Meeting with the Director of the Center for ASEAN Studies, Tamkang University (Taiwan)

At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh briefly introduced the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, emphasizing the University's strategy of internationalization and expansion of international relations. Taiwanese educational and research institutions are important partners of the University. The President said that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is one of only two universities in Vietnam with a Taiwan Education Center. Every year, the Center coordinates to organize the Taiwan Education Exhibition with the participation of dozens of Taiwanese universities. The President hopes that the University and the ASEAN Studies Center (Tamkang University) will soon implement practical cooperation such as exchanging lecturers and students; conducting joint research; and organizing joint seminars.

On behalf of the ASEAN Studies Center, Dr. Joyce Juo-Yu Lin expressed her gratitude for the warm welcome from the USSH. She said that Tamkang University is ready to welcome students, trainees, and lecturers of the University to exchange and conduct academic activities. She also invited scholars of the University to attend the conference on international relations organized by Tamkang University in September 2018.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh highly appreciated the invitation of Dr. Joyce Juo-Yu Lin. In response, the Rector invited her to attend a workshop on the prospects of Southeast Asian studies in November 2018. The Rector said that Southeast Asian studies is a field with great potential for development, an area where the two sides can focus on cooperation in the coming time. The Office of Cooperation and Development will be the focal point for implementing specific bilateral proposals.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh exchanged souvenirs with Dr. Joyce Juo-Yu Lin

Founded in 1950, the Universityc Tam Kang University is the oldest and most prestigious private university in Taiwan. It currently has 4 major campuses, 11 affiliated schools, 17 doctoral programs, 50 graduate programs, 50 departments, and 28,000 students. Tam Kang University has been honored with many awards at home and abroad. In 2007, the university was ranked 463rd in the world, 31st in Asia, and 7th in Taiwan.