Representing BNU's Literature Institute were Professor Zhou Yun Lei, Party Secretary; Professor Nie Da Xin, Deputy Party Secretary; Professor Shen Qing Li, Director of the Center for Modern Literature Studies; and Ms. To Nguyet, a Vietnamese graduate student at the Institute. From VNU-USSH, attendees included Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Party Secretary and Rector; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien, Deputy Head of the Department of Literature and Director of the Center for Chinese Studies; along with representatives from the Cooperation and Development Office, the Training Office, and the Department of Oriental Studies.

He noted that VNU-USSH has established fruitful partnerships with Chinese universities, with collaboration with BNU expected to yield notable results, particularly in facilitating student exchanges and mutual recognition of academic credits.
Prof. Hoang Anh Tuan explained that trends in Vietnamese higher education are evolving, with students increasingly favoring domestic programs that offer international exchange opportunities over studying abroad. Consequently, this partnership is expected to attract strong interest from students. Additionally, beyond literature, VNU-USSH hopes to broaden cooperation with BNU in other social sciences and humanities fields such as history and culture.
The collaboration aims to facilitate faculty exchange for teaching, research, and joint publication efforts. Previous meetings between the two institutions have laid a foundation for cooperation, and BNU’s visit today underscores the potential for future collaboration.

Professor Zhou Yun Lei, Party Secretary of the BNU Literature Institute, emphasized China’s commitment to fostering international cooperation and highlighted BNU’s aspirations for meaningful outcomes through exchanges with VNU-USSH. Aligning with VNU-USSH’s goals, BNU representatives expressed interest in sending more students and scholars to study at VNU-USSH.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien, Deputy Head of the Department of Literature, discussed potential collaboration in literature training Dr. Pham Hoang Hung, Head of the Cooperation and Development Office, addressed procedural coordination for joint initiatives.