Awarding ceremony of VSL Pen and Vietnam Letter contest

Based on the recognition of the importance of Vietnamese writing skills in studying, researching, finding jobs as well as building a rich and healthy spiritual life, the Cultural Ambassador Club of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language organized the contest "VSL Pen: for Vietnamese students in the faculty and Vietnamese Letter for international students. The theme of the contest is: Life in my eyes. The entries reveal the writer's perspective, viewpoint, and arguments on issues in life, from education, love, family, work to other social issues.

The contest aims to provide international students with the opportunity to explore the subtle and charming expressive capabilities of the Vietnamese language and to share their unique perspectives and experiences about Vietnam. For Vietnamese students, the contest aims to encourage them to continuously improve their Vietnamese writing skills - a skill that is considered to have an increasingly important impact on the success of young people in their work and life.

The jury, consisting of many specialized teachers, scored the entries according to the following criteria: suitability to the contest theme; uniqueness and impressiveness of the content; and ability to express.

According to the Board of Judges, the entries showed the high ability of international students in using Vietnamese to describe, analyze, judge and express emotions. There were excellent articles that really touched the emotions of the readers. Vietnam through the articles appeared vividly and multi-dimensionally. Some people saw Vietnam through its constant changes and movements. Some people saw Vietnam up close through the flavors of food, through the streets or the bustling traffic. Some articles frankly pointed out the uncivilized things in the behavior of Vietnamese people. Some authors looked at life in Vietnam in comparison with their own country.

In addition, the writings of Vietnamese students are considered elaborate and impressive, containing many sincere feelings, wishes and thoughts about life, demonstrating good writing and cognitive abilities. The topics are quite diverse: from sharing about family, about the ideals of youth to feelings for teachers and Faculty, School or feelings about a literary work.

According to Dr. Dang Hoang Gian (Chairman of the Cultural Ambassador Club): The contest was successful because it not only sought out talented writers but also provided a playground for noble thoughts, opening up the ability to write truthfully from a truthful way of life.