We will receive over 120 boxes of books from archaeologist Nishimura Masanari.

The meeting revolved around Dr. Noriko Nishino's proposal to donate the entire archive of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nishimura Masanari to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, as a prestigious institution for training and research in social sciences and humanities in Vietnam. Accordingly, Dr. Noriko Nishino chose and hoped that the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities would effectively utilize the value of the materials left behind by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nishimura. The entire archive of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nishimura comprises 120 boxes of books, of which 100 boxes are currently stored at his private residence in Japan and 20 boxes are stored in Vietnam.

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) welcomed and thanked Dr. Noriko Nishino for her proposal. The Rector pledged to build an archive to utilize the aforementioned learning materials and documents. This will be a valuable resource serving the training and research needs of lecturers, staff, students, and postgraduate students of the History Department and the University in general. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities also committed to covering all transportation costs for the books from Japan to Vietnam.

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh listens to the proposal from Dr. Noriko Nishino.

To begin implementing the aforementioned proposal, it is expected that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Dr. Noriko Nishino, representing the Japanese Embassy, ​​will sign an agreement to receive the book set at the end of July. After the University of Social Sciences and Humanities receives the complete set of books, the two sides will sign an official usage agreement. The Department of Archaeology (Faculty of History) will act as the liaison between the University and Dr. Noriko Nishino.

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh and staff of the History Department took a commemorative photo with Dr. Noriko Nishino.

Associate Professor Dr. Nishimura Masanari was a Japanese scholar with over 20 years of research on Vietnam in the fields of Archaeology, History, Culture, and Anthropology, with Archaeology being his most significant contribution. He was interested in Vietnamese archaeology both broadly and deeply; in both spatial aspects (regions and ancient cultures) and diachronic aspects (from prehistory to historical periods). He conducted hundreds of archaeological excavations, explorations, and investigations in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. In June 2013, Associate Professor Dr. Nishimura Masanari died in a traffic accident while investigating relics in Bac Ninh. He decided to donate his entire archive to a training institution in Vietnam to express his affection for the country, its people, and its culture.