Reception of the Director of the Goethe Institute in Vietnam

At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh introduced to Mr. Wilfried Eckstein about the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities. Officially established in October 2019, this is the first high school to train elite students in Social Sciences and Humanities in Vietnam. The school officially organized the entrance exam in July 2020, including the English exam with relatively good results from the candidates. With the policy of comprehensive training and internationalization, the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities focuses on foreign language training for students. In addition to English as the main foreign language, the school plans to teach German as a second foreign language. With that wish, the school hopes to receive cooperation from the Goethe Institute in supporting German language teaching for students.

Mr. Wilfried Eckstein sincerely thanked the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for the warm welcome and appreciated the idea of ​​establishing the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities. Currently, in Germany, there are many universities with training programs in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. Therefore, the Goethe Institute in Vietnam is ready to support the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities to implement German language teaching, in order to create opportunities for the school's students, potential students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, to participate in higher education in Germany.

School staff take photos together Mr. Wilfried Eckstein

After the meeting, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu invited Mr. Wilfried Eckstein to visit the facilities, landscape and classrooms of the School to get an overview, in order to plan the next directions of cooperation.

The Goethe-Institut Vietnam was founded in 1997. Its main objective is to promote cultural exchange between Vietnam, Germany and Europe. Every year, the Goethe-Institut Vietnam organizes German language courses for adults. In addition, the Institute also organizes practical sessions and seminars for German teachers.