On August 24, Dong A University held a ceremony to honor students who achieved outstanding results in national and international competitions for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The event was attended by leaders from the Department of Education and Training of Da Nang City, the Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang, principals from local high schools, parents, and students from various departments, along with all faculty members of the university.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Pham Tan Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Education and Training, acknowledged and congratulated the outstanding students who received awards, as well as the parents and faculty for the “very sweet” results achieved by the university's faculty and students in the past academic year.
“Throughout its formation and development, Dong A University has increasingly affirmed its reputation in various fields of training, particularly through collaborations with many corporations and universities in the region and around the world. In recent years, the university has achieved significant results in national, regional, and global competitions, thereby gradually establishing its position and training quality. Many high school students are choosing to study at Dong A University, and we hope that in this academic year and the coming years, more students from high schools in Da Nang and the surrounding region will enroll at Dong A University and continue the achievements that the university has built over the past years,” Mr. Ngoc Thuy shared during the ceremony.
Accordingly, the 2023-2024 academic year recognized the exceptional efforts and a series of outstanding achievements from 45 Dong A University students in 15 domestic and international competitions, bringing home 34 high-ranking awards.
Notably, a group of three students from the Korean Language Department at Dong A University won first place in the 28th World Korean Speech Contest held in Laos on August 16. These three students also excelled in the “12th Korean Speech Contest” held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1, officially becoming representatives of Vietnam in the 28th World Korean Speech Contest.
In national competitions, earlier in August, two students from the Japanese Language and Culture Department at Dong A University also achieved first and second place at the 7th National Japanese Speech Contest Cup JLAN-Test held in Da Nang, delivering inspiring stories and showcasing their Japanese speaking skills and confident stage presence.
Additionally, awards included Gold and Bronze in the Vietnam-Korea Gyeongsangbuk-do 2024 Korean Speech Contest for Korean language students, and third place in the National Student Mathematics Olympiad for Information Technology students, among others. In arts and sports activities, Dong A University students also excelled, winning the Outstanding Program Award at the 10th National Festival of Arts for Armed Forces, Youth, and Students 2024 in Region II and the Championship title at the 2023 National Student Volleyball Championship in the Central Region.
Witnessing the moment her daughter was honored on stage, Ms. Tran Thi Dinh, mother of Tran Thi Anh Nguyet, a fourth-year student from the Korean Language and Culture Department, was moved. She shared, “When I heard Nguyet and her teammates Trang and Xuan Ni won first place in the World Korean Speech Contest, I felt proud and overwhelmed with happiness. Although I don’t understand Korean, I watched the competition on YouTube, and seeing them share so charmingly and confidently made me very happy. Throughout the preparation for the competition and the trip to Laos, the dedication of the guiding teachers helped my daughter and her friends surpass their limits, learn, and have the opportunity to participate in such a meaningful international competition, living fully with their love for the Korean language.”
The ceremony also honored and awarded students who achieved awards in regional and other level competitions.
As part of the program, there was also a student forum for dialogue. Here, award-winning students shared their journey, experiences, and insights throughout the competition process with fellow students from various departments. Inspired by their achievements, many engaging questions and “collaboration invitations” for future academic endeavors were enthusiastically exchanged among students during this forum.
At the ceremony, the university also recognized and rewarded the guiding faculty and department heads who supported and accompanied the students throughout the competitions.
Dong A University and Its Various Awards
In the 2023-2024 academic year, Dong A University was honored to receive numerous commendations at different levels. On August 13, Dong A University was the only higher education institution awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee for its outstanding achievements over ten years in implementing Directive No. 38-CT/TU dated September 5, 2014, from the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee regarding the continued innovation of emulation and reward work for the period 2014-2024 (Decision No. 1735/QĐ-UBND dated August 13, 2024).
Previously, Dong A University was selected by the Central Government and the Da Nang People's Committee as the only exemplary unit among universities to receive an outstanding commendation for implementing Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW dated November 4, 2013, from the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party on “Fundamentally and comprehensively innovating education and training to meet the requirements of industrialization, modernization in the context of a socialist-oriented market economy, and international integration” for the ten-year period (2013-2023).
Most recently, at the opening session of the 51st ARTDO International Workshop, themed “Changing Lives by Unlocking Talent and Developing Skills” on August 19, Dong A University was nominated and honored in the collective award category for the 2024 International Outstanding Human Resources Award.
At the end of July 2024, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Dong A University was also honored as the only higher education institution to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee for its outstanding achievements in promoting and mobilizing voluntary blood donation in 2023. This marked the third commendation from the People's Committee for the university's blood donation activities, making Dong A University the first higher education institution to receive three commendations from the People's Committee for community service efforts.
At the end of 2023, Dong A University also completed quality accreditation for two consecutive cycles, achieving 99 out of 111 criteria, which represents 89.2% of the required standards according to the new criteria set by the Ministry of Education and Training.