In the speech contest, the 10 finalists helped the audience better understand every aspect of the current Indonesia-Vietnam relationship through the following topics: 70 years of Indonesia-Vietnam relations, Strengthening the Indonesia-Vietnam strategic partnership, The role of the younger generation in fostering Indonesia-Vietnam relations, The important role of Indonesia and Vietnam in ASEAN, and so on. Each speech brought different colors and topics, but one thing that was easily seen was the careful preparation of the contestants, from their attire to the content of the presentation and the picture slides.

Choosing the presentation topic “Opportunities and challenges in educational cooperation between Indonesia and Vietnam”, contestant Tran Thi Kieu Trinh, an alumna of the Indonesian Language Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, has won a convincing victory with her fluent Indonesian language and sharp arguments. In particular, she has skillfully shared her personal story about the experience of receiving the Darmasiswa in 2023 to clearly prove the benefits provided by educational cooperation:

Meanwhile, in the singing competition, the Hall of the Faculty of Letters also became very lively with cheers from the audience after each performance from the contestants finished. Wearing a traditional Indonesian Batik skirt, Tran Minh Hieu, a 3rd year student of the Indonesian Language Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, became very beautiful and radiant on stage.

Her soft, emotional voice and good interaction with the audience have won applause from the Jury and guests. With the excellence of her voice, energy and confident style when singing two songs “Laskar Pelangi” and “Dunia Tipu-Tipu”, Minh Hieu has prominently surpassed 10 other contestants to become the champion of the singing competition.

“Speech Contest and Indonesian Song Singing Contest” were held in connection with the commemoration of the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia (17/8/1945 – 17/8/2024), welcoming the event of Indonesian language being officially recognized by UNESCO as the international language of this organization at the end of 2023, and the commemoration of the 31st Anniversary of the establishment of the Indonesian Language Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. When watching the competition between contestants from the beginning of the program until the moment of awarding, Agustaviano Sofjan, Consul General of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City was satisfied with the outstanding performances of the contestants: