DSpace at VNU: Expanding Cooperative Relations Amoncst East Asian Countries. One of the Major Priorities of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)

V N U J O U R N A L O F S C IE N C E , soc , SCI , H U M A N N J E , 0 EX PA N D IN G C O O P E R A T IV E R E L A T IO N S A M O N C S T E A S T A S IA N C O U N T R I E S O N E O F T H E M A J O R P R I O R I T I E S O F V IE T N A M N A T IO N A L U N IV E R SIT Y , H A N O I (V N U ) Dao Trong T h P A fter four cooperative organized of activities, by universities Hanoi years the the (V N U ) training an d re s e a rc h c e n tre s in the East Asian jointly c o u n tries have b een offe red an o p p ortunity to A sian e x c h a n g e th eir e x p e rie n c e and research results University, in o r d e r to u n d e rs ta n d b e tte r their o w n values, m eeting four m a jo r (V ie tn a m the im plem enting Bast National Beijing U niversity and (BU), m o re im p o rta n tly , aspects o f these va lu e s in the process o f their South Korea, is a significant event T his is a good c hance for us national to th ro u g h direct e x c h a n g e s review the experiences, and a c h ie v e m e n ts, disc u ss draw further useful plans d e v e lo p m e n t full At play new Seoul Seoul, into for d ire c tio n s in b rin g look U niversity o f T o k y o (U O T ) and U niversity o f (DOS) to to the an d positive sam e time, contacts, the relations a m o n g the fo u r universities will be of c lo se r an d e x p a n d e d action As far as V N IJ, H anoi possible to affirm that IS T h e b ig g est o u tc o m e w e have gain e d after concerned, it is the e x c h a n g e s is very useful to It is that w e und e rsta n d m ore establish a netw ork o f four m a jo r East A sian d e e p ly East A s ia n va lu e s w h ic h are not only as universities, a o rg an iz e annual m eetings, c a te g o ry that the social scie n c es and e x c h anges and c o n fe re n c e s in each m e m b e r h u m an itie s are c o n c e r n e d w ith, but a lso as an country invisible an d e x is tin g fac to r in flu e n cin g all the activities o f the p e o p le s in E ast A s ia n societies Not only has the role o f East A sian values A s a result, it is not e a sy to u n d e rsta n d fully been m entioned, but the im portance and im pact and co rre c tly its East A s ia n values o f the values on social life also have been East discussed for a long tim e T h e ir values are not A sia is a reg io n a l notion w hose only limited to the East A sian cultural space, g e o g p h ica l location is not difficult to define, but they arc also k n o w n and recognized to the but its c u ltu lly c o n d e n s e d values created by rest of the world W h a t se em s to be new in our inhabitants activities that historical p ro c e sse s adm inistrators and scholars from the leading pervasive sp h e re over the past tim e is ’ 1Prof Dr Sc , Vietnam National University, Hanoi of this reg io n ov e r o f th o u sa n d s an d in flu e n ce the long o f years, on the Dao T rong Thi developm ent process in each location have still the people is an im p o rta n t d ire c tio n o f V ie tn a m been a m ystery N ational U niversity, H a n o i ( V N U ) Culture includes all that are created by hum an beings to m aintain and develop their lives In their turn, h u m a n beings are under the influence of environm ent natural and conditions, historical ecological situations In a sense, culture is regarded as the result o f the process o f creative adaptation and behavior m ade by m ankind environm ent tow ards T herefore, in the nature addition and to the shared values in the East A sian region, it is necessary to realize the m ultiform and diversity o f East Asian culture In c o m p a ris o n w ith o th er E ast A sian countries, V ie tn a m has c o m e later to e c o n o m ic d e velopm ent, th e re fo re lea rning ad v a n ce d exp e rien c e s o f the c o u n trie s w h ic h v e c o m e before and receiving technological m o d e r n sc ie n tific and a c h ie v e m e n ts are o f strategic significance To d o this, the b est c h o ic e is to give top priorities to e d u c a tio n and the dev e lo p m en t of sc ie n c e a n d te c h n o lo g y That is w hy the V ie tn a m e s e G overnm ent regards ed u c atio n and the d e v e lo p m e n t o f sc ie n c e and technology as the first priority in its national policy T he V ie tn a m e s e G o v e r n m e n t ’s focus From the geographical-cultural angle, o n investm ents in a n d c o n s tru c tio n o f V N U