The 40th anniversary of Han Nom Department, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities was solemnly held on November 17, 2012.Attending the ceremony were Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Son - Vice President of VNU, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Rector of the University, along with representatives of leaders of units, lecturers and students of the University. At the beginning of the ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Pham Van Khoi - Head of the Department of Han Nom - reviewed the proud and difficult past in the early days of its establishment and set out development goals and directions for the industry to move towards the establishment of the Han Nom department. Reviewing the achievements of 40 years of construction and growth, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh emphasized that in 1972, when the resistance war against the US entered a fierce phase, the Han Nom department of the Faculty of Philology, Hanoi National University opened its first training course. This was an event that reflected the vision and clear awareness of scientists in the face of the risk of cultural distance, and also demonstrated the passionate affection for national culture and the Han Nom cultural heritage of the country. Looking back over the past 40 years, the Han Nom industry has affirmed its position in the national cultural life, creating a bridge to transmit cultural values between the past, present and future. With tireless efforts and creative working spirit, generations of Han Nom teachers have successfully completed their research and training tasks and made great contributions to the cause of preserving and promoting the Han Nom cultural values of Vietnam. In the Han Nom industry, there have been many famous professors and leading teachers for their talent and virtue such as Cao Xuan Huy, Dinh Gia Khanh, Hoang Xuan Nhi, Nguyen Tai Can, Bui Duy Tan, Nguyen Dinh Thac, Le Van Quan,... Among them, there are people who have become great cultural figures of Vietnam and are the pride of the nation's intellect. Over the past forty years, there have been 36 undergraduate courses and more than 10 postgraduate courses in Han Nom, the alumni are present in many areas of social life, in research institutes, universities, colleges, news agencies, central and local cultural and artistic agencies, etc. They have worked and strived tirelessly for their responsibility and professional conscience, for the love and honor of the Faculty, of the School in collecting, gathering, and exploiting ancient documents, contributing to preserving and promoting the Han Nom heritage in the Vietnamese cultural treasure. Looking to the future, the Principal believes that, on the foundation of 40 years of achievements, with creative intelligence, enthusiasm, and a high sense of responsibility, the staff, students and students of Han Nom will definitely strive to excel in fulfilling the mission of being the pioneer in the system of Han Nom training and research facilities of the country, gradually approaching the regional and international level.
Speaking at the ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Son emphasized that the achievements that the Han Nom industry has achieved in the past 40 years are the tireless and extraordinary efforts of those who have overcome the storms of the market economy to sit next to the pages of paper, understanding each value left by the ancients. Those achievements are great, but it can also be said that the mission of the industry is also very heavy. It is the bridge between tradition and modernity, promoting the quintessence of the nation, spreading traditional values and creating new humanistic values. Sharing with the Han Nom industry, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Son said that it is necessary to bring the values in the books of the ancients into social life more, Han Nom libraries must be unique places, attracting everyone, Han Nom needs to go beyond the academic doors of research institutes and universities. The Deputy Director pointed out that the urgent issue now for the Han Nom industry is to continue developing the team of lecturers - there needs to be a large force capable of dialogue with the world in the era of globalization, an era in which Chinese and Japanese Sinology has developed very far.
