Achievements

After a long journey, the dynamic students from the Faculty of Korean Language, DTU School of Languages, Humanities & Social Sciences (LHSS) arrived in the ancient capital of Hue, where they delivered a most brilliant performance at the Central Vietnam Korean Language & Culture Festival on March 28, 2026. With meticulous preparation and giving all they had in the different categories of the contest, the LHSS students made a strong impression by winning:

- second prize in K-video,
- group prize in Running Man,
- third prize in K-pop Dance,
- third prize in Comedy, and
- consolation prize in “Road to Hallasan summit”.

LHSS students made a strong impression with their outstanding awards at the 2026 Korean Language & Culture Festival

This year, the Korean Language & Culture Festival brought together participants from several prestigious institutions in Central Vietnam, including the University of Foreign Languages & International Studies of Hue University, DTU, Dong A University, and the Vietnam–Korea University of Information & Communication Technology. The festival became an attractive highlight, not only to university students but also to high school students in Hue who joined to observe and learn.

With a spirit of exchange and experiencing, the festival featured a wide range of activities blending the academic with entertainment. Highlights included the “Running Man Treasure Hunt” series, “K-pop Random Dance,” and competitions such as Korean writing, the “Road to Hallasan summit” riddling game, acting, singing, K-pop dancing, and K-video content creation.

Each competition entry was carefully prepared, from content

to costumes, for a most professional performance

The DTU students of Korean Language started preparing very early, brainstorming and rigorously practicing for each competition. With their strong Korean-language skills and solid understanding of Korean culture, they skillfully integrated linguistic elements, customs, and cultural characteristics into their performances. Each competition entry was carefully prepared, from content and costumes to presentation style, for professional and culturally rich performances that impressed both the jury and the audience.

One of the achievements that stood out was the second prize in K-video, a category requiring a combination of specialized knowledge, creative content creation, and teamwork. By exploring a relatable and culturally rich topic, the DTU student team produced a vivid, engaging, and academically valuable result.

The festival was a memorable experience, not only for their achievements

but also for the personal growth of each member of the DTU teams

“We chose to create a video about the Busan dialect,” Korean-Language major Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyen says for the team that won second prize in K-video. “We focused on clarifying its distinctive features, such as strong intonation, decisive enunciation, and the many differences from the Seoul standard. With support from our lecturers at the DTU Faculty of Korean Language, we created scenes that directly compared the standard language and the Busan dialect in everyday communication, making the video feel both educational and entertaining. Through this competition, we not only improved our content-creation skills but we could also understand of our field of study in more depth, which will motivate us to continue learning and growing.”

The journey to the 2026 Central Vietnam Korean Language & Culture Festival was a memorable experience, not only for their achievements but also for the personal growth of each member of each of the teams from the DTU Faculty of Korean Language.

(Media Center)