Current situation of exchanges between Korea and Vietnam on culture and higher education – Orientations and solutions

Abstract

Vietnam and Korea are two East Asian countries with many similarities
in history and culture. Vietnam is in Southeast Asia, South Korea is in Northeast Asia
but both countries are strategically located on a peninsula connected to the mainland
and overlooking the ocean. This peninsula and ocean location also creates many close
geo-cultural conditions of the two countries. On the other hand, In their long history of
survival and development, the two countries have many times faced with the invasion
of many powerful forces. That history of struggle against foreign aggression has forged
the patriotic spirit and deep national consciousness of the people of each country.
Over the years of hardship, Vietnam and Korea have rebuilt and developed the country
on the ruins of the war. Within the framework of the article, we will highlight and
analyze the current situation of cultural exchange and higher education in the two
countries, thereby giving some orientations and solutions to further raise the level of
comprehensive cooperation in the field of culture - Education is one of the important
factors to help the Governments and peoples of the two countries understand each other
better, raise the level of comprehensive strategic partnership, and open a new, higher and
deeper cooperation chapter between the two countries in the context of the current
situation, new scene.