Opening of the course "Understanding the Asian community"

The course is held annually and is part of the cooperation framework between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and One Asia Foundation since 2013. The course aims to equip students with knowledge about the Asian community in the fields of economics, politics, society and political security. Lecturers participating in the training course are leading professors from Vietnamese and foreign universities.

After the opening ceremony, the students listened to the first lecture presented by Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Principal of the School). The lecture mentioned the importance of science and technology as the leading driving force of development for every country. Area, population or long-term development... do not determine the development of a country but the level of development of science and technology.

Besides, a country that wants to develop must also pay attention to reducing social inequality and poverty. Because if inequality continues, it will reduce social trust and create social instability.

The speaker also affirmed that the development of science and technology also has negative aspects when its application is not for development goals, such as the production of weapons of mass destruction or medical interventions that go against human values...

So how to apply science and technology to development? In which, the role and responsibility of universities is extremely important. Universities are the place to nurture and develop the country's talents and the place to develop human intelligence to the highest level.

The lecture also devoted a large amount of time to the value of world heritages in Vietnam and emphasized the need to preserve, exploit and promote the gifts bestowed by nature.

The course will take place from October 2018 to January 2019. After the opening ceremony, there will be the following topics: The issue of maintaining and preserving cultural heritage - sustainable tourism development in Asia; The role of institutions and political ideology towards building an Asian community: Philosophical perspective; Preserving indigenous languages ​​in Asia: Theory and Practice; International relations in Asia: History and Prospects; Current foreign policy of Vietnam; Population of Asia and Vietnam: Issues of changing trends; Specific features in Area Studies towards building an Asian community; Research on islands and some issues in Asia.