Students enjoy traditional New Year and cultural exchange between Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia at Nguyen Tat Thanh University

NTTU – Towards the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of Nguyen Tat Thanh University (June 5, 1999 – June 5, 2022,) creating favorable conditions for Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia cultural exchanges as well as sharing feelings, creating a warm traditional New Year atmosphere, encouraging the spirit of international students who are not been able to return home in the situation of Covid-19 epidemic, on April 16, 2022 Nguyen Tat Thanh University organized a Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia cultural exchange festival and foreign students were able to enjoy the traditional New Year of Cambodia (Chol Chnam Thmay), Laos (Bunpimay)

Attending the program, there were the participation of Dr. Tran Ai Cam – President; Dr. Hoang Huu Dung – Vice President; Nguyen Quynh Son, MSc. – Director of Center for International Student Support; Nguyen Ngoc Anh, MSc. – Deputy Director of Center for International Student Support; Nguyen Hoang Thao My, MSc. – Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union, Head of the Department of Medical Testing Engineering.

Delegates attending the event

At the program, Dr. Tran Ai Cam wished the students and their families a happy, warm, and national traditional New Year. She also hopes that “You are an active factor contributing to further tightening the solidarity and friendship between the three countries Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia. Nguyen Tat Thanh University will continue to preserve and promote the tradition of solidarity and friendship, especially constantly improving the quality of training to meet the aspirations and interests of international students studying at the University”.

Dr. Tran Ai Cam delivers the address

At the program, the University together with the International Student Support Center awarded prizes to more than 70 students with high academic performances as well as achievements in outstanding activities to encourage the spirit of the students to continue to try harder in the following years studying at the school.

The University’s representative presented certificates of merit to students with outstanding academic achievements and active activities

“Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia Festival” is a program aimed at the traditional beauties of the countries, so the Organizing Committee has also brought the traditional cultures of the three countries to the students. In the program, student representing the three countries performed the “Baci – tying strings around a person’s wrist ” ritual – a traditional ritual of Laos – to further strengthen the friendships of students from the three countries in particular and the three countries in general.

Understanding that each nation has its own unique cultural identities, the program organized a performance of traditional costumes of the three countries to share the cultural beauty of each country as well as contribute to the preservation of the cultural heritage of each country.

The performance of traditional costumes of three countries Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia

At the end of the ceremony, a part of the festival was most enjoyed by the students with the cuisine of the three countries as well as the traditional water festival of the two neighbouring countries Laos and Cambodia.

The students mingled in the festive atmosphere through the water splashing game

The event is an opportunity for the school to understand more about international students studying at the premise as well as to connect students between the three countries and cement friendship.

Some other pictures at the festival: