Meeting and working with the Ambassador of the Philippines to Vietnam.

During the meeting, Professor Pham Quang Minh introduced the main achievements in training, scientific research, and the main research directions of the University; emphasizing the goal of building a research university, strengthening research projects, especially international publications. The Rector expressed his hope that the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam would serve as a bridge between the University and universities in the Philippines.

In response, Mr. Noel Servigon thanked the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for its warm welcome. He stated that the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam is always ready to support the University in connecting with Philippine universities, organizing joint seminars and workshops, sending lecturers and scholars from Philippine universities to attend courses organized by the University, as well as launching short-term courses on Southeast Asian studies, focusing on pressing issues such as the South China Sea dispute and the lives of fishing communities in coastal countries, and relations among ASEAN countries.

Professor Pham Quang Minh highly appreciated Mr. Mahdi Farazi's suggestions and pledged that the University would always welcome the presence and contributions of the Philippine Embassy in general and Ambassador Noel Servigon in particular in academic exchange and interaction activities. The Cooperation and Development Department will be responsible for connecting the two sides.

Professor Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) poses for a commemorative photo with Ambassador Noel Servigon.

On May 31, 2016, Noel Servigon officially presented his credentials to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and became the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to Vietnam.