In order to consolidate and unify the organizational structure and operating methods of the affiliated branches of the Youth Union and Student Association, on the morning of November 4, 2012, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language held the inauguration ceremony for the Faculty's first Inter-branch Youth Union and Inter-branch Student Association.Attending the ceremony were Comrade Nguyen Mai Lan - Standing Committee Member of the University Youth Union, President of the University Student Association; Dr. Tran Nhat Chinh - Secretary of the Party Branch and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nam - Head of the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, along with faculty members and a large number of members from the Youth Union branches and student associations within the Department. At the ceremony, Comrade Nguyen Mai Lan, representing the Executive Committee of the University Youth Union, read and presented the decision to establish the Inter-Branch Youth Union and Inter-Branch Student Association of the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language to Comrade Tran Thi Thu - Secretary of the Inter-Branch Youth Union and Comrade Pham Hai Yen - President of the Inter-Branch Student Association. Speaking at the ceremony, the leaders of the Party Branch and the Department's leadership expressed their confidence in the new organization, with its enthusiastic and dedicated members, believing it will create new advancements in the Youth Union and Student Association movement, contributing to a new image for the Department.
With a tradition spanning nearly 45 years, originating from the Department of Vietnamese Language specializing in teaching Vietnamese language and culture to foreigners, the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language has taken on a new strategic mission since the 2010-2011 academic year: training Vietnamese studies students in Vietnam. Therefore, this is the first time the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language has established a new Student Union and Student Association, comprising one staff branch and three student branches. It is particularly noteworthy that the staff branch of the Department has been re-established after nearly 25 years. This launch ceremony marks a significant milestone in the work of the Student Union and Association, fostering unity among its members and further developing the Union and Association movement.
