The fifth international conference on Vietnamese studies takes place in Hanoi on December 15-16 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The fifth international conferenceon Vietnamese studies concluded in Hanoi on December 16 afternoon after twodays of in-depth discussion on sustainable development issues.
In his closing speech, head of the organisingboard Prof. Nguyen Huu Duc – Deputy Director of the Vietnam NationalUniversity, Hanoi (VNU) – said through this event, organisers identified 10research establishments strong at traditional issues of Vietnamese studies, and10 others based in other countries which are strong at Vietnam’sscience-technology issues. Those establishments have released many in-depthresearch findings about Vietnam.
Organisers also recognised 50 leadingresearchers on Vietnamese studies, including foreigners, Vietnamese expatriatesand Vietnamese people who are working in the country.
The professor noted his university will begin publishinga journal on Vietnam in 2017 which will be a platform for domestic and foreignscientists to publicise their studies on the country, thus strengtheningexchanges between readers and researchers and developing Vietnamese studiesaround the world.
The VNU-Hanoi will also speed up the building ofa big archives centre specialising on Vietnamese studies in the suburb ofHanoi, Duc said.
He added there are a large number of materialsand documents about Vietnam around the world. They need to be collected andkept in one centre to serve comprehensive research on Vietnam.
The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences will bethe host of the sixth international conference on Vietnamese studies in 2020.-VNA
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