On January 27^th, 2021, ULIS – VNU cooperated with the Regional English Language Office – the US Embassy in Hanoi (RELO) to organize the launch of the 2021 Video Viewing Marathon course.

Opening the program, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Deputy Head of General Administration Office introduced the ULIS CONNECT Project, UNC2021 and VIDEO VIEWING MARATHON 2021.

After that, President Do Tuan Minh and Mr. Jerrold J. Frank – Director of the Office signed an MOU and invitation letters to be sent to potential learners to participate in the course.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Jerrold J. Frank affirmed that combining video viewing marathon with ULIS Connect project would bring opportunities to access new technology platforms for the community of foreign language teachers in Vietnam.

President Do Tuan Minh asserted that the three programs were introduced with a humanitarian meaning, which was the desire to create a community of connected foreign language teachers in Vietnam.