VIETNAM - KOREA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam attended the international conference “20 years of Korean Studies in Vietnam – Looking back to advance” organized by the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) in collaboration with the Korean Research Association of Vietnam and the Korea Foundation at the university on July 18.

The conference saw the participation of Oh Jae Hak (Consul General of Korea in HCMC), Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen (HCMC USSH’s President), Assoc.Prof. Phan Thu Hien (USSH), Jee Chang Sun (Chairman of the Korea Foundation in Vietnam), Prof. Kim Jung Sup (Dean of the Institute of International Education, Kyung Hee University), Prof. Yoon Yeo Tak (Seoul National University), Prof.Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu (Chairman of the Korean Research Association of Vietnam) together with other scholars, professors, researchers and lecturers from many universities and institutes of both countries.

Mr. Jee Chang Sun, Chairman of the Korea Foundation in Vietnam.

In his speech at the conference, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen highly valued the continuous development of Korean studies since Vietnam and Korea signed the official agreement of diplomatic relations in 1992. Besides 15 universities and colleges including Korean language in their curriculum, it is also taught at 6 Sejong Centers and Foreign Language Centers of many universities. Remarkable achievements have positively attributed to the increasingly demand for human resources in the cooperative relationship of Vietnam and Korea in numerous fields.

Mr. Oh Jae Hak, Consul General of Korea in HCMC (L) and Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen, HCMC USSH’s President.

Jee Chang Sun, Chairman of the Korea Foundation in Vietnam, said that in addition to the close collaboration in research and education, the diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached the strategic cooperative relations, bringing more cooperation in the international arena, which is also regarded as a foundation for promoting cultural and economic exchanges between the two countries. This can be indicated through investment activities of big Korean corporations in Vietnam such as Samsung, LG, etc. The chairman hopes that there will be more exchange programs between the two countries, especially more research projects among universities.

At the conference, both countries’ scholars and scientists focused on discussing research approaches and innovations in Korean teaching and Korean studies in Vietnam as well as development prospects in the future. Moreover, special cultural features of the two countries were also presented at the conference with the purpose of strengthening Vietnam – Korea relations in ensuing years.

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