Many surprises for Russia lovers

Coming to Vietnam for the first time as a student, Director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture Vladimir Murashkin is always proud to contribute to the fields of cooperation, cultural, scientific and educational exchange between the two countries. Sharing with TG&VN, he said that the Center has many surprises for Russian patriots in Vietnam.

For a long time, the Russian Center of Science and Culture (SC&C) has become a common home for those who love science, language and culture of the birch country. Could you share your impressions about the response of the Vietnamese public to the activities of the Center?

Director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture Vladimir Murashkin. (Photo: NVCC)

Your comment is absolutely correct! The Russian Science and Culture Center in Hanoi is a place that attracts those who love Russia, are interested in Russia's past and present, and connect with our country through plans for the future for themselves, their loved ones, their families and their children...

Here we regularly organize Russian language courses, clubs, exhibitions and film screenings, as well as master classes on Russian cuisine.

In the summer we have a camp for children. In particular, on Wednesdays the Beryozka folk dance group rehearses in the hall.

It can be seen that it has received positive responses from the public, from preschoolers, students, teachers to professors, members of creative associations, representatives of scientific organizations, social activists and public opinion leaders...

We maintain regular contact with domestic ministries, agencies, business representatives and the media. In particular, we appreciate the close cooperation of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations.

With your support, many times our hall was not enough to accommodate all the attendees. To organize tours of Russian artists and other large-scale events, we had to ask for help from partners in other venues.

Recently, the Center has organized many outstanding activities such as Immortal Legion, Week of celebrating the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great poet AS Pushkin... So what other activities can the public look forward to this year?

Every Autumn we carry out Russian projects for those who learn and teach Russian in Vietnam. That is more than 5,000 students and about 200 school teachers and university lecturers.

Russian universities are participating in a competition for the right to organize events to promote and strengthen the position of the Russian language in Vietnam.

This year, a working group from Moscow State Linguistic University - MSLU will join us. The project has nationwide coverage: Hanoi and the northern provinces, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City.

Russian experts will conduct open lessons and master classes, creative workshops and seminars on teaching methods.

The exchange of experience at the sites of the Russian Center for Science and Culture and educational institutions in the country, demonstrations and discussions of innovative teaching methods contribute to increasing interest in the Russian language among young people and help teachers enrich their methodological repertoire.

Regarding your interest in the topic of cultural exchange, I would like to refrain from revealing our plans at this time. However, we are preparing a surprise for Russian art lovers this fall.

Besides the strength of cultural activities, what areas does the Center wish to develop more in order to more comprehensively promote exchange activities as well as actively contribute to the cooperative relationship between the two countries?

Next year, our priority will be to work with young people who want to get a free higher education in Russia. Therefore, admissions for the 2025-2026 academic year will begin in September. Registration will be open on the Education in Russia website.

Young Vietnamese citizens who wish to take advantage of the opportunity to study tuition-free at Russian universities within the framework of the Russian Government's scholarship quota will be able to put themselves on the list of candidates.

Cultural exchange between artists of the two countries at the event 'Immortal Legion' in 2024. (Photo: Le An)

The Russian Cooperation Agency - Rossotrudnichestvo is the unified unit for selecting young people to study abroad in Russia. In Vietnam, all issues related to educational cooperation are handled by Rossotrudnichestvo's representative agency, the Russian Science and Culture Center in Hanoi.

Therefore, from September to December, our priority work is to work with young people, including the Project “Day of introducing Russian universities in Vietnam”.

Thank you very much!

The Russian Center for Science and Culture in Hanoi is an agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Officially inaugurated on September 27, 2003, but before that, the Center had played an important role in strengthening bilateral relations between state organizations, unions, and organizations in the fields of science, culture and trade of the two countries.

With an important position in developing Vietnam-Russia relations, the main task of the Center is to cooperate with Vietnam to promote Russia with its unique cultural features, as well as popularize the Russian language in Vietnam.

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