Expanding Student Exchange with Vietnam’s PTIT

- Opening a Platform for Global Exchange through the 29th Overseas Historical and Cultural Exploration Program

[Photo] The 29th Overseas History and Culture Exploration team poses for a commemorative photo during an exchange with Vietnam’s PTIT.

From November 26^th (Wed) to Sunday 30^th (Sun), our university successfully carried out international exchange activities as part of the 29^th Overseas History and Culture Exploration Program, visiting Hanoi and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. A total of 24 students from 15 departments (majors), including the Department of Architectural Space Design, the Senior Welfare major, and the Department of Practical Music, participated in the program.

This exploration was especially meaningful as the delegation officially visited Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), one of Vietnam’s leading national universities. Our university and PTIT signed a 2+2 joint degree program agreement last year and have since been jointly operating an online dual-degree program based on this partnership.

Representing PTIT, Dr. Viet Hung Nguyen, Vice Dean of the Office of International Cooperation, along with international exchange students, attended the event. Centered around SCU Ambassador students, the program featured introductions to student life at both universities, a campus tour, recreational activities, and various exchange programs. Through these activities, students were able to enhance mutual understanding and build closer relationships.

Lee Jong Won, Director of the International Exchange Center, who led the program, stated, “This student-centered exchange activity is highly meaningful in that it has laid the groundwork for expanding into sustained academic and cultural exchanges.”

Meanwhile, to strengthen global competencies, our university has established sister-university partnerships with leading institutions abroad including Vietnam’s PTIT, Stockholm University in Sweden, and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) in the United States and is actively engaged in joint research, content exchange, co-development of course content, and special lectures by invited professors.