Information Access Day

Some photos from the festival.

Final round of the media initiative competition on access to information rights.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, delivered the opening speech at the event.

Attending the event were Ms. Nguyen Phuong Anh, Coordinator of the Fund for Local Initiatives; Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Education Support and Women's Empowerment (CEPEW); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Dr. Tran Bach Hieu, Secretary of the University's Youth Union; Dr. Do Van Hung, Head of the Department of Information and Library Science, along with a large number of high school and university students from various high schools and universities in Hanoi.

In his opening remarks, Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh shared: "Information today is of paramount importance. Information is power, information is authority. If you know how to use information, how to exploit information, then you can become someone who possesses power that no one else has. And the right to know is also the right of each individual to take control of their own destiny, as well as to take control of the school that the teachers and students are working together to build."

On behalf of the university leadership, Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh expressed his gratitude to the Canadian Embassy, ​​the CEPEW Center, and the faculty and students of the Library and Information Science Department, who have instilled in them hope for a better future, as well as for the university and society as a whole. Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh pledged to always support and create the most favorable conditions for all faculty members and students to develop their proactive and creative spirit in the project.

As a student, what kind of information do you usually look for in university? Have you ever encountered difficulties in finding or accessing information in university? Are the difficulties we face in accessing information in university due to students being passive or for some other reason?... These were the questions raised and discussed in the panel discussion "Are Students Passive in Accessing Information?" which took place immediately after the opening ceremony.

Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Education Support and Women's Empowerment (CEPEW), is sharing her insights during the seminar.

As someone who has extensively researched the right to access information and actively participated in the drafting of the law on access to information submitted to the National Assembly, approaching it from a rights-based perspective, Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Education and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW), shared a lot of specific information about information and access to information activities.

These points were further elaborated, discussed, and exchanged with specific examples by Mr. Pham Huy Cuong, Deputy Head of the Political and Student Affairs Department. As one of the two units of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities that regularly works with and interacts with students, Mr. Pham Huy Cuong provided practical examples of the department's activities in interacting with and providing information to students.

Mr. Pham Huy Cuong, M.Sc. - Deputy Head of the Political and Student Affairs Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, is sharing information at the seminar.

From the perspective of young people, Dang Trung Anh, a student from the Faculty of Management Science, also provided feedback on the necessity, needs, and ways young people access information while sitting in university lecture halls.

The insights shared by the guest speakers, along with the interactive questions from the participating students, provided a relatively comprehensive perspective on the process of accessing information in general and for university students in particular.

Besides the panel discussion, young people can also visit and evaluate the booths of the teams participating in the "Communication Initiative on Access to Information for Young People" competition. They can listen to presentations and vote for the projects they like.

In addition, the event also featured a game area related to important principles of access to information, which helped young people learn and play effectively.