Connecting Friendship and Understanding Culture in ASEAN Day 2023 at DTU
On the afternoon of March 11, 2023, the ASEAN Festival 2023 with many diverse and exciting activities
attracted the participation of thousands of students at Duy Tan University, 3 Quang Trung, City. Danang.
The festival is not only a useful playground for Duy Tan students but also a place to meet, make friends
and share with students from many countries in the ASEAN community.
Speaking at the Festival, Dr. Le Nguyen Tue Hang - Vice Rector of Duy Tan University said: "Your
generation is the generation of dynamic Gen Z, please take advantage of opportunities from activities
with international elements to see See the world, develop yourself and confidently integrate into the
foreign labor market.
She hopes that the P2A activities held at Duy Tan University will help them both have the opportunity to
make friends and learn and share the best with foreign students. At the same time, you prepare yourself
with foreign languages, professional knowledge, international integration skills, ... to become a global
citizen."
Participating in the 2023 ASEAN Festival, young people not only learn about the culture, country and
people of many countries in ASEAN, but also have the opportunity to experience the extremely unique
and attractive dishes of Vietnam. neighboring countries when visiting food stalls.
The ASEAN food stalls are beautifully and impressively decorated with a variety of fruits, dishes and
drinks with bold traditional flavors of indigenous people and are considered the "national spirit" of many
countries. such as: Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,...
Next, the exam "Knowing about ASEAN" with 20 questions about knowledge of history, culture as well as
activities of countries in ASEAN with very specific contents about: national flag, national flower, simple
monetary taste, sports, cuisine,... characteristic of some countries. This is an opportunity for the
competing teams to "compete" together and demonstrate their knowledge of neighboring countries.
An interesting highlight of the Festival must be the contest "Fashion Show of ASEAN countries" with the
charming performance of amateur model couples. Each typical costume of a country performed on stage
adds meaning when accompanied by a presentation about the traditional beauty of that country.
At the end of the Festival, the Organizing Committee selected and awarded the whole delegation to the
units that fully participated and performed excellently in the contest contents, specifically:
- 1 First prize was awarded to the School of Tourism;
- 1 Second prize awarded to DTU Skills Club;
- 2 Third prizes belong to the School of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Student Volunteer Club;
- 3 Consolation prizes belong to the 5 Good Student Club, School of Computer Science and School of
Foreign Languages.
In addition, general information about the activities of the Journey to ASEAN Organization (Passage to
ASEAN - P2A) has been sent to a large number of students attending the 2023 ASEAN Festival.
Accordingly, P2A is a program organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Rangsit
University Thailand started in June 2012 with the participation of co-founders of Norton University
Cambodia, Duy Tan University Vietnam, Laos National University, Myanmar Computer Institute.
Immediately after its establishment, P2A has become a bridge connecting the network of universities and
research institutes in the region, helping to develop high-quality human resources, creating educational
exchange programs at a cost-effective price for students. for students and support students to find jobs
in ASEAN countries.
Participating in activities of P2A organizations, students from other countries will enjoy the best learning
and practice conditions and will be equipped with necessary skills such as: environmental protection,
cultural heritage conservation. , respecting independence - sovereignty, preserving national identity,
language, religion, law, ... in the spirit of unity in the diversity of colors of ASEAN countries.