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Future Leaders of Korea and Vietnam

A “Night of Friendship” gathering was hosted by the Korea Foundation Hanoi Office at Hanoi Daewoo Hotel as an occasion to promote closer relations between the next-generation leaders of Korea and Vietnam (December 13, 2009). Due to a focus on Korean-studies university students, this added much to the evening’s lively atmosphere.



The Korea Foundation (Hanoi Office) and the
Association of Korean Residents in Hanoi, Vietnam, invited some 150 Vietnamese university students, who are pursuing Korean Studies/language majors, and Korean students studying in Vietnam to a “Night of Friendship” get-together for the promotion of friendship and goodwill.
The event also included the participation of Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Im Hong-jae, and President of the Association of Korean Residents in Hanoi Choe Bong-sik, in addition to faculty members of the Department of Korean Studies of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, the Department of Korean Language and Cultures of University of Languages and Studies, Vietnam National University-Hanoi.

Bridge Role to Expand Exchange
The event brought together the Vietnamese students majoring in Korean Studies or Korean language and the Korean students enrolled at various universities in Vietnam. Based on their common interest in Korea, the future leaders of the two countries engaged in informal conversation and developed personal relations, which will be instrumental to the efforts to bolster the cooperative relations and two-way exchange between Korea and Vietnam in the years ahead.
The Vietnamese and Korean students listened to a presentation by the president of the Association of Korean Residents in Vietnam, which focused on a theme of “New Challenges”. Thereafter, they participated in a talent competition that featured a diverse range of their abilities, including the singing of Korean songs and performance of samulnori.

Growing Interest in Korean Studies
Interest in Korean Studies and learning the Korean language has surged not iceably ever since Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s town hall style meeting with the Korean Studies students of three universities in Hanoi, during his state visit to Vietnam in October, and Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o’s lecture presentation at Vietnam National University, in November 2009. With the employment rate of graduates with majors in Korean Studies/language being 100 percent, this has been another positive factor behind the growing popularity of Korean Studies and Korea in Vietnam. Currently, about 2,000 students are pursuing Korean Studies or Korean language majors at ten universities in Vietnam, while about 150 Koreans are also studying in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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