Establish the first Vietnam research center in Taiwan.

On August 6, 2012, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Kim, Vice Rector, attended the ceremony announcing the establishment and launch of the Center for Vietnamese Studies at National Kaohsiung University (Taiwan, China). This is one of the outstanding achievements in the cooperation program between Kaohsiung University and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in recent years. The Center's main functions include: teaching Vietnamese language and culture to Taiwanese people; organizing training on Vietnamese language teaching methods for Vietnamese language teachers in Taiwan from primary school level upwards; promoting Vietnamese culture to Taiwanese people, especially the Vietnamese community born and raised in Taiwan; compiling textbooks and materials related to Vietnamese studies; and conducting examinations and issuing certificates of Vietnamese language proficiency at all levels for Taiwanese people. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is an important partner supporting the establishment and development of the Center for Vietnamese Studies. The University has provided and will continue to provide materials on Vietnamese studies, send lecturers to participate in teaching at Kaohsiung University and the Center, and cooperate and take professional responsibility for assessing and evaluating the Vietnamese language proficiency of students… In the future, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will cooperate with the Center to organize scientific conferences and research projects on Vietnam. Speaking at the launch ceremony of the Center for Vietnamese Studies, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim highly appreciated the significance of this event, stating that: the opening of a Vietnamese language undergraduate program at National Kaohsiung University – the only institution in Taiwan specializing in Vietnamese language training – and the establishment of Taiwan's first Center for Vietnamese Studies there is a correct decision and strategy of the University's Board of Directors, meeting the demands of Taiwanese society. The Center for Vietnamese Studies – co-founded based on the strengths and development strategies of the two universities, with the support of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities – will be a pioneering unit in training and research in Vietnamese studies; a high-quality training institution providing human resources with knowledge of Vietnamese language and culture for businesses on both sides, and also a cultural and linguistic education center for generations of Vietnamese expatriate children in Taiwanese families.