As the friendship between Vietnam and Thailand continues to thrive, the Vietnamese language is gaining popularity as a foreign language choice among Thai students, unlocking new opportunities for educational collaboration and cultural exchange between the two nations.
Beyond Srinakharinwirot University, Vietnamese language courses are also offered at several other major Thai universities, including Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Thammasat University, Chiang Mai University, and Udon Thani Rajabhat University.
Participants in the special gathering in Hanoi, including past and present students who have learned in the two countries, reflected on their experiences and the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and China.
For these young learners, mastering Vietnamese is more than just acquiring a new skill, it is a way back to their roots, a bridge connecting them to their ancestral homeland.
The contest provided an opportunity for teachers to showcase their Vietnamese communication skills, while also serving as a platform for cultural exchange and sharing knowledge about Vietnamese culture and people.
Established by the Vietnamese Association in Khammouane in 2024, the school covers nearly 3,500 square metres, and features 19 rooms, including 11 fully equipped classrooms, a practice room, a library, and various support facilities, with a total investment of 25 billion VND (around 1 million USD).
The initiative aims to preserve and promote the Vietnamese language, helping Vietnamese expatriates in Belgium maintain their cultural identity while living far from home.
Now in its ninth year, the Vietnamese language programme at the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has expanded to nine classes with over 40 students.
The Centre for Vietnam Studies in Japan, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Language Department of Osaka University and the Cay Tre (Bamboo) Vietnamese Language School, organised the Vietnamese Culture Day in Japan programme in Tokyo on February 4.
A training course on Vietnamese language teaching for 40 Vietnamese teachers and volunteers from nine countries opened in Hanoi on December 2.
Srinakharinwirot University has hosted a Vietnamese speaking contest for university students in Thailand to promote and spread the Vietnamese language here.
The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Italy (ASVI) held a festival on October 26 and 27, drawing more than 50 participants.
In recent years, modern Vietnamese calligraphy has started to thrive in various regions throughout the country, evolving into a movement with robust development.
Leaders of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on September 26 had a working session with a visiting delegation of the Lao province of Champasak led by Secretary of its Party Committee and Governor Alounxai Sounnalath to review results of all-around cooperation between the two localities.
The liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore organised a Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Vietnamese embassy in the island-city state on September 15.
On September 14, a Vietnamese Language Day was held in Ulyanovsk, the hometown of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane held a ceremony on September 11 to start the 2024-2025 school year.
A competition entitled “Vietnam in my heart” aiming to promote the Vietnamese language was launched in Hungary on September 8.
Vietnamese is not only a language but also a bridge connecting Vietnam and Laos and their cultures, helping to spread cultural values and further strengthen the relationship between the two nations.
An association in France has maintained the Vietnamese language teaching for over the past three decades, helping promote the Vietnamese culture in the European country.