On September 28, the Faculty of History held the first Pham Than Duat Award ceremony for Masters and Bachelors of History and met with students on the occasion of the opening of the new school year.This is the first year that the Pham Than Duat Prize Fund has been awarded to outstanding Masters and Bachelors of History. The Faculty of History (University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU) is the first unit to award the Pham Than Duat Prize to Masters and Bachelors of History in 2010.
Pham Than Duat was a patriot, a cultural celebrity, an outstanding historian. He was the one who, together with Ton That Thuyet, assisted King Ham Nghi in Son Phong (Quang Tri province), launching the Can Vuong movement against the French. He was also the editor of the largest national history book of the Nguyen Dynasty, "Kham Dinh Viet Su Thong Giam Cuong Muc". And he also left behind many valuable works of poetry, diaries, and memorials such as Quan Thanh Van Tap, Vang Su Thien Tan Nhat Ky, Quang Thanh Memorial Collection, Ha De Memorial Collection...
The Pham Than Duat History Award was established in 2000, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the death of the famous Pham Than Duat. The award was established by the Vietnam Historical Science Association and the Pham Than Duat Award Fund (chaired by the descendants of the famous Pham Than Duat). This time, the Pham Than Duat Award was awarded to 5 masters and 4 bachelors of the Faculty of History with excellent graduation theses and dissertations. At the ceremony, the Faculty of History also organized the 6th Le Van Huu History Scholarship (a scholarship for students of the Faculty of History) for 3 students of the K51 course who graduated with honors. At the same time, 16 students of the courses with excellent academic achievements, students who are Youth Union and Association officials with good academic achievements, and students who overcame difficulties to study were awarded.
