On the morning of August 18, 2023, Ha Long University held a ceremony to award Vietnamese certificates to Laotian students in course 11 of the 2023 school year.
Performance by Laotian students in course 11
From 2012 to 2022, Ha Long University carried out political tasks assigned by Quang Ninh province by organizing 10 Vietnamese language training courses for foreigners and awarding essential Vietnamese certificates to 433 international students from three provinces in Northern Laos (Hua Phan, Xaynhabuly, and Luongphabang). At the beginning (2012 – 2014) and in recent years, some Laotian agency, department, and branch officials were sent to Quang Ninh to study at Ha Long University’s Vietnamese classes for Laotians. They were aged 24 to 31 when they were sent to Quang Ninh to study. The remainder were mostly recent high school graduates.
With the achievements and experience gained from ten years of teaching the Vietnamese language to Laotian, Japanese, and Chinese students, Ha Long University was officially approved by the Ministry of Education and Training to organize the test of assessment and certification of Vietnamese language proficiency for foreigners in the 2022-2023 academic year. This certificate is valid nationwide. This is a crucial milestone in Ha Long University’s Vietnamese language training for foreigners.
Ha Long University’s certificate of merit awarding to Lao K11 students achieving high academic results
The number of Laotian students granted scholarships by Quang Ninh province to study Vietnamese and other majors at colleges and universities doubled between the 2022-2023 academic year. Specifically, the 11th Vietnamese language training course had 108 international students from three provinces in Northern Laos. During their ten months of study in Vietnamese at Ha Long University, Laotian students received all preferential regimes prescribed by Quang Ninh province, most notably an additional 50% living expenses along with the support stipulated in Provincial People’s Council Resolution No. 10 dated December 9, 2022. In addition, Ha Long University always supports both material and spiritual aspects, chooses a team of experienced lecturers to teach and lead training classes for Laotian students, and improves the quality of training.
Ha Long University’s Vietnamese language certificate awarding to Laotian students
Based on the results of the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test, which took place from August 14 to 16, Ha Long University awarded Vietnamese certificates to 100 Laotian students in the 11th course in 2023. According to the Vietnamese language competency framework for foreigners, one student reached level 6 (the highest level), 55 students reached level 5, 29 students reached level 4, and the rest reached level 3 and level 2. With the Vietnamese certificate granted by Ha Long University, Laotian students are eligible to study at colleges and universities in Quang Ninh province.
On this occasion, Ha Long University also granted Vietnamese language certificates to 20 Laotian students from Oudomxay province who were trained in Vietnamese at Hoa Lu University (Ninh Binh). Previously, they had registered to participate in and pass the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test organized by Ha Long University.