Meet and work with Digital Humanities experts

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh shared about the strong development of VNU with its long history, diversity in training with 7 member schools and extensive international relations, becoming the number 1 university in Vietnam and one of the 200 best universities in Asia. In addition, the President also discussed with experts on higher education in Vietnam from the history of the Temple of Literature to the current system of public and private schools, which still face difficulties in the internationalization process. Therefore, investments in digital education to connect with international universities are very important.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh talks with representatives of the Digital Humanities Experts group

Sharing the same idea of ​​connecting universities in data digitization, foreign experts wish to cooperate with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - the leading address specializing in humanities in Vietnam to build this project. The combination of digital technology and humanities research content is very new in Vietnam. In the spirit of cooperation and learning, experts and the University have discussed the method, name, time, and content of a workshop related to humanities digitization. Digital data can help major universities in the world form a network of connections and cooperation in education, and humanities are exchanged and communicated internationally. At the same time, it helps students access extensive textbooks and documents about the world.

In response, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh believes that next year, with the ideas and support from related departments in the School, the group of Digital Humanities experts from major universities Tokyo, Columbia, Cornell will organize a successful conference to share knowledge and digital data on humanities. In the immediate future, related departments will establish a group of scientists to support, discuss with experts to prepare and bring information about the conference to participants.

Digital Humanities (DH) is an area of ​​scholarly activity that straddles computing or digital technology and the humanities. It involves the systematic use of digital resources in the humanities, as well as reflection on their application. DH can be defined as collaborative, interdisciplinary, and computational ways of researching, teaching, and publishing. It brings digital tools and methods to humanities research, recognizing that print is no longer the primary means of producing and distributing knowledge. By producing and using new applications and techniques, DH creates new forms of teaching and research. It investigates and critiques how digital culture and cultural heritage impact on the digital world. A distinctive feature of DH is therefore the development of a two-way relationship between the humanities and the digital: both fields use technology to pursue humanistic research, along with object technology to interrogate and question the humanities.