The meeting will be held in the Prof. W. Michowicz Assembly Hall, Lindleya 5a from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The event will be attended by Ha Hoang Hai, Ambassador of Vietnam to Poland.
Detailed programme:
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Opening of the event
- dr hab. Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz (the University of Lodz Vice-Rector for Internationalisation of Science and Education)
- dr hab. Ryszard Machnikowski, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz (Dean of the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz)
- dr hab. Dominik Mierzejewski, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz (Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz)
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Speech by Hà Hoàng Hải, Ambassador of Vietnam to Poland
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Vietnamese language workshops (Liwia Kowalska, Martyna Gawienowska)
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Culture of Vietnam – artistic part:
- Playing the national instrument T'rưng – "Tây Nguyên greets the sun" (composed by musician Hữu Xuân; performed by Angela Mai Nguyễn, Victoria Hòa Trần)
- “Ngồi tựa sông đào” singing – Quan họ folk song from Bắc Ninh (traditional words; performed by Nguyễn Thanh Huyền)
- Dance with silk fans "Hương sắc Việt - Colours of Vietnam" (performed by: Angela Mai Nguyễn, Victoria Hòa Trần, Kim Thoa)
- Áo Dài show: "Áo dài ngũ thân – traditional costume of Vietnam" (performed by: Áo Dài Vietnam Heritage Club in Poland)
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Polish Literature in Vietnam and vice versa (Trương Thu Hà)
12:00 p.m. – 12:.15 p.m. – Tourist attractions of Vietnam (Wiktoria Rakszewska, Liwia Kowalska)
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Ethnic minorities of Vietnam (Zuzanna Galasińska)
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.– "Vietnam 2022" Expedition; Scholarship in Vietnam (Pola Jagodzińska)
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.– "Vietnam 2024" Expedition (Krzysztof Szostak, Helena Snawadzka)
1:15 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. – Screening of the documentary film "Polski Bohater Wietnamu" [Polish Hero of Vietnam] about Kazimierz Kwiatkowski directed by Błażej Pyrka
1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Closing of the event
The event will be accompanied by stands prepared by the East Asia and Pacific Student Science Club of the University of Lodz, devoted to historical issues, Vietnamese language and ethnic minorities of Vietnam.
Participants of the event will also be able to take a virtual tour of Vietnam and see a photo exhibition showing the lives of the people of the Mekong Delta.
Additionally, guests of the Vietnamese Culture Day will be able to taste traditional Vietnamese dishes.