Exciting Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange program in Da Nang

This is one of the practical and meaningful activities towards the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations (1973-2025).

With many cultural and artistic exchange activities between Vietnam and Japan interwoven throughout the day, the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Program 2025 is open to all students in the city to learn about Japanese culture, people and language.

Speaking at the opening session, Mr. Mori Takero, Consul General of Japan in Da Nang city, acknowledged the hard work and perseverance in organizing and congratulated Dong A University on the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange event at the school.

Along with the vibrant cultural exchange activities is the development of a network of partners including 8 provinces and cities, 13 universities and academies, and more than 130 large and small corporations and businesses, providing good support for students' post-graduation employment.

Among them, many former students of Dong A University have found jobs and built successful careers at businesses in Japan or Japanese businesses in Vietnam.

The Japanese Consul General in Da Nang City, his wife, a Japanese art troupe and students join in a fun bamboo dance. (Photo: ANH DAO)

He expressed his hope that students will partly see the beauty of Japan and the beauty of the Vietnam-Japan relationship through this program.

“Recognizing the strong impact of this event on students, especially adding a “channel” for them to have the opportunity to learn and explore Japanese culture, people and language through a series of lively exchange activities taking place throughout the day. This has contributed significantly to strengthening the cooperative and friendly relationship between Vietnam and Japan,” shared Dr. Ngo Quang Vinh, Vice President of Dong A University.

Students of Dong A University receive scholarships at the program. (Photo: ANH DAO)

At the opening session, 16 more Vietnam-Japan bridge scholarships were also awarded to students of various majors participating in the 1-year internship program in Japan from the second quarter of 2025.

The total value of the scholarship this time is up to nearly 70 million VND in addition to support throughout the process of studying Japanese and professional skills before departure as well as the time of internship and work in Japan of students.