Towards the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France relations.

Professor Nguyen Van Khanh gave an overview of the outstanding achievements in the cooperation between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and its French partners: The University has established official cooperation relationships with many famous French universities such as the University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail, the University of Paris 7, the University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, the University of Marseille Aix-en-Provence…; and is an active member of the Francophone University Organization (AUF).

The university has been implementing many joint training programs in French, such as: bilingual undergraduate programs in Clinical Psychology, Master's programs in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology, Master's programs in Public Policy and Business Management, Master's programs in Hotel Management, and Master's programs in Technology and Employment Systems. The outputs of these training programs have been well received and highly valued by society.

Professor Nguyen Van Khanh emphasized: The Franco-Vietnamese relationship is a special one in history, having a significant impact on the development of science and education in Vietnam. The university places particular importance on its cooperative relationship with French universities, and this is one of the most effective international cooperation activities of the university in particular and within the network of Vietnamese universities cooperating with France in general.

In the coming period, the University requests the French Embassy's support and assistance in opening more joint training programs with French universities such as: Master's in Social Psychology, Labor, Career Guidance and Environment, Master's in Archival Studies, etc.; organizing more international scientific conferences with the participation of Vietnamese and French scientists in 2014; and promoting student and faculty exchange.

Ambassador Jean-Noël Poirier highly appreciated the richness of cooperation between the University and its French partners, as well as the effectiveness of existing joint training programs. He also stated that the development of social sciences and humanities is of great importance in cooperation and exchange between the two countries, and therefore supported cooperation in this field. 2014 will mark the 40th anniversary of official relations between Vietnam and the Republic of France; therefore, the Ambassador requested the University to contribute ideas for organizing commemorative activities in collaboration with both sides.

During the meeting, the Ambassador and the Rector agreed to continue maintaining and promoting existing cooperation activities between the University and French universities and organizations as sustainable communication partnerships; and initially proposed cooperation between the two sides in 2014 such as: organizing seminars on global climate change, the development of social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, and seminars and exhibitions on the history and role of the French Institute of Far Eastern Studies in Vietnam…