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Trung Tâm Văn Hóa Nguyễn Trường Tộ |
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Association Convergence |
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| ASSOCIATION CONVERGENCE | |
| NGUYEN - TRUONG - TO CENTRE | |
| Registered non-profit organisation | |
( Tribunal d’Instance de Schiltigheim, Volume XXXII, No 1701, 31 October 2000. Association Centre Culturel Convergence, Centre Nguyen -Truong -To ). |
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13g Rue de L’ iLL – 67116 Reichstett – France |
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| I. Who are we ? | |
| The Convergence Association was founded by various cultural organizations within the Vietnamese community in Europe at the CIARUS Centre (Strasbourg, France) in October 1995. | |
| The Convergence Association is a non-profit society organised exclusively for cultural, educational, and social purposes. It aims at: | |
| 1) Promoting the integration of Vietnamese immigrants into European society without losing their cultural identity. | |
| 2) Developing a mutual understanding between Vietnamese Europeans and native Europeans of their cultural heritages through publications, conference, seminars, and workshops on Vietnamese and European cultures. | |
| The Schiltigheim Tribunal recognized the Association as a registered non-profit organisation (Tribunal d’Instance de Schiltigheim, Volume XXXII, No 1701, 31 October 2000. Association Centre Culturel Convergence, Centre Nguyên -Truong -Tô). | |
| II. Objectives | |
| - To promote the awareness and appreciation of Vietnamese culture in Europe | |
| - To improve the relationships between Vietnamese and other ethnic groups | |
| - To help Vietnamese young people and newcomers become acculturated, responsible, and productive citizens | |
| - To increase contacts and academic exchange between students, teachers, and researchers in the field of Vietnamese studies in Europe and other countries | |
| - To establish a cultural and educational organization named On-line University of Humanities. | |
| III. Services | |
| 1) Activities from October 1995 to August 2003: | |
| · Editions DINH HUONG: 52 books on Vietnamese culture | |
| · DINH HUONG Quarterly: 36 issues | |
| · Annual Summer University: Sessions 1 and 2 (August 1996 and August 1997) in Orsonnens (Switzerland); Sessions 3, 4 and 5 (August 1998, August 1999, August 2001) in Nancy (France), Session 6 (July 2002) in Oslo (Norway), Session 7 (August 2003) in Violau (Germany). Each session convened about 90 students plus 10 organisers and 15 teachers. | |
| · Symposia on Social Issues | |
| - Session 1 on Traditional Culture, in Orsonnens, July 1997 | |
| - Session 2 on Human Rights, in Nancy, August 1998 | |
| - Session 3 on Family, in Nancy, August 2001 | |
| - Session 4 on Family, in Oslo, July 2002 | |
| - Session 5 on VN Communities, in Violau, August 2003 | |
| The Symposia hosted several Vietnamese religious leaders, community leaders, and scholars in Europe and other countries. The number of participants ranged from 70 to 80 each year. | |
| · Newsletter NHAN VAN: is an internal newsletter for the members of the Nguyên -Truong -Tô Centre. | |
| 2) Projects for five coming years | |
| · Continuation of the five aforementioned projects (Editions DINH HUONG, DINH HUONG Quarterly, Summer University, Annual Symposium, Newsletter NHAN VAN). | |
| · Innovation of the current projects: | |
| - Editions DINH HUONG: publishing bilingual works of Vietnamese and European scholars in Vietnamese and European languages. | |
| - DINH HUONG Quarterly: adding articles written in European languages. | |
| - Summer University and Annual Social Symposium: organizing in different European countries. | |
| - NHAN VAN newsletter: publishing in bilingual format. | |
| · Establishment of a Humanities University On The