Interdisciplinary research in social sciences and humanities - from theoretical to practical approaches

Dr. Do Thi Thuy Lan, Faculty of History, is presenting the paper "Pho Hien in the Dang Ngoai river system in the 17th-18th centuries: New documents and perceptions"

Attending the conference were Dr. Nghiem Xuan Huy, Deputy Head of Science and Technology Department of VNU; Mr. Hoang Dinh Luong, Deputy Secretary of VNU Youth Union; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quanh Minh, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, along with many young lecturers, graduate students and PhD students of the university.

The purpose of the workshop isgContribute to improving the quality of training and scientific research of young staff, graduate students, and doctoral students of the School; Improve the knowledge learned, research specific issues raised by the profession; Create a professional foundation and research skills for the learning and research process (thesis, dissertation); Improve the quality of training and self-training, create high-quality human resources, discover and nurture a team of potential scientific staff; Create an academic atmosphere among young staff, graduate students, and doctoral students, aiming to contribute to building a research university.

The conference attracted 102 reports from young staff, graduate students and doctoral students of the University to register to participate. The articles focused on issues of applying theory, methods and exploiting practices in interdisciplinary research in social sciences and humanities. The articles participating in the conference are new articles and research - not yet published in any conferences, journals, monographs, associated with theses, dissertations, and professional research of young staff, graduate students and doctoral students.

The workshop was divided into 3 sub-committees, sub-committee 1 was chaired by Professor Vu Duong Ninh and Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan. Some main topics were: Pho Hien in the Dang Ngoai river system in the 17th-18th centuries: New documents and perceptions; Changes in the status of Chinese women in the family in modern times (approached from a historical-legal perspective); President Barack Obama's foreign policy from a theoretical perspective...

Subcommittee 2 is chaired by Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Vuong and Dr. Pham Xuan Thach. The subcommittee focuses on interdisciplinary reports on language, literature, journalism, archival studies, and tourism studies. Some topics that attracted enthusiastic discussion from delegates include: Approaching the theory of "public space" in electronic newspapers; From epistemology to ontology - philosophical questions in Apichatpong's films (through two films Sydromes and Uncles Boonmee);...

Subcommittee 3 is chaired by Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Cao Dam and Dr. Dao Thanh Truong. The subcommittee focuses on interdisciplinary reports in the fields of sociology, management science, and library information such as: Entrepreneurial motivations of Vietnamese Buddhist entrepreneurs; Human resource management in higher education - a growing interdisciplinary research direction in Vietnam; Livelihoods of immigrants from the perspective of social capital theory...

Some other pictures of the conference:

PhD. Phan Van Kien, Faculty of Journalism and Communication with the paper "Approaching the theory of public space in electronic newspapers"

Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Vuong (Chair of Subcommittee 2) is giving comments and asking questions to the reporter.

Postgraduate student Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang, Faculty of Political Science, is presenting a paper on "The formation of public space in Vietnam before 1945: research from the perspective of journalism, political science and history"

Overview of the presentation at subcommittee 3, 2nd floor hall, building H.