in V ietnam is located at the crossroad of the past few y e a rs is a vivid e x a m p le o f that Southeast Asia It is the bridge connecting two m ajor civilizations: the C h inese and the Indian, national policy and contacting different cultural currents Due W ithin to historical conditions, V ie tn a m has been in the fra m e w o rk of E a st A sian close contact with East A sian cultures The values, fondness o f and respect for learning East have a very crucial m e a n in g , ft is possible to Asian values in V ietnam , therefore, of claim that every V ie tn a m e s e fam ily hop e s to Southeast Asian characteristics and East-A sian send their children to sc h o o l and a tte n d higher cultural explains education S ociological survey statistics reveal the bridge betw een that o f 700 interview ed f a n n e r s (w ho have very should be considered norms This as an am a lg am characteristic why V ietnam is seen as low educational b a c k g ro u n d ) % w ish their East Asia and South East Asia children could g o to university and % wish In V ietnam , we are alw ays aw are of the their children c o u ld e a rn a d o ctoral d e g re e [1] fact that hu m an s beings are the decisive factor This is an a d v a ntage o f V ie tn a m in the process W e also understand that the strong and weak o f ed u c atio n d e v e lo p m e n t Japan, S o u th Korea points o f a c o m m u n ity are d e term ined by its have cultural bringing into p lay this a d v a n ta g e d u r in g the features T h erefore, the study of had of highly national va lu a b le culture to prom ote strong points, reduce weak course points, and to facilitate the creative capacity of really useful for V ie tn a m e x p e rie n c e s d e v e lo p m e n t, th e s e in are l ' \ u Journal o f Science, Sac., Sci., Human., No IE, 2002 Expanding cooperative relations amongst East Asian In the current com plicated circum stances strength o f V N U , H anoi H e ading to that in the w orld, if we want to develop, we must intended direction and realizing the im portance m aintain stability o f O riental We have found in East C ulture, the C ollege o f Social A sian values m an v factors that contribute to Sciences and H u m a n itie s (C SSH -V N U ) stre n g th e n in g social established the D epartm ent o f O riental Studies stability, an d h u m an n e ss in various relations in 1994, w here Japanese, C hinese and Korean th rough personality education based on the studies are offered CSSH - VNƯ, Hanoi can traditional culture norm s The c o m m o n wish of he said to be the first institution in V ietnam to m an k in d train IS fam ily connection, to head for the values o f hum anism and it is ob v io u s that East A sian values have these m ajors with the top level has of attainment already c o n ta in e d this profound philosophy Apart from the interdisciplinary program s H ow ever, not all that is contained in East at the D epartm ent o f O riental Studies, other A sian cultural heritage is superior T h an k s to disciplines o f East A sian countries such as the history, exchanges, we have understood the literature, and philosophy are also lim itations an d shortcom ings o f “ East Asian offered to students with basic know ledge, so as nature” w hich need to be adjusted to integrate to help them to carry out in-depth research in into the world In the irreversible process of these areas o f know ledge globalization w hich contains in itself m any paradoxes, how to turn what we have into adva n ta g e s for developm ent is on e o f the research directions o f V N U , Hanoi Like the Successful ex p e rien c e gained from the reality o f dev e lo p m en t in East A sian countries are highly appreciated at m e m b e r institutions o f V N U , Hanoi A t the School o f Econom ics, U niversity o f T okyo, Beijing T he School o f Law, and the Hanoi School of University and U niversity o f Seoul, one o f the Business, m an y research projects have been big adva n ta g e s that V N U , Hanoi possesses is * carried out in o rd er to apply e x periences o f that it has a m ultisectoral and m ultidisciplinary these countries structure w hich special which includes natural technology, social sciences and ec o n o m ics, pedagogy law, etc As business a sciences, hum anities, adm inistration, leading training and research c e nter, we are able to bring into full play these advantages sciences, science to developing adding structure them which V ie tn a m ’s attention are situations paid to in the prom otion o f East A sian values