Exciting 2014 Freshmen Festival

This is the first time the Youth Union - Student Association of the School has implemented this program to help new students prepare for university, creating conditions for them to learn and demonstrate their talents and abilities. The festival also contributes to connecting students of all courses, building a spirit of solidarity to study and practice together among students of the whole school.

Meeting to celebrate domestic violence prevention day

The ceremony to launch the campaign for students to say no to domestic violence was the opening event for the 2014 freshmen festival. The ceremony was attended by Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Nghia - Deputy Minister of Education and Training, and Comrade Nguyen Long Hai - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

The ceremony contributed to conveying profound messages about the important role of family for each individual and society. Closing the meeting, thousands of students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities expressed their determination: "Say no to domestic violence".

Seminar "Preparations for new students"

Also on the morning of September 27, a discussion session on “Preparations for new students” took place. The program had the participation of Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu - Head of the Department of Politics and Student Affairs and the valedictorian of K50 Mai Thi Dung.

Here, new students can interact and exchange experiences with teachers and seniors to gain more necessary skills to integrate into the new learning and training environment. A series of concerns and problems of the students have been resolved.

Le Hong Ngát (K59, Han Nom major) shared: “This is a very meaningful program for us new students. Through this, we have more understanding about teachers, schools and necessary skills when entering university.”

The seminar brought new and useful knowledge to new students, helping them gain the necessary skills to study well in a university environment.

“USSH's Got Talent” Final

This is the highlight event of the 2014 freshmen festival. After the preliminary round, 15 excellent performances had explosive performances in the final night of the Humanities student talent search contest taking place at 8pm on September 27 at the outdoor stage.

At the end of the competition, the Gold prize was awarded to contestant Mai Trung Thai from K59 Journalism and Communication with his pop dance performance. The Rumbo Club and the drama group from the Faculty of Psychology won the Silver prize. Two Crystal prizes were awarded to contestant Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (Social Work major, Faculty of Sociology) and contestant Nguyen Van Son from K59, Faculty of Archival Science and Office Management. The Promising prize was awarded to contestant Nguyen Thanh Dat (K59, Faculty of Archival Science and Office Management) and student Phung Thu Giang (K59, Faculty of Political Science).

In particular, this year, the Organizing Committee also awarded the most enthusiastic cheerleader award to the Department of Anthropology. In addition to the talented performances, the judges and guests also participated in the exchange with the school's students.

 Green Humanity Festival

As part of the series of activities to welcome new students, the “Green Humanities” festival is one of the activities of practical significance for students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. During the festival, students participated in cleaning the school yard, lecture halls, whitewashing tree stumps, removing advertising boards on pedestrian bridges and ATMs around the school.

Hoang Thi Lan (social work student) shared: "This is an annual activity of the school to build a clean and green school, one of the activities to welcome new students, thereby reminding everyone to be aware of maintaining hygiene and building a clean and beautiful school."

In addition, the recruitment day for collaborators of the groups and teams of the School also attracted a large number of new students to participate. At the booth of each group and team, there were many students coming to register for interviews. In addition, on the afternoon of September 27, students also attended the screening of the film "Living with History" and interacted with director Nguyen Thanh Van and the film crew.

The Freshmen Festival is a very meaningful activity, creating a useful playground for freshmen, thereby leaving a strong impression of a youthful, vibrant and passionate student life.