Also attending the meeting were Dr. Monica Sharma, Director of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center in Hanoi, leaders and lecturers of the Faculty of History and Oriental Studies of the University.
The meeting focused on the prospects for cooperation in the spirit of mutual development. The Embassy of India pledged to increase support for training and scientific research activities of lecturers and students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. VNU-USSH also pledged to support Indian researchers and students to come to the University for exchange studies and research.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides agreed on the following 5 specific cooperation directions:
First, the Embassy of India will support 2 young experts of VNU-USSH to go to India for postgraduate studies in the ancient languages ​​of Pali and Sankrit, with the goal of training experts in these important ancient languages ​​in the translation, annotation and research of Champa and Phu Nam history in Central and Southern Vietnam. Second, the Indian Embassy will arrange for an Indian professor to teach at least one year at VNU-USSH in the fields of history, civilization, and ancient languages.
Third, both sides will support Indian students to do internships and earn credits at VNU-USSH, as well as VNU-USSH students to do internships at Indian universities. This is a practical activity to promote academic exchanges between lecturers and students from both sides.
Fourth, both sides will jointly organize a workshop on the Champa Kingdom in Central Vietnam in history. This activity is the first step to lay the foundation for the orientation of building an Information Center for the My Son relic complex.
Fifth, at an appropriate time in the near future, Ambassador Sandeep Arya will visit VNU-USSH and talk to lecturers and students majoring in Indian Studies. This will be a great encouragement for staff and students of the industry.
The Ambassador hopes that the specific cooperation between the two sides in the coming time will contribute to promoting and deepening diplomatic activities between Vietnam and India in the early years of the second 50-year journey, while also continuing the tradition of cultural exchange that began more than two thousand years ago.