Photo exhibition and scientific discussion to celebrate the 90th birthday of Professor, People's Teacher Phan Huy Le

Precious photos in the life and career of Professor, People's Teacher Phan Huy Le, stories, memories of an outstanding scientist, an exemplary teacher were remembered and expressed gratitude by colleagues and generations of students in a series of events celebrating the 90th birthday of Professor of History, People's Teacher Phan Huy Le held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU today, February 23, 2024.
The event was co-organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; the Vietnam Historical Science Association and the Center for Asian Studies.
At the photo exhibition, slices of Professor Phan Huy Le's life in scientific activities, training and international cooperation, familiar photos with family, friends and colleagues recreated a portrait of Professor Phan Huy Le with a lifetime of dedication to Vietnamese historical science.
The book titled: “Phan Huy Le’s Posthumous Works: Perceptions of Vietnamese History” has been respectfully released, including 27 of the professor’s articles from 1982 to 2018. This is the heart and soul of the family and generations of scientists who were students of Professor Phan Huy Le, to pay tribute and honor the Professor’s legacy.
In this series of commemorative events, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities coordinated to organize a scientific seminar, gathering scientists, historians, agencies, training and research units and associations founded and developed by Professor Phan Huy Le. The reports have researched, summarized, continued to affirm and emphasize a Personality, a Career of Phan Huy Le in the flow of History and Science of contemporary and future Vietnam.
Professor, People's Teacher Phan Huy Le is a giant of modern Vietnamese history, a scientist, a talented teacher. The professor is one of the "Four Pillars" of the School of General History in particular, of contemporary Vietnamese History in general, an excellent successor of the founding generation of Vietnamese Revolutionary History.
As the President of the Vietnam Historical Science Association from 1988 to 2016 and Head of the Department of Ancient and Medieval Vietnamese History, Faculty of History, Hanoi University, now the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, within 3 decades, the Professor has made great contributions and dedication to the development of education and historiography of the country. The Professor is also the founder of the Center for Vietnamese Studies and Cultural Exchange under Hanoi University (the predecessor of the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, VNU today), and at the same time initiated the establishment of the Faculty of Oriental Studies under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, paving the way for new fields of study such as Oriental Studies, Japanese Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, etc. in Vietnam.
Professor Phan Huy Le is also the leader of historians and social sciences in connecting and dialogue with Vietnamese researchers abroad, becoming one of the important bridges connecting Vietnamese history and social sciences with the world in the context of the country's international integration.
His name has become the pride of students and colleagues domestically and internationally.