Sad news: Associate Professor, Dr. Le Sy Giao passed away

Associate Professor, Dr., Meritorious Student Le Sy Giao was born on July 12, 1949, in a Thai ethnic family in Tho Thanh commune, Thuong Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province. Growing up in a situation where his father passed away early, he was wholeheartedly cared for and raised by his mother and sister. In 1969, the studious young man Le Sy Giao was admitted to the Faculty of History, Hanoi University of Science and Technology and has been associated with Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Anthropology since then.

In 1973, after graduating from the Faculty of History, Hanoi University of Science, he was retained as a lecturer at the Department of Ethnology, Faculty of History. From 1983 to 1987, the young intellectual Le Sy Giao was sent by the Party and State to do a PhD in Ethnology at Leningrad University in the Soviet Union.

After four years of studying in the Soviet Union, with a first-class PhD, he returned to Vietnam to continue his teaching and research career. With his capacity, enthusiasm and profound academic qualifications; with the experience and rich knowledge resources of Ethnology accumulated through domestic and international academic environments and field trips in the Viet Bac, Northwest and highland areas of Thanh - Nghe Tinh, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Sy Giao has deeply researched a number of key areas of Ethnology and Anthropology and has left behind nearly 100 elaborate research works, many of which are considered by colleagues and experts as landmarks, imprints and typical contributions to academia. His works on Agricultural Ethnology; Culture of the Tay - Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam; On indigenous knowledge resources, experience in protecting the living environment and resources of the Thai people and ethnic minorities; Regarding ethnic relations in Vietnam as well as the anthropological and cultural characteristics of ethnic groups in Asia... has made a name and high professional prestige of a scientist. Many research results, books, and textbooks written jointly and individually by Associate Professor, Dr. Le Sy Giao have been widely published and are an indispensable source of materials and learning materials for many researchers, students, graduate students and postgraduates.

The Faculty of History, Faculty of Anthropology and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Research Institutes, Academies, Universities... always acknowledge and highly appreciate the training contributions of Associate Professor, Dr., Master Le Sy Giao. Under his dedicated and serious scientific guidance, more than 100 graduation theses and scientific reports of students have been completed. He is also the supervisor and co-supervisor of more than 20 PhD students and nearly 30 students who successfully defended their doctoral and master's theses.

In management work, Associate Professor Dr. Le Sy Giao spent 10 years as Secretary of the Party Cell of the Faculty of History and the Party Cell of the Faculty of Anthropology, 8 years as Deputy Head of the Faculty of History, and many years as Head of the Department of Ethnology. In addition, he also enthusiastically participated in the Executive Committee and was the General Secretary of the Vietnam Ethnology Association, Session III, and was one of the four founders of the Thai Hoc Program.

Nearly half a century of studying and working with Hanoi National University and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor, Dr. Meritorious Teacher Le Sy Giao has left many unforgettable impressions and deep feelings for generations of students and colleagues, thanks to his tireless and very unique contributions to the Department, the Faculties of History and Anthropology, the industry and the country. His achievements, contributions, thoughts and concerns in training, scientific research, building and developing the team show the attitude and heart of a famous Ethnologist of Vietnamese Ethnology and Anthropology.

In life, Associate Professor, Dr., Meritorious Teacher Le Sy Giao is a simple, approachable person; an exemplary teacher, a knowledgeable scientist, a teacher who is always devoted and devoted to his students. He has come to teaching and research, to people, to life, to generations of students with a simple, sociable, humorous, straightforward, and honest lifestyle. In the family, he has always been a very respectful husband, father, and grandfather, who loves his grandchildren and children very much.

With his outstanding contributions in teaching and scientific research, Associate Professor Dr. Le Sy Giao has been recognized by the Party and State, the Education Sector, Hanoi National University and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and has been awarded many honors such as:Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister,Title of Excellent Teacher2012 and many other noble certificates and awards.