with the presentations of 17 teams representing the trade unions of the departments in the School. With 45 performances of diverse genres, melodies, rich in form and content, the competition brought moments of sublimation to the hearts of the audience.

With the innovation of the form and rules compared to the traditional art competition, the competition has brought interesting surprises to the audience. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Xuan Khang - Chairman of the School's Trade Union said that by organizing the Union singing competition on the background of Karaoke music (singing with a screen), it saves a lot of money, time and effort of the School as well as of the units, while attracting many union members to participate, happily and effectively. The Associate Professor confided: initially, when we planned to organize the competition in this new form, there were many opposing opinions even among the School's trade union officials. But with the motto of bringing a joyful and cohesive atmosphere, thereby creating motivation for staff and lecturers to work and contribute to the School, we were determined to organize it. The results of the competition have proven that the innovation of the competition form is completely correct.

The contest ended in the joy of artists and audiences. At the end of the contest, the first prize was awarded to the Union of the Faculty of Political Sciences, the second prize was awarded to the Union of the Faculty of Management Sciences and the Union of the Head Office, the third prize was awarded to the Union of the Faculty of Tourism Studies, the Union of the Faculty of Philosophy, the Union of the Faculty of Linguistics. The remaining 11 teams that won consolation prizes were the unions of the Faculty of History, the Faculty of Sociology, the Faculty of Archival Studies & Office Management, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, the Faculty of Information - Library, the Faculty of Literature, the Faculty of International Studies, the Faculty of Oriental Studies, the Faculty of Anthropology, the Faculty of Psychology, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

Collective performance of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication

Group performance of the Faculty of Oriental Studies

In addition to the collective prize, there are also individual and secondary prizes such as:

- First male solo: Comrade Pham Hoang Giang - Faculty of Anthropology

- Female soloist: Comrade Nguyen Thi Lan - Faculty of Philosophy

- Second place male solo: + Comrade Do Anh Duc - Faculty of Journalism & Communication

+ Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Headquarters

- Second place female solo: Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy - Faculty of Tourism

- The oldest singer: Comrade Le Dinh Chinh - Faculty of Oriental Studies

- Best duet: Comrade Hong Duong, Hong Hanh - Faculty of Linguistics

- Best Choir Performance: Choir performance of the Faculty of Political Science Union