International students successfully completed their internship at UEF with remarkable efforts

JULY 19 - the UEF International Institute held a Closing Ceremony of the international students’ internship program at UEF. This is an opportunity for the university and our partners to evaluate the internship process of international students in the previous academic year, thereby proposing new solutions to improve the quality of incoming exchange activities.

There were 2 reporting sessions of interns from Saint Michael's College. They have completed their internship after a 2-month collaboration at the Faculty of International Relations, the Faculty of Public Relations and Communication at UEF.
 

International students completed their report after their 2-month internship at UEF

The ceremony had the honor to welcome Ms. Nguyen Thi Mo - Director of ABROADER, and Ms. Nguyen Vu Phuong An - Program Assistant of ABROADER.

Participating in the event were Dr. Tran Thanh Huyen - Dean, Faculty of International Relations, Dr. Dang Anh Luc - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Public Relations and Communication, Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van - Assistant Dean, Faculty of Public Relations and Communication, Mr. Nguyen Anh Khoa - Faculty member, Faculty of Public Relations and Communication. Representatives from UEF International Institute included Mr. Hoang Tran Quang Duong - Head of Academic Operation, and Ms. Chung Ngoc Han - International Cooperation Officer.

The first session took place with the report of Lesley Rivera after working at the Faculty of International Relations. In her presentation, Lesley Rivera talked about the tasks she had completed, her achievements and challenges throughout the journey with UEFers as well as the lessons that she had accumulated.

One of the characteristics that Lesley appreciated most was the hospitality, openness, and sincerity of the instructors, faculty members as well as UEFers. This will be one of the important materials for her to develop communication skills, serving her future career orientation. Additionally, Lesley also used this opportunity to participate in external projects outside UEF, thereby learning more about Vietnam. This was highly appreciated and encouraged by the Committee.
 

Lesley confidently delivered her report after the internship at the Faculty of International Relations

With regard to Lesley's performance, Dr. Tran Thanh Huyen - Dean, Faculty of International Relations expressed her appreciation for the enthusiasm and energy that Lesley put in UEF during her internship. She was very proactive in researching and collecting materials as well as supporting students and faculty members in daily learning activities. Despite many difficulties, Dr. Huyen hoped that Lesley had accumulated many useful insights.

Similarly, in the second session, Gigi Kelsey talked about her works and memories from her internship at the Faculty of Public Relations and Communication. Gigi said that she had learned a lot through the enthusiastic guidance of Mr. Nguyen Anh Khoa as well as the UEF faculty members’ support, especially in communication skills, public speaking, and asking for support when needed. During her internship, Gigi, along with UEFers, conquered specialized English, practiced using English in realistic situations, "unpack" problems in the Psychology field as well as completed several research projects of their own. These were all new, interesting, and useful experiences for her.
 

Gigi gave an impressive presentation on her contributions to the Psychology major at UEF

Mr. Nguyen Anh Khoa said that this was the first time he has worked and supported foreign students. He valued Gigi’s efforts and creative ideas in bringing English closer to UEF students. In spite of language barriers, both lecturer and student were able to work well together and created memorable memories. He also hoped that Gigi had had enough time to enhance her understanding of the country, the culture, and the Vietnamese.

In the Closing Ceremony, both interns expressed their deep gratitude to their instructors as well as the faculty and staff members of UEF, who had always accompanied and supported them all that time. The students said that this internship exceeded their expectations. The experiences, skills, and knowledge accumulated during this period will become a solid stepping stone for them to realize their dreams and grow even stronger on the upcoming path.
 

UEF faculty members commenting on international students’ internship

At the end of the two reporting sessions, the representatives from both sides had exchanges and proposed several suggestions to improve the quality of international internship programs. UEF highly appreciates the working style and performance of the interns and hopes for more cooperation opportunities in the future to expand learning opportunities for students. UEF will also strive for more specific internship content to help foreign students have the most thorough preparation. In addition, some notes on time selection for the internship following the school's work and activities schedule as well as Vietnam weather conditions were also discussed and approved.

The Closing Ceremony marked the success of UEF and Saint Michael's College’s first collaboration with good impressions left on both sides. In the future, the university will continue to expand and develop exchange programs to offer students more quality learning experiences.

Anh Thy

Photos: Le Hai