Vietnamese studies (Vietnamese: Việt Nam học), or Vietnamology,[1] in general is the study of Vietnam and things related to Vietnam. It refers, especially, to the study of modern Vietnamese and literature, history, ethnology, and the philological approach, respectively.

The location of Vietnam

The specialist in this area is called a Vietnamist.

University programs

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Several major universities in the United States offer a Vietnamese studies major or program, including Columbia University the University of Houston, University of California, and Yale University. These schools, as well as many others, including Hobart and William Smith Colleges, offer a study abroad exchange program.[2] The Vietnam National University, Hanoi has a comprehensive Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences.[3] The Tokyo University of Foreign Studies also offers a program in the field.[4]

In Central Europe, the oldest university, Charles University in Prague, also offers a study programme focused on Vietnamese studies, formerly Ethnology with Vietnamese[5] and since 2019 renamed Asian Studies: Vietnamese.[6] Masaryk University in Brno offers a Vietnamese Studies programme[7] and Palacký University Olomouc offers Vietnamese Philology and also Asian Studies with Specialization on Vietnamese Language and Culture.[8]

In Germany, Vietnamese Studies (Vietnamistik) has been taught at the Asien-Afrika-Institut of the University of Hamburg since 1982.[9] Vietnamese studies that took place in 1970 at Berlin's Humboldt University, four years after German unification was entered with the Institute of Oriental Studies and Studies in Southeast Asia.[10] In 1998, the position of professor of Vietnamese studies was canceled.[11] From 2002 until now Jörg Thomas Engelbert is professor of the field at the University of Hamburg.[12] In Bulgaria, a BA degree programme "South, East, Southeast Asia" was introduced in Sofia University in 2013. The curriculum focuses on the Asian region and includes Vietnamese Studies specialisation.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Phan Huy Lê, Prof., Department of History, College of Social Sciences & Humanities, VNU. (15 September 2004). "Vietnamology on the path of development international exchange, and cooperation". Vietnam National University Journal of Science. Retrieved 19 June 2023. Vietnamology (Vietnamologie) or Vietnamese Studies is a scientific discipline specialized in studying Vietnam in such fields as history, geography, language, literature, culture, economics, politics, and ecological environment or in the fields of interdisciplinary studies.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jack D. Harris, "Growing a Vietnamese Studies Program," ASAIA Network Exchange, Winter 2006, p. 21, found at Asia Network website Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Vietnam National University website Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences page. Retrieved June 21, 2011. Archived May 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies website Vietnamese studies page. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Vietnamistika Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  6. ^ Pullmann, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. Michal. "Rozhodnutí o ÚJCA a ÚDV na ÚAS". Ústav asijských studií. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Vietnamistika". Masarykova univerzita. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Studijní programy a obory pro akademický rok 2020/2021". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ Online-Redaktion. "Presse". www.uni-hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  10. ^ Hochschulstrukturplan 1998(PDF-Datei; 1,1 MB) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, retrieved November 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Engelbert: Seite 16.
  12. ^ Prof. Dr. Jörg Thomas Engelbert - Curriculum Vitae Archived 2014-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Universität Hamburg. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  13. ^ "Bachelor's Degree programs / International Students / Admission / Home - Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски"". www.uni-sofia.bg. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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