Education

South Korean women earn bachelor’s degree in Vietnamese studies in Ho Chi Minh City

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2 weeks ago

May 18, 2023

Two South Korean women recently completed a remarkable journey to pursue bachelor’s degrees in Ho Chi Minh City, inspiring dozens of their peers thanks to their determination and courage.

Ahn In Soon and Kim Mi Ae, in their 40s, currently live in Ho Chi Minh City.

They successfully defended their graduation theses to earn bachelors’ degrees in Vietnamese studies from Ton Duc Thang University in District 7 earlier this month.

Determination

Among the 18 other foreign students who began the program alongside Ahn and Kim, only four persevered until the end.

After Kim married in Hanoi, she enrolled in a series of Vietnamese language courses so that she could better understand the language and hold fluent conversations with her child, who is studying in Vietnamese at a local high school.

The drive to become completely fluent is what motivated her to join the bachelor’s degree program at Ton Duc Thang.

For Ahn, earning a bachelor’s degree in Vietnamese studies was a way to further immerse herself in Vietnamese culture, just as she had with Japanese culture 20 years prior when she lived in the East Asian country.

Dedication

Ahn focused her graduation thesis on comparing tea culture in Vietnam and South Korea while Kim’s research centered on the two countries’ traditional costumes – Vietnam’s ‘ao dai’ and South Korea’s ‘hanbok.’

Ahn’s research earned her a 9.6 out of 10 while Kim got a 9.1 out of 10.

Nguyen Hieu Tin, head of the tourism department at Ton Duc Thang University and one of Ahn and Kim’s professors, said that the thesis defense board was greatly impressed by the remarkable dedication displayed by the two South Korean students in their graduation theses.

Ahn’s devotion was particularly highlighted by the fact that she had accessed nearly 80 books from Vietnamese universities, the National Library of Korea, and overseas bookstores in order to complete her 80-page thesis on tea drinking, especially the nutritional characteristics associated with tea drinking in both Vietnamese and South Korean cultures.

“Several members of the thesis defense board evaluated that in terms of quality, the thesis was at a master’s degree level,” Tin said.

The successful defense of their graduation theses was the final step in Kim and Ahn earning their bachelor’s degrees, marking the culmination of four years of dedicated studies.

Now that she has graduated, Ahn hopes to open a cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City so she can teach Vietnamese locals how to prepare traditional South Korean dishes.

She expects her knowledge of the Vietnamese language to help her effectively communicate with her students.

Kim has plans to launch a project aimed at teaching Vietnamese to South Koreans, recognizing the demand for learning the language within her neighborhood of Phu My Hung New Urban Area in District 7.

She highlighted the current lack of South Korean-operated classes catering to this need, inspiring her to fill this gap and provide valuable Vietnamese language instructions to her fellow South Koreans.

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Two South Korean women recently completed a remarkable journey to pursue bachelor’s degrees in Ho Chi Minh City, inspiring dozens of their peers thanks to their determination and courage.

Ahn In Soon and Kim Mi Ae, in their 40s, currently live in Ho Chi Minh City.

They successfully defended their graduation theses to earn bachelors’ degrees in Vietnamese studies from Ton Duc Thang University in District 7 earlier this month.

Determination

Among the 18 other foreign students who began the program alongside Ahn and Kim, only four persevered until the end.

The drive to become completely fluent is what motivated her to join the bachelor’s degree program at Ton Duc Thang.

Dedication

Ahn’s research earned her a 9.6 out of 10 while Kim got a 9.1 out of 10.

“Several members of the thesis defense board evaluated that in terms of quality, the thesis was at a master’s degree level,” Tin said.

The successful defense of their graduation theses was the final step in Kim and Ahn earning their bachelor’s degrees, marking the culmination of four years of dedicated studies.

Now that she has graduated, Ahn hopes to open a cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City so she can teach Vietnamese locals how to prepare traditional South Korean dishes.

She expects her knowledge of the Vietnamese language to help her effectively communicate with her students.

Kim has plans to launch a project aimed at teaching Vietnamese to South Koreans, recognizing the demand for learning the language within her neighborhood of Phu My Hung New Urban Area in District 7.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/education/20230518/south-korean-women-earn-bachelors-degree-in-vietnamese-studies-in-ho-chi-minh-city/73182.html

Education

Vietnam bags 4 silvers, 2 bronzes at 2023 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

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2 days ago

May 31, 2023

TienphongNews

All six members of the Vietnamese team competing at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad won medals, including four silvers and two bronzes, the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training announced on Tuesday.

The four silver medals went to Nguyen Duc Thang, an 11th grader from Hung Vuong High School for Gifted Students in the northern province of Phu Tho; Nguyen Ngoc Dang Khoa, a 12th grader; Pham Cong Minh, an 11th grader; and Tran Xuan Bach, a 12th grader, all from High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi.

The two bronze medals were secured by Le Ngoc Bao Anh, a 12th grader from Le Quy Don High School for Gifted Students in Da Nang, and Tran Vinh Khanh, a 12th grader from Quang Tri Township High School in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam.

The 2023 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad was held online with 1,471 contestants from 36 countries and territories, including students from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil who were invited to participate in the competition but not considered for prizes. China was the host country.

Fifteen Vietnamese students joined the competition at the University of Engineering and Technology under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi on May 20.

Six contestants with the highest scores were chosen for prize consideration, according to regulations of the competition.

With the six medals, Vietnam ranked ninth among the participating countries and territories.

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Education

Vietnamese students win four bronze medals at Asian Physics Olympiad

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3 days ago

May 30, 2023

TienphongNews

A team of eight Vietnamese students competed in this year’s Asian Physics Olympiad, winning four bronze medals, according to the results announced by the contest organizers on Sunday.

The four bronze medals went to 12th graders Phan The Manh and Nguyen Tuan Phong of Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in northern Bac Ninh Province, 11th grader Vo Hoang Hai of the High School for the Gifted of Natural Sciences under the University of Science, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, 11th grader Than The Cong of Bac Giang High School for the Gifted in northern Bac Giang Province.

Four 12th graders, namely Vu Ngo Hoang Duong, Nguyen Minh Tai Loc, Le Viet Hoang Anh, and Nguyen Tuan Duong, were awarded certificates of merit.

The eight students from the Vietnamese team participating in the 2023 Asian Physics Olympiad in Mongolia. Photo: Ministry of Education and Training

The eight students from the Vietnamese team participating in the 2023 Asian Physics Olympiad in Mongolia. Photo: Ministry of Education and Training

The 2023 Asian Physics Olympiad is being held from May 21 to 29 in Mongolia, where 195 students from 26 teams representing 25 countries and territories sit for both theoretical and practical examinations, each lasting 300 minutes.

Vietnam has taken part in the Asian Physics Olympiad a total of 22 times, according to news site VnExpress.

Last year, the Vietnamese delegation claimed a silver medal, two bronze medals, and five certificates of merit.

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Education

30 COVID-affected children in Ho Chi Minh City join summer tour at no charge

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4 days ago

May 29, 2023

TienphongNews

Thirty schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic ignited their summer holiday by visiting cultural and historic destinations during a city tour on Wednesday.

They are elementary and middle school students in both inner-city and outlying districts in the southern metropolis.

The kids, who lost one or both of their parents to the pandemic, visited ‘Biet Dong Sai Gon’ (Saigon Rangers) Museum, located on the second floor of a house built in 1963 on Tran Quang Khai Street, District 1, and explored the Reunification Palace, among others.

They also had opportunities to make new friends, play games with each other, and receive gifts.

As these kids are from different groups of age and living in disadvantaged conditions, the tour organizer, including Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper and the travel firm Vietluxtour, had made thorough preparations to ensure they could feel relaxed after the end of a school year and fully enjoy the tour.

One of the participants, Bui Thi Ngoc Phuong, residing in District 8, said: “I had so much fun today because I learned lots of interesting things and made new friends.”

Some kids showed their excitement when exploring secret tunnels serving as old revolutionary bases in wartime.

Ly Doan Tam, a student from Binh Tan District who described the tour as his first trip ever, said he wanted to visit all tourist attractions in Vietnam.

The organizer hoped that the trip could encourage the kids to express themselves more and share their feelings with others, in order to partly help them overcome their difficulties.

The organizer added that they would arrange similar trips for COVID-affected children in the upcoming time, with each having some 30 participants.

Some students said it was their first trip to the Reunification Palace in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hai Kim / Tuoi Tre