Occupation: Han Nom Studies

Tasks to be performedResearch and teaching of Sino-Vietnamese studies and literature at all levels.Requirements regarding skills and personality:

• Careful, meticulous, and creative.
• I love traditional culture and want to maintain a continuous flow of culture between tradition and modernity.

Recruitment units:

• Lecturer in Sino-Vietnamese Studies at universities and colleges, including: the Sino-Vietnamese Studies Department of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Hue University of Science; the Faculty of Literature at Hanoi Pedagogical University, Vinh University, Da Nang University, Can Tho University, and universities and colleges in other provinces…
• Literature teachers at all levels of secondary schools nationwide.
• If you want to become a researcher, the Institute of Han Nom Studies (183 Dang Tien Dong, Hanoi) is a reputable institution that regularly accepts graduates in Han Nom studies. In addition, many units within the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (Institute of Literature, Institute of History, Institute of Religion, Institute of Linguistics, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, etc.) also need Han Nom experts.

Career development prospectsAs society increasingly recognizes the value of tradition, this presents an opportunity for those who teach and research Sino-Vietnamese studies. Many organizations are still lacking highly qualified Sino-Vietnamese intellectuals to carry out research and teaching work.

Tasks to be performed: To carry out archiving, preservation, organization, and promotion of the value of traditional national culture at cultural management units at all levels, state archives, etc.Requirements regarding skills and personality:

• Having a love for traditional culture and a conscious effort to preserve and promote it.
• If you enjoy traveling, then this job is perfect for you.

Recruitment units:

• Department of Heritage, National Archives;
• Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of provinces, District Culture Offices…;
• Provincial and district-level heritage management boards…

Career development prospectsCultural management plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values. If you have expertise in classical Chinese and Vietnamese script and a love for traditional national culture, cultural management units at all levels are reliable places to find stable employment and opportunities for advancement.

Tasks to be performedYour strong command of Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary will enable you to excel in editing – a very common profession in today's diverse media landscape.Requirements regarding skills and personality:

• You need to be precise and meticulous;
• Even as a student, you should focus on improving your Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary so that you can express yourself in your mother tongue in a rich and flexible way.
• You also need to learn some additional editing skills.

Recruitment units:

• Publishing houses (Literature editorial department, Vietnamese language department, Chinese translation and Sino-Vietnamese translation department, etc.);
• Newspaper offices;
• Radio stations, television stations, media companies, websites…

Career development prospects:

• In today's information-rich society, editing is an attractive profession with many job opportunities.
• The recruiting unit will surely be interested in your rich Vietnamese language skills and knowledge of traditional culture. That is a great advantage for those who have studied Sino-Vietnamese studies when working as editors!

• Translating Sino-Vietnamese texts (literary, historical, philosophical works, genealogies, horizontal plaques, couplets, etc.) at translation companies. These classical texts pose a significant challenge for modern Chinese language learners, but are a familiar task for those studying Sino-Vietnamese texts.
• Modern Chinese interpreting services for recruitment agencies (translation agencies, joint ventures with China or Taiwan, etc.).
• Providing cultural consulting services on Sino-Vietnamese studies for design and construction fields (through scientific knowledge of Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, etc.)
• Some jobs related to tourism and culture...