June 29, 2020 THE CONCEPT OF VIOLENCE IN POLITICS BY HANNAH ARENDT The academic program of June 2020 showed us that, in Arendt’s conception, political power has a very positive meaning, it is completely different from domination, coercion, imposition, and forced obedience. Come in and. The July 2020 program will continue to clarify the concept of “Violence” in Arendt’s politics. With the revolutionary nature of her thinking, she also brought a very new connotation to the concept of violence, which is understood as a tool of politics. Arendt understood violence in a completely different way than usual. * Introduction to the Liberal Arts Program:...

May 22, 2020 THE CONCEPT OF POWER IN POLITICS BY HANNAH ARENDT Political power is commonly understood as power expressed and exercised over others, as coercive and imposing power, forcing others to obey the orders of those in power… Hannah Arendt proposed a concept of power completely different from the above understanding. Her theory of power is deeply humanistic, and with this concept, she placed humanity’s political activities in an unexpected dimension of humanity. What is that concept? Nguyen Thi Tu Huy will introduce this unique concept to interested people at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Saturday Coffee...

May 22, 2020 OPEN ACADEMIC PROGRAM The liberal arts program is organized by the Department of Liberal Education – Faculty of Social Sciences – Hoa Sen University in cooperation with Saturday Coffee. In the spirit of liberal education currently being applied at several universities in Vietnam in general and at Hoa Sen University in particular, this program creates conditions to help different segments of the public access Academic knowledge and research have reached a universal level, and at the same time meet the aspirations of those who want to bring deep knowledge in their narrow field to all broad classes of...

March 10, 2020 On the afternoon of March 9, 2020, at Nguyen Van Trang headquarters, the Faculty of Social Sciences organized an online teaching training class (Elearning) for the Faculty’s regular and visiting lecturers, under the guidance of an Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu, Vice-Rector. The training class took place with the participation of 26 regular and visiting lecturers from the two Departments of Psychology and the Department of Liberal Education. The training content lasts for 3 hours, including: Currently, the Faculty of Social Sciences has uploaded all subjects to the University’s mLearning system, preparing for the upcoming semester 2. Faculty...

March 10, 2020 To support students studying E-learning, the Faculty of Social Sciences would like to announce the following email address: [email protected]. This is where students send emails if they have questions or have problems with Elearning when studying subjects of the Faculty of Social Sciences, including the Department of Psychology and the Department of Liberal Education. Students can refer to the Study Handbook on Hoa Sen University’s MLearning system: download here. Faculty of Social Sciences

December 17, 2019 Currently, many students are experiencing psychological trauma caused by school violence, violence, accidents, loss, etc. These traumas can seriously affect your physical and mental health and your quality of learning. However, access to professional support programs for you in Vietnam is currently very limited. Therefore, on December 14, 2019, at Nguyen Van Trang headquarters, BM Psychology organized a talk on the topic “Supporting Children with Psychological Trauma – Approach from the School and Community with the support shared by Dr. Susan McConnaughy – Professor at State University of New York, 2019 Fulbright scholar. The conversation also had the presence of...