On October 25, 2025, the University of Languages and International Studies – Vietnam National University, Hanoi (ULIS–VNU) successfully organized the International Graduate Research Symposium 2025 (IGRS 2025). As an annual academic event, the symposium aims to promote research engagement at the postgraduate level by providing a platform for graduate students and doctoral researchers to exchange ideas, connect with peers, and present their scholarly work. The 2025 symposium adopted a hybrid format, combining on-site sessions at ULIS with online participation via Zoom, thus facilitating broader academic exchange among domestic and international scholars.

In his opening remarks, Vice President Dr. Hoa Ngoc Son welcomed participants and emphasized the significance of over 180 presentations covering diverse fields of linguistics, applied linguistics, and foreign language education. He expressed confidence that the symposium would foster innovation in language research and pedagogy while enhancing academic growth for young researchers.

The plenary sessions featured distinguished scholars from leading universities. Dr. Raqib Chowdhury (Monash University, Australia) addressed the homogenizing effects of AI on academic writing and called for responsible integration of technology to preserve diversity in scholarly voices. Dr. Edwin Creely (Monash University) discussed the potential of multimodality to enrich English language teaching, while Professor Anthony John Kunnan (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) examined both the promises and risks of AI in language education. Professor Rosemary Orlando (Southern New Hampshire University, USA) reflected on how AI may reshape English teacher education in Vietnam, and Professor Graham Parr (Monash University) highlighted the centrality of teacher identity to professional sustainability in education.

The symposium also included 22 thematic sub-panels and 50 poster presentations covering a wide range of topics such as discourse analysis, translation studies, and language pedagogy. Notably, IGRS 2025 was organized primarily by graduate students and doctoral researchers, embodying ULIS’s philosophy of “Creating Opportunities Together.” Pre-conference workshops held from October 22 to 24 provided additional academic insights, marking another successful year of scholarly collaboration and innovation in language and education research at ULIS–VNU.

Đỗ Huyền Châu – ĐSTT