On Thursday, November 10th 2016, USTH organized “OPENING CEREMONY” for the academic year 2016 – 2017. The ceremony began by the musical performances by students from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) and the choir “HOPE”.
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Then, “the Opening Ceremony” was officially started by Vietnamese and French anthems by USTH students and the choir “HOPE”
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Prof. Le Tran Binh, Vice Rector of USTH gave the opening speech welcoming all the very important guests from Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); Embassy of France in Vietnam, Embassy of Timor-Leste in Vietnam; The representatives for Embassy of Mozambique in Vietnam; the representative for different high schools and secondary schools in Hanoi; the representative for companies – USTH partners; the USTH students and their parents.
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Prof. Patrick Boiron, Rector of USTH gave speech and introduced the new Vice- Rectors: Assoc.Prof. Dinh Thi Mai Thanh and Assoc.Prof. Ngo Duc Thanh.
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Continued by the speech of Prof. Phan Ngoc Minh, Vice President of VAST.
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Speech by H.E Bertrand Lortholary, Ambassador of France in Vietnam
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Selected video contest presentations in French made by USTH students and prizes given to the winners of the selected videos.
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Prof. Nguyen Van Hung, Vice Rector of USTH announced decision on granting scholarships and scholarship granted to excellent students
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Prof. Patrick Boiron beat the drum
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