Vietnam has become a party to the newly-signed charter to establish a
Public Interest Group (GIP) of the European Consortium for Asian Field
Study (ECAF).
The outcome followed a five-day working
visit to France by a delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences (VASS) led by its Vice President Nguyen Quang Thuan.
The charter, which was inked at the ECAG General Assembly in Paris
on June 3, aimed to activate further cooperation in the research and
teaching of social sciences, especially in the areas of linguistics,
culture, history, archaeology and religion.
Parties to
the charter agreed to provide field approaches and frameworks in Asia
for common benefits, develop joint programmes on Asia research managed
by each party, make full use of the existing research centres by forming
a network and sharing studying documents and costs as well as promoting
Europe-Asia cooperation dialogue among the two regions’ research
communities.
On this occasion, a cooperation agreement
between the VASS and the École Pratiquedes Hautes Études, a leading
institute for higher education and research, was signed, paving the way
for further cooperation in teaching and researching issues relating to
culture, Sino-Vietnamese and archaeology.
In
addition, the two sides plan to ink another deal for cooperation in new
majors which are expected to yield fruitful results.
According to Thuan, his academy is one of founders of ECAF on the basis
of the traditional and close ties with the French Academy of the Far
East. Vietnam plays a crucial role and is an active member in carrying
out projects and research activities at home as well as in other Asian
countries.-VNA