LEARNING IN VIETNAM VIETNAM
IN THE PATH INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngoc
Vietnam Institute of Development Sciences, VNU
1. Vietnam subjects studied under study Vietnam
VIETNAM SCHOOL (VIETNAMOLOGY) OR Vietnam Study
(Vietnamese Studies), as well as Oriental Studies (Orientalism) or study
Oriental (Oriental Studies) as the sector science really only be
formed during the birth and development of capitalism in the West,
in the context of Western capitalism is expanding expansion and occupied
won the East.
Gradient Eastern Study of the West began to form and develop
from the XVII century attached XVI- missionary needs and strengthen activities
in the era of trade "Sea Trade". Vietnam to study in the
West, so has taken root since the sixteenth century and the turn of the seventeenth century has appeared
several works by authors such as Alexandre de Rhodes, Cristophoro Borri, Jean
Baptiste Tavernier, William Dampier, Samuel Baron ... But not until the late
nineteenth century and early twentieth century, along with the process of invasion and domination of colonial
France is Vietnam's School West (which essentially and mostly Vietnam learn
French ) to really become a discipline with famous scholars like Henry
Maspero, Léonard Aurousseau, Paul Pelliot, Léopold Cadiere, Emile Gaspardonne,
André Geoges Haudricourd, Madeleine Colani, Pierre Gourou ... in 1900, the Institute of
Far East French stock-based establishment and library is located in Hanoi has become
the most important center of Vietnam gathered to learn French and the
West. It could easily see these authors are all experts
on China and India turn to Vietnam study, they study
at Vietnam in relationships can be compared with China or India and On average
, they can not escape from the European concept taken centered. Vietnam to learn the
French colonization was developed in the joint development of the Oriental Studies
West, profoundly influenced by two great academic background is China Study
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and Indology, but can contribute to the raise awareness about the country and people
of Vietnam, but in essence it is the tool of the French for the formulation
of policies for domination and colonial exploitation in Vietnam.
It has long history in Vietnam Men appeared the eminent scientist
as Le Van Huu, Nguyen Trai, Ngo Si Lien, Le Quy Don, Phan Huy Chu ... with
the immortal works of the country and people of Vietnam. Absolutely can consider
this work as the basis of initial critical study of Vietnam. By the
early twentieth century, on the basis of traditional academic background, many intellectuals Vietnam to
obtain knowledge and advanced scientific methods from the West have increased the range of
its scientific work. And even then, most of the intellectuals there by
many different paths to the revolutionary path, to the neo-
Marxist Leninist dialectical materialism with permits and historical materialism and become
experts branches of social science humanities Vietnam. They are
one of the creators of the background Vietnam Vietnam modern school.
Vietnam was initially learn in a broad sense includes all specialized
sciences (mainly social science and humanities) study about the country and
people of Vietnam as Vietnam History, Culture Vietnam, Vietnam Literature,
Vietnam Art, Language Vietnam, Vietnam's economy, law Vietnam
Nam, Vietnam Ethnicity, Location of Vietnam, Vietnam Environment ... In the spirit
that can take October 10, 1945 when President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree number
45 establishing the University of Arts Committee in Hanoi as a landmark marking the emergence of
Vietnam Vietnam modern school. In 1953 with the birth and you still have a location
that is the establishment of research institutes, social science departments of universities
of Hanoi University, Pedagogical University and from 1995 to the present is the the
University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, hit
the mark a new development step of Vietnam Vietnam towards school subjects.
It is confirmed in the early stages of new construction, Vietnam Men can not learn
not to rely on specialized studies of Vietnam have previous background as a basis
for the formation foundation and its development. The maturity of each
specific discipline study of Vietnam in both domestic and abroad can
see an opportunity for the development of Vietnam to learn. Vietnam also learn where they
are studying about the country and people of Vietnam. However Vietnam Vietnam Study
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other modern Vietnam fundamental than learning new early form in the
West is that the Vietnam study studying Vietnam Vietnam with purpose
and ask ourselves, his research is to understand yourself, to find out the strong, the weak
of her to serve the needs of the construction and development of the country and
people of Vietnam.
2. Vietnam interdisciplinary: The birth and first steps
It can be easily noticed is increasingly entering scientific depth, the more
exposed the difficulties and limitations of it in the recognition and evaluation things and
phenomena as an overall system. The requirement of scientific development is
the process of specialization and specialized goods must simultaneously with the process of expanding
links, penetrate each other, intertwine between scientific disciplines.
Interdisciplinary Approach (Inter-disciplinary) arises in this context
that and is increasingly becoming an important trend in the world as well as in Vietnam
Nam. Interdisciplinary also have different levels of narrow widths and research level
interdisciplinary depending on usability at the same time, overall and effectiveness of
specific methods for an object of study and bring a receipt
general science.
Along with the development of interdisciplinary research methods was the
study measures the area (Area Studies). Regional study for a cultural space - society which
includes the fields of human activity and interactions between humans and
the natural conditions make the object of study. The purpose of the study area is reaching
the general perception of a space, to find out the characteristics of nature
and of human life in space.
Vietnam is a science study, "study Vietnam in the calculation
of its overall "science" study of a land, the people in
that region to all relationships with nature, history and society in all aspects and
do prominent characteristics, particularities of Vietnam "1
. Such a science
would be difficult to develop and implement the right target and its function if
it remains the specialized approach of traditional and non-
proactive approach gradually shifted towards inter learning sectors and regions. Such
conceivable Vietnam Vietnam started school was formed from the science 1 Vietnam Study (Proceedings of the international conference for the first time), TI, World Publishing House, Hanoi, 2000, p 95. 4 majors in Vietnam, grew up in the environment research sector, then from the achievements of science majors or on the base of science majoring in which gradually toward interdisciplinary and study area. By that, also need to eliminate extremist tendencies Vietnam considered learning across the many scientific or specialized considered all the research, all the themes and projects related to Vietnam are Vietnamese School year. It is time for us to build Vietnam studying to become a true science in the academic scope, object and specific research methods, obviously. Foreseeing this trend of development, day November 11, 1988, Principal Secretary University of Hanoi has decided to establish a Center for Coordination of Research Vietnam and appointed Professor Phan Huy Lê as Director, led the construction industry towards research study Vietnam interdisciplinary research. After nearly a decade of operation, the Center has accomplished many scientific topics of State, many scientific programs and interdisciplinary training, exchanges and put cooperation with most of the research organizations Vietnam at the universities in the world. Every year hundreds Centres trainees, fellows and foreign scientists to study research and scientific exchange in which every ten people told successfully defended Master's thesis, Dr. Through exchanges, cooperation, the Centre has presented the results of the scientific study Vietnam to foreign countries. On that basis, the Centre has proposed and played a key role in organizing the International Conference on Vietnam first school in the 15th, 16th, 17th July 1998 in Hanoi. This "really is that every international gathering large family of Vietnam the world study, scientists between Vietnam and n