In the recent years, along with providing m odern k n o w le d g e on e c o n o m ics and business adm inistration in cooperation with E uropean and A m e ric an scholars, the H anoi School of In m a n y recent years, we have paid m uch attention to interdisciplinary to the is the specialized traditional \ M l Journal o f Science, Soc., Sci Hum an, \ nil: 2002 Business * V N Ư , Hanoi has organized sem inars on C ulture a n d Business Adm inistration These have attracted the participation o f not only scholars but also business m anagers Dao Trong Thi c itin g and perc e p tio n s g a in e d T o achieve this gone, Studies, A pplying T a o ist Strategics ill B usiness E ast A s ia n c o u n trie s sh o u ld strengthen their Adm inistration, B usiness research o n e a c h o t h e r ’s history and culture Activities o f Ja p a n ese P e o p le , T h e B raveness W ith in the fra m e w o rk o f the four East A sian ill D oing B usiness o f K orean P eople etc have lea d in g alw ays d isc ip lin e s and re s e a rc h institutions intended T he c o n te n ts been b u s in e s s m e n of s e m in a rs The T ru st actively have on in d is c u s s e d fo u n d and these m any s e m in a rs for universities, that dire c tio n there If are we already have a close interesting and useful for th eir practices T hat c o o p e tio n , the C h in e s e , J a p an e se , K orean and is why V ie tn a m e s e S tudies a v a ilab le in e a ch co u n try such s e m in a rs a re a lw a y s w arm ly w ill be m u c h m o re e ffective A t V N Ư , Hanoi, w elcom ed by b u s in e s s m e n and e n tre p re n e u rs At the institutions sp e cia liz ed in training and research on n atu ral sc ie n c e s and technology East A s ia n v a lu e s are e x p lo re d in a way so as to e d u c a te p e rso n a lity , e n c o u g e T ea ch ers are traditional fo n d n ess o f lea rn in g , venerated, learning g e n tle m a n ’s is r e s p e c te d ’ tradition, h o n e sty and b rav e n e ss in scientific activities T h is d ire c tio n , to a certain degree, has resulted in m a n y positive o u tc o m e s the d isc ip lin e s w h ic h a re related to the East A s ia n c o u n trie s a re still new , so it needs m uch help and VNU, a s sis ta n c e Hanoi V ie tn a m e s e fro m is d o in g Studies, its its counterparts best to develop c o n s id e rin g it as an in tersectoral b r a n c h o f sc ie n c e that m akes a positive c o n trib u tio n to the process of perception M e a n w h ile , th ro u g h e x panding the c o o p e tio n , V N U , H a n o i m ay also contribute to p u sh in g up the c o u rs e o f V ie tn a m e s e Studies in learning and in research in o th er E a st A s ia n c o u n tries Prom oting the A part from the re s e a rc h and tea c h in g stu d ies o f the c u ltu re o f e a c h o ther in the institutions, the g r a d u a te s fro m all m ajo rs in region h a s a g re a t m e a n in g V N Ư , H anoi have b e e n involved in diffe re n t c u rre n t c o m m itm e n ts country at m any c e n tra l a g e ncies, E ast A s ia n v a lu e s in m ak in g the be tte r in each steering o p e tio n s at the c e n tra l and local levels, so E ast A sian values still have their ow n 2) A lo n g w ith the s tre n g th e n in g m ea n in g and c a n e x p a n d th e ir in flu e n ce and p ro m o tin g activities o f the n e tw o rk o f the four impact on a larger scale m a jo r E ast A sian universities, supporting and F ro m the activity o f the n e tw o rk o f the four East A sia n m e tro p o lita n u n iversities in recent years, we th ink that we should c o ncentrate on the fo llo w in g d ire c tio n s in the tim e to com e: 1) c re a tin g favorable c o n d itio n s for setting up bilateral relations s h o u ld be se en as one of our rese a rc h d ire c tio n A t the m o m e n t, the U n iv e rsity o f T okyo and V N Ư , H a n o i v e rea c h e d a cooperative Study in-depth e a c h variety o f the East a g re e m e n t, on the b a s is o f w h ic h the form er Asian c u ltu res to s u p p le m e n t the g e n e l view s has o p e n e d its liaison office in H anoi W ithin I XL' Journal o f Science, Soc., Sci Human., Noil:, 2002 and r.xpundinị: COOỊXI.IIIVC relations amongst Hnst Asian the fram ew ork o f the C o o peration Program , possible op p o rtu n itie s for o u r stu d e n ts to be their two m e m b e rs as the C S S H -V N U , Hanoi able and the College o f C ulture - I J O T have signed opinions an agreem ent to exchange* their students In o rder to prom ote this p ro g