CVSEAS WELCOMES PROF. BAE YANG SOO FROM BUSAN UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES, KOREA

On January 16, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam had a meeting with Prof. Bae Yang Soo, Dean of the Department of Vietnamese Studies, from Busan University of Foreign Studies, Korea.

Prof. Bae Yang Soo is the first to sign the 2+2 joint training program with Vietnam National University – HCMC. The “2+2 program” was launched under the collaboration between the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Department of Vietnamese Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies. It is considered as a “double” bachelor program with the aim of facilitating student exchanges between the two universities, giving them a chance to practice the language and culture they are studying.

The program’s candidates are students who major in the Vietnamese language at the Busan University of Foreign Studies and are selected under a student exchange program between the two schools. The Department of Vietnamese Studies at the Busan University of Foreign Studies specializes in training experts to work in Vietnam-related fields. After graduating, they will, with their Vietnamese proficiency and practical knowledge of Vietnamese culture, society and politics, contribute to cultural development and promote international exchanges.

Prof. Bae Yang Soo (2^nd, L)

Prof. Bae Yang Soo said that a common type of education at universities in Korea these days is a cooperation triangle of Domestic University – Foreign University – Business. More specifically, it is a joint program between an internal college and an overseas counterpart, where there are Korean enterprises in operation. The Korean government is now putting a great emphasis on improving Korea’s human resources abroad. For students in the country, they are funded with airline tickets by the government to travel to such countries as Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, Kazakhstan, etc. so as to study the language directly in each country. 

In Vietnam, there are now 9 Korean students majoring in the Vietnamese language at the Hanoi National University of Education and 12 students with the same major at the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies at the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities. They are participating in a 3-week program under the model of one Korean student together with one Vietnamese counterpart, thereby having an opportunity to enter into discussions, share study experience and expand their cultural knowledge. In addition, businesspeople from Korean companies are usually invited to talk in weekly workshops during the course.

Furthermore, students’ expense of airline tickets for at least the first 3 months will be covered by the government if they look for a job overseas. The proportion of students successful in finding a job after their graduation is one of the most important criteria for assessing colleges in Korea. If students fail to be employed, they will be able to attend free courses such as accounting and specialized skills in order to get the right job.

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