😗The 11th Vietnam Day at MGIMO 🎓One of MGIMO’s core values is its multinational community of students and alumni. Representatives of over 90 countries and peoples live, study, and grow together here. Students from different nations not only get to discover Russia and other cultures but also have the opportunity to express their unique identity and cherish their own history and traditions. On April 30, MGIMO hosted the 11th Vietnam Day, organized by the Vietnamese Student Association and the ASEAN Centre with the support of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Russian Federation and Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU). Currently, 26 students from Vietnam are studying at MGIMO. The event was opened by Andrey Baykov, Vice-Rector for Science and Research. 👥He emphasized the high importance of Russian-Vietnamese relations and highlighted MGIMO’s role as a leading center for training specialists in Oriental and Vietnamese studies. 💳Welcoming remarks were delivered by: ▶️Gennady Bezdetko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ▶️Vadim Bublikov, Deputy Director of the Third Asia Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ▶️Mai Nguyen Tuyet Hoa, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Russian Federation ▶️Evgeny Vlasov, Vice-Rector for International Relations at FEFU. The ceremony was moderated by Ekaterina Koldunova, Director of the ASEAN Centre. The academic conference that followed the opening was dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the “Doi Moi” reforms — a comprehensive transformation program in the economic, political, social, and cultural spheres initiated by the Communist Party of Vietnam. Participants discussed Vietnam’s economic development, its role within ASEAN and global politics, as well as the specific features of public administration modernization. For the first time, a joint session of MGIMO and FEFU was held, featuring leading Russian experts in Vietnamese studies. The Vietnam Day program also included: ⏺a student quiz, ⏺a fair, ⏺workshops, ⏺a photo exhibition. 🎉The event concluded with a festival featuring traditional dances and music. For more details, visit the website. 🌐MGIMO International (ENG) / МГИМО для иностранцев (RUS)