Program opened with traditional dancing performance of South Korea (Photo: VNA)
Nearly 200 Vietnamese alumni in South Korea have gathered in an annual meeting in Hanoi on April 19.
The program was held by the Vietnamese Alumni Association with funding from the Hanshin company.
According to Mr. Tran Huu Cong, the meeting aims to create cohesion among people who have ever studied in South Korea and it is also a place to exchange, share and review memories, feelings and the times spent living in South Korea.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Choi Yong Sun, President of the Hanshin company, said he was glad to meet the former students.
“From the bottom of my heart I hope the knowledge you have got from the challenging learning process in South Korea will help develop your career as well as the development of the country of Vietnam and the relationship between the two countries. Hanshin also pledges to continue cooperating, creating opportunities for alumni to exchanges,” said Mr. Choi Yong Sun.
The ceremony was also attended by five former Vietnamese Ambassadors to South Korea. Former Ambassador Pham Tien Van disclosed that although he had participated in many meetings he was still touched. He hoped that the students would always try in their work and life to contribute to the development of the country as well as building bridges between Vietnam and South Korea.
He also expressed thanks to the Hanshin company for funding the activities of the Vietnamese Student Association and the Vietnamese Alumni Association in South Korea over the past 10 years.
For the alumni, this was a meaningful meeting.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Xuan from the Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Environment (RCFEE) under the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS), said that he went to South Korea to study from 2009 to 2011 in the field of forest environment science and his time living in South Korea was very wonderful but quite pressurized.
He excitedly told about the days he had to get up at 5 am, and take 3 hours to climb a 2,000- meter mountain to collect data and then took 3 hours to climb down; the reports were always submitted on time and he had always tried to fulfill his duties well.
“After studying, I not only have more knowledge, but also have learnt more about the Korean people the professional working style, discipline in work and life in general. South Korea is really my second homeland,” he said.
Ms. Vu Thi Kim Anh, a former student from Ewha Womans University, said that her greatest impression about South Korea was that it is country with hardworking, friendly and kindhearted people, who are ready to help others.
“After returning to the country in 2009, I also have had many chances to come back to South Korea during my work, but for me every time I come to South Korea as I return to my second homeland,” revealed Kim Anh. She is also moved when hearing about the incident of the sunken ferry Sewol in South Korea and throughout the past few days, she has always prayed for the victims safe.
Immediately after the meeting, the alumni spent a minute to remember the victims of the sunken ferry and to pray for over two hundred people, who are still missing.
This is the 8th meeting of the alumni and all were funded by the Hanshin company.
In addition, the Hanshin company also supports the annual meeting of Vietnamese alumni in South Korea on the Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), helping create cohesion among the Vietnamese student community in South Korea over the past 10 years./.
Đăng ký: VietNam News