FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Mission
The Faculty of International Studies is committed to providing high-quality graduates with global competence and introducing the Vietnamese language and culture to the world.
Tasks
Teaching International Studies, Oriental Studies, and Vietnamese Language and Culture for full-time students at higher education level.- Offering short-term courses with specific objectives for foreigners as well as Vietnamese in demand.- Conducting basic research, applied research and implementation.- Supporting the Language and Cultural Center and the College of Foreign Languages, the University of Danang to do research or transactions.
Vision
The Faculty of International Studies aims at being an educational unit that promotes learners to become global citizens with high adaptability in an environment of diversity and integration in economies, cultures, and societies.
Job Opportunities
1. Foreign Affairs Officers
Foreign Affairs Officers work in a challenging but extremely interesting working environment. As an Officer of Foreign Affairs, you will have opportunities to travel, to discover and to get more knowledge about new destinations and cultures. More importantly, you are able to make such contributions to protecting Viet Nam’s interests and promoting the image of the country to the world, which is a definitely honored and proud task. As an Officer of Foreign Affairs, you are in charge of representing the Government and fulfilling the Foreign Affairs tasks, including:· Declare policies and decisions related to the Government’s Foreign Affairs;· Discuss and negotiate agreements;· Sign Foreign Affairs documents;· Take part in International conferences;· Support the training and management of Foreign Affair Officers. Job Requirements:· Patriotism, great skills, high sense of responsibility;· Wide knowledge and high professional capacity;· Effective communication skills and trust building;· Agility, sensibility, activeness, flexibility;· Consensus building skills. Recruitment Agencies:The Governmental Departments and Agencies of Foreign Affairs include Commission for Foreign Relations of the Party Central Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Departments of Foreign Affairs in Provinces and Cities, Offices of Foreign Affairs of Entrepreneurs, International Organizations etc.
2. Journalists
With their basic knowledge and skills, International Studies graduates are sufficient to perform their jobs as a journalist, especially the ability to create websites related to international issues.Specific tasks:· Edit culture, politics, and international economics newsletters;· Edit programs;· Conduct interviews;· Write reports;· Broadcast programs in Vietnamese and English.Job Requirements:· Strong will;· Good professional capacity;· Independent thinking and sensibility;· Patience, honesty and objectiveness;· Flexible communication and creativity.Recruiting Agencies: Local Broadcast Television Station; The Voice of Vietnam; Newspapers and Magazines; Online Newspapers; The PR Departments of Companies
3. General Management: Some courses such as Business Management, Foreign Trade Profession, and Public Relation, etc. are offered to prepare each individual to have operational skills as well as give each person a chance to learn how to manage a business or multi-scale Aid and Development Projects. That’s why after graduation, a graduate student of International Studies Department can possess the abilities to:· Carry out the management duties;· Control the operations of the departments or of the enterprise as a whole;· Build up, maintain and strengthen internal as well as external relationships;· Plan up and manage projects. Ability and Personality Requirements· Ability to manage and organize any kinds of work;· Ability to maintain personnel association as well as communication;· Ability to work with great intensity and under high pressure;· Ability to work independently;· Ability to work in a team with a wide range of different cultures and nationalities. Recruiting offices: Domestic and foreign Enterprises; Economic organizations.
Other job opportunities· Teaching such subjects as International Relations; History and Culture; International Economy at the colleges…;· Working at Institute of the world economy and politics research, Institute of American research, or Institute of European research (undertaking research on worldwide problems; regional and national relations as well as international organizations…)· Working as secretaries or project coordinators for internal and external non-governmental organizations, especially the ones of America, European Union…;· Working as an employee for the sales department; department of PR or marketing research.