Continue to implement the Zensho Cooperation Program

At the meeting, Associate Professor Shimizu Takeshi said that since November 2011, the Zensho Program has invested in equipment and materials for research and study, and has periodically organized teaching and academic research activities, short-term practical courses, and received international students to study at the University of Tokyo. To date, the Program has completed phase 1 (2011-2015) and entered phase 2 (2016-2021).

Up to now, the Zensho Program has actively supported the teaching and learning of lecturers, students and postgraduate students of the Department of Japanese Studies and achieved some specific results in equipping facilities, receiving postgraduate students to study abroad at the University of Tokyo, organizing intensive courses on Japan, organizing short-term internships at the University of Tokyo, inviting Vietnamese lecturers to conduct research at the University of Tokyo, organizing library management seminars, organizing the Japan-Vietnam Studies seminar "Hanoi Rondo", organizing reading hours on ethnology, etc.

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh expressed his gratitude for the cooperation of the University of Tokyo through the ZENSHO Program. The President hopes that in phase 2, the Program will go into greater depth, helping lecturers and researchers in the University to produce substantial works, especially those published internationally. The University will create the best conditions to maintain cooperation between the two sides through the Zensho Office at the University.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) exchanged gifts and took souvenir photos with Assoc. Prof. Shimizu Takeshi

The Zensho Japan Research Support Program is one of the contents of the cooperation agreement between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the University of Tokyo. This program is sponsored by the Zensho Group to promote the development of Japanese studies in Vietnam and is one of the activities of the Zensho Group "Supporting the training of Asian talents" for the University of Tokyo.