m m e , it is very important to prom ote and expand bilateral to visit, 4) c o n ta c t, and exchange their In the field o f scientific research, due attention sh o u ld be paid to developing coo p e tiv e rese a rc h relations A lth o u g h s o m e a c h ie v e m e n ts have been Hxpunding cooperative relations w ith Hast gained c o n c e rn in g the c o n te n t a n d im pact of one o f the priorities o f V N U , cultural values o n the s o c ie ty in the past, at Ỉ lanoi We hope that the C o o p e tio n P rogram present, and in the future, th ese a re still topical betw een us and Beijing U niversity a n d the for investigation University of Seoul will he m o re effective in topics the future sc holars Asian countries IS w hich and universities is How involve to d e v e lo p research the participation a d m in is tra to rs a q u e s tio n of the w h ic h of four deserves 3) As a result o f the m e e tin g s b e tw e e n the special attention leaders and scholars, w e think that p rom oting In the historical pro ce ss as well as for the e x changes and exc h an g in g e x p e rie n c e s play an tim e being, cu ltu ral and e c o n o m ic exch an g e s, extrem ely im portant part, e sp ec ially for and m ultilateral a n d bilateral relations am ong researchers and students o f the four countries East A sia n c o u n trie s are the big issues that Hast A sian values should be u n d e rsto o d as both need an international c o o p e tio n A s far as we shared values with cultural sim ilarities o f East k now , in recent tim e P ro fe sso r F u ru ta M otoo Asian countries, and its vitality sh o u ld be seen from the U n iv e rsity o f T o k y o has cooperated in particular cultural contexts Cultural with C h in e s e a n d V ie tn a m e s e rese a rc h e rs to exc h an g e s will promote m utual u n d e rsta n d in g im p le m e n t a m e a n in g fu l re s e a rc h project on am ongst Hast Asian countries T h is has an important m eaning for the students, w ho are the future generation o f these co u n tries, and the force leading the countries to in te g ratin g into the world in the era o f globalization For this generation, what they bring a lo n g o n the way to integ ratio n IS national and c u ltu r a l tr a d itio n s, and East Asian values, w hich should be regarded as invaluable properties T h e y need and deserve to enjoy favorable c o n d itio n s to C ross-B order T d e R elations Between V ietnam and C hina T h is p roject, in o u r view, is not just o f pure e c o n o m ic benefit, but it c o n ta in s in its e lf o th e r c o n te n ts w hich arc c o n c e rn e d with the issues wc are interested in, n a m e ly East A s ia n values It c a n be said that this is a good m o d e l o f c o o p e tio n that should be takes into c o n s id e tio n As far as V ie tn a m e s e Studies is we c o n c e rn e d , there are also m a n y topics for us to propose that each o f the universities look for all c arry out c o o p e tiv e rese a rc h For exam ple, broaden I \( their knowledge T hat is w h y Journal of Science Sot'., Set , Human Sttili, 2002 u a o Irong I'm V ie tn a m e se sc holars take special interest in the m e m b e rs issues In universities in our n e tw o rk , is a useful m ea n s history, all E a st A sian c o u n tries belong to for understanding cu ltu ral values w hich are, in o f traditional v illages-com m un es agricultural c u ltu res w here wet rice is popular, so v illa g e s-c o m m u n e s are also one o f the issues w hich w ere once extensively studied essence, v illa g e s-c o m m u n e s w ithin E ast A sia would certainly attract attention from m a n y scholars to m a k e the follow ing suggestions: E x p a n d in g cooperative relations fo u r lea d in g East A sian rich and d iv ersified At the sam e into full play East A s ia n values Fully realizing the im p o rta n t role o f the E ast A sian values in the past, at present, and in the future, as well as re sp e c tin g cooperative relations with o ther c o u n trie s in E ast Asia, VNU, F rom the proposals above, we would like the tim e, it is the best w a y to prese rv e and bring D eveloping a topic and turning it into a them e for an in ternational c o n fe re n c e on traditional of Hanoi reg a rd s the e x p a n sio n of cooperative relations w ith the c o m m u n ities of East A sian universities as o n e o f the prioritized am o n g E a st A s ia n c o u n tr ie s , o n top o f that, a m o n g directions in its d e v 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