Meeting with the Director of the Asian Institute for International Social Work Research.

During the meeting, Professor Nguyen Van Kim (Vice Rector of the University) expressed his gratitude for the long-standing cooperation of Professor Tatsuru Akimoto with the University's Sociology Department. While serving as President of the Asia-Pacific Association for Social Work Education, Professor Tatsuru Akimoto, along with professors and scientists from Shukutoku University, contributed to research and academic exchanges in the field of social work at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. This included providing input on social work materials and textbooks, and participating in events at the University such as the seminar "Buddhism and Social Work" held on March 21, 2012. Professor Nguyen Van Kim stated that the University wishes to continue receiving cooperation from Professor Tatsuru Akimoto and Shukutoku University.

Professor Tatsuru Akimoto thanked the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for the warm welcome and shared his desire to continue the collaborative research project on "Social Work and Buddhism." Through this project, Shukutoku University will collaborate with the University to organize an international conference to exchange and discuss the relationship between Buddhism and social work in various countries, including Vietnam and Japan, aiming to analyze and compare the contributions of Buddhism to social work in diverse social contexts. It is expected that the President of Shukutoku University will visit and work with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in October to explore the possibility of strengthening cooperation between the two sides.

Professor Nguyen Van Kim receives a gift and takes a commemorative photo with Professor Tatsuru Akimoto.

In March 2012, a research team from Shukutoku University, Japan, visited Vietnam and discussed and signed a cooperation agreement for the research project "The Role of Buddhism in Social Work," initiated by Professor Nguyen Hoi Loan of Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The project received support from the World Buddhist Association and the approval of Masatoshi Hasegawa, President of Shukutoku University.