International Conference on Vietnam Studies: Bringing Vietnam to sustainable development in the new era

Photo caption — Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long delivered a speech at the workshop. Photo: VNA

Attending the workshop were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long and representatives of leaders of several ministries and branches, about 1,200 Vietnamese and international scientists from more than 30 countries and territories participating in person and online.

The bridge connecting Vietnam with the world

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long shared: Each country and each nation has its own historical traditions, customs and important milestones that shape its own identity. To deeply study and understand those values, over the years, the world has formed and developed famous country studies such as Chinese studies, Japanese studies, American studies, Indian studies... or regional studies such as:

European Studies, Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies and recently Global Studies. These are the fields of science that deeply research the history, culture, countries and people of countries, ethnicities and regions; they are the bridges connecting, exchanging, strengthening solidarity, together creating and maintaining a peaceful, stable and sustainable development environment.

Regarding Vietnamese studies, the Deputy Prime Minister said: This is an interdisciplinary social science and humanities field, specializing in comprehensive research on the country and people of Vietnam; on the heroic history with a thousand-year tradition of building and defending the country; glorious feats of arms against foreign invaders; the spirit of solidarity, passionate patriotism; unique, rich, and diverse cultural identity; the Vietnamese people are industrious, diligent, brave, resilient, kind, hospitable and always eager to rise up.

During its formation and development, the field of Vietnamese Studies has not only been built by generations of domestic scholars and researchers, but has also attracted many international experts and scientists. Up to now, Vietnamese Studies is not only a strongly developing field in countries in the region such as China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Russia, but has also reached far to the United States, Germany, France with many research works and translations on Vietnamese history, society, religion, culture, and literature.

On behalf of the Government of Vietnam, the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged and thanked the dedicated efforts of the team of domestic and international experts, scientists and researchers in the field of Vietnamese studies, who have made important contributions to the socio-economic development of Vietnam, while also contributing to promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam to friends around the world.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long also emphasized: After 40 years of implementing the renovation process, with determination and outstanding efforts, Vietnam has achieved great achievements. From a poor, backward country, suffering much pain and loss after World War II, Vietnam has become a developing country with average income. By 2025, the size of the economy will reach 510 billion USD, ranking 32nd in the world. GDP per capita is estimated at about 5,000 USD, in the upper middle income group.

The Human Development Index increased by 18 places, ranking 93/193 countries and territories. The Happiness Index ranked 46th, up 37 places compared to 2020. Social politics are stable, national defense and security are consolidated, social order and safety are ensured, national independence and sovereignty are maintained, foreign affairs and international integration are promoted, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, favorable for learning and development. Vietnam is recognized by the United Nations as one of the leading countries in implementing the Millennium Development Goals and is striving for sustainable development goals.

Entering a new era of development, Vietnam is determined to achieve the goal of becoming a developing country with modern industry and upper middle income by 2030 and a high-income developed country by 2045.

To achieve those goals, the Deputy Prime Minister said: Vietnam focuses on building an independent and self-reliant economy, associated with proactive, active, comprehensive, substantive and effective international integration, continuing to prioritize promoting growth associated with maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, ensuring a large balance of the economy, developing a synchronous and harmonious socio-cultural system, on par with economic and political development. The consistent viewpoint is "taking people as the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the most important resource of rapid and sustainable development", not sacrificing progress, social justice, social security and the environment to pursue economic growth alone.

With the opinions, strategic consulting proposals as well as specific solutions in all fields of politics, economics, society, culture, education, science, technology, innovation and international integration at this conference, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed his belief that the information, knowledge, intelligence, experience, and valuable research works of the community of experts, scientists, and researchers will continue to affirm the position of Vietnam Studies, providing more and more practical scientific bases to serve the cause of building, protecting, and sustainably developing Vietnam in the new era.

Proposing solutions and sustainable development models for Vietnam

In his opening speech, Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Minh Son, Director of Hanoi National University, shared: In the world, there are currently hundreds of research and teaching facilities on Vietnamese studies at universities, research institutes and international organizations. These facilities have made many important contributions to Vietnamese research, developing the global Vietnamese studies network, as well as always supporting Vietnam in the cause of national development and international cooperation.

In Vietnam, Vietnamese studies have had more than 20 years of steady development in the university education system. Hanoi National University is the core center for training and research in Vietnamese studies, with typical units such as: Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam-Japan University. These are prestigious academic addresses, contributing to promoting Vietnamese studies to become a bridge of knowledge, spreading Vietnamese values globally.

Regarding the first International Conference on Vietnamese Studies initiated by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi since 1998, after 6 sessions, Director of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi Hoang Minh Son affirmed: The series of conferences has become a prestigious academic brand of international stature, gathering thousands of Vietnamese and international scholars. Through that, it contributes to deepening the world's awareness of the history, culture, people and development journey of Vietnam; it is a symbol of intelligence, dialogue and global cooperation.

Presenting the opening report of the conference, Dr. Pham Duc Anh, Director of the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, Hanoi National University, said: The organizing committee received 961 scientific reports, including 105 reports from international scholars from 20 countries, this is a record number in the 25-year history of this conference series.

In the three plenary sessions of the conference, delegates focused on clarifying key issues of Vietnam in the process of sustainable development, international integration and growth model innovation. Many works are highly general in theory and practice, revolving around major groups of topics: New trends of Vietnam studies in the globalized world, from approaches to urban area studies, ecological civilization, to socio-cultural research, national reconciliation and identification of Vietnamese identity in international exchanges;

Solutions and sustainable development models for Vietnam in the new era, including institutional reform, private economic development, leveraging comprehensive strategic partnerships, responding to climate change and green economy, digital transformation; Vietnam's role in the global system, approached from diplomatic, social science and cultural perspectives.

The reports and recommendations at the workshop will be compiled, edited and sent to the Party and State's strategic planning agencies as a source of data and scientific arguments to serve the development and implementation of resolutions and national development programs in the 2025 - 2035 period.

* On October 26, prominent domestic and international scientists attending the 7th International Conference on Vietnamese Studies will meet with General Secretary To Lam. The meeting demonstrates the Party and State's deep concern for the development of Vietnamese studies and the role of knowledge in the country's development strategy.

At the meeting, scholars will present recommendations on sustainable development strategies, digital transformation, culture and education - key areas in the process of realizing the aspiration of "a strong, prosperous and happy Vietnam" by the mid-21st century.

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