At the ceremony. (Photo: ulis.vnu.edu.vn) Hanoi(VNA) – The University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) under the VietnamNational University-Hanoi and the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi onDecember 16 to celebrate the World Arabic Language Day (December 18).
A contest of eloquence in Arabic and an exhibition on the Arabic culture were also organised.
Speaking at the event, ULISRector Dr. Do Tuan Minh said known as one of the six languages spoken in theUnited Nations, Arabic is the language of the Koran and the official languageof 25 countries and is spoken by more than 500 million people around the world.
The UNESCO’s designation ofDecember 18 as the World Arabic Language Day in 2012 is the recognition ofthe role of the Arabic language in the formation and development of humanculture, he said.
Accordingto the Rector, ULIS has taught the Arabic language since 1996 and celebrated the Day since2016. The ceremony and the contest provided lecturers, students and Vietnamese people with a chance to understand more about the Arabic culture in general as well as the country and culture of Saudi Arabia, the biggest economy in the Middle East.
In hisspeech, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy expressed his wish to enhance cooperation with Arabic language training establishments inVietnam, especially ULIS – the first educational establishment in Vietnam toteach Arabic.
He wasalso delighted to announce the embassy’s aid to the ULIS’s Faculty of ArabicCulture and Language to compile and print the first Arabic-Vietnamesedictionary to serve students, teachers and Vietnamese people living and workingin Arabian countries./.
