On April 24^th, 2021, ULIS-VNU held the National Scientific Conference “Researching and teaching foreign languages, linguistics and international studies in Vietnam” (UNC2021). The conference is an annual activity of the University, and this is the second-straight year that the conference was held online on the Zoom platform with the desire to reach more domestic and foreign scholars.

In his opening speech, President Do Tuan Minh said that UNC2021 was the largest scientific conference ever held by the University with 5372 participants from 994 institutions nationwide, receiving the largest number of papers (456 in total) and having the longest preparation time. With 3 plenary presentations and 360 papers in 30 parallel sessions, UNC2021 created a quality scientific forum with a great turnout of participants.

Representing the donors, Mr. Jerrold J. Frank – Director of Regional English Language Office (RELO), the US Embassy in Vietnam spoke highly of ULIS’s efforts to organize UNC2021. The conference brought together quality scientific articles and accompanied RELO to hold the training course ‘Video Viewing Marathon 2021’ for English teachers.

At the plenary session, 3 articles were presented.

After the plenary session, the participants joined in 30 parallel sessions of their choice. The contents of all the papers are diverse and rich.

In particular, UNC2021 was also for  teachers of primary, secondary, and high schools. The studies related to teaching at these levels have brought new perspectives to the conference.

Taking place on an online platform, the technical aspect of conference was carefully prepared to ensure the smooth organization and the most convenience for participants.

Within the framework of the conference, the launching ceremony of ULIS Connect, a network with the purpose of connecting foreign language teachers in Vietnam, also took place. The project was born from the desire to connect all teachers, lecturers, researchers and scholars nationwide to develop the quality of foreign language teaching and learning in Vietnam.

Large scale, high quality, rich colors, and wide connectivity are new points of UNC2021. The conference ended after an exciting day.