University of Social Sciences and Humanities accompanies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the journey to preserve and honor the Vietnamese language

The launching ceremony was attended online by 100 locations including domestic localities, Vietnamese representative agencies abroad and NVNONN associations.
Reviewing the results achieved after two years of implementing the Project on Vietnamese Language Honor Day in the Vietnamese community abroad, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang emphasized that in recent times, response activities have taken place enthusiastically in many diverse forms, with the active participation of domestic and local agencies and a large number of overseas Vietnamese around the world. With the spirit of “Preserving the Vietnamese language, preserving the Vietnamese soul”, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang called on the overseas Vietnamese community, organizations and individuals to join hands to preserve and promote the Vietnamese language. Using Vietnamese not only in the family but also in the learning, working and international exchange environment will contribute to preserving the national cultural identity.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Le Thi Thanh Tam - Head of the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU shared that the annual Vietnamese Language Honor Day is always the focus of national spirit, a priceless opportunity to preserve and promote Vietnamese values ​​and identity, especially in the overseas Vietnamese community. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities has accompanied the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese from the early days of developing the project, contributing and proposing ideas to open a new stage for the journey of preserving and honoring the Vietnamese language in the context of globalization. According to Dr. Le Thi Thanh Tam, since the beginning of 2025, Asian and Australian countries have had the largest number of overseas Vietnamese participating in the Online Channel, consistent with the reality that this is where the largest number of overseas Vietnamese live. In addition, Europe (Germany, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK) continues to be the region with high demand, while Asia (Japan, Taiwan) has also grown significantly. The breakthrough growth in the number of registrations and the expansion of nationalities (from 10 to 23 countries) shows that the program is increasingly meeting the needs of overseas Vietnamese communities around the world, especially the younger generation.
In addition to the above fundamental political tasks, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with a core team of experts from the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language has coordinated with the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and the Ministry of Education and Training to develop a framework for training, teaching and granting Vietnamese language teaching certificates to hundreds of overseas Vietnamese teachers participating in courses organized in person and online. The program "Hello Vietnam" by the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language in cooperation with VTV4 - the foreign television channel of Vietnam Television - has been implemented for the fourth year with a positive effect of spreading Vietnamese language in the foreign community and overseas Vietnamese.
The career of teaching Vietnamese language and culture at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU is closely linked to the historical journey of the mission of teaching Vietnamese language, translating and interpreting Vietnamese, pioneering in building a system of Vietnamese teaching methods for foreigners. On that glorious journey, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has constantly strived to contribute and share with overseas Vietnamese about the source of language teaching materials, reviving the culture of the origin, opening up great opportunities for those far from home to access and live with Vietnamese culture and modern Vietnamese language.
VNU is the only public university that has been carrying out the national mission of launching the Vietnamese Teaching Channel for Vietnamese people abroad since 2022, based on the system of materials with the largest coverage of the language teaching ecosystem ever compiled by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities: including a set of 6-level Vietnamese teaching materials, a set of 6-level Vietnamese assessment tests, a 6-level Vietnamese test bank, Vietnamese specialized in Social Sciences and Humanities, Science and Technology, Vietnamese Culture and Arts, Vietnamese Folktales and a set of handbooks on Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnamese tourism, Vietnamese commerce, Vietnamese common communication and a set of 6 Vietnamese teaching guidebooks. With this ecosystem, the school has organized more than 150 Vietnamese language classes for overseas Vietnamese from elementary to advanced levels, serving nearly thousands of overseas Vietnamese from 23 countries and territories around the world: Laos, Singapore, England, Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Taiwan, Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, Philippines...
Representing overseas Vietnamese, Ms. Tran Hong Van - Vietnamese Language Ambassador 2023, shared that helping overseas Vietnamese children speak Vietnamese, love Vietnamese culture and help them connect with their national roots will help them build a solid foundation to shine anywhere in the world. She also emphasized that maintaining the language and culture for the young generation of Vietnamese in Australia and other countries around the world requires the efforts of all parties involved.

At the ceremony, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs officially announced the 2025 Vietnamese Ambassadors Overseas Competition - a meaningful playground to find and honor individuals with outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the Vietnamese language globally. In addition, the Ceremony also announced a number of activities in response to the Vietnamese Language Honor Day to spread love for the mother tongue and encourage overseas Vietnamese to preserve and promote the national linguistic identity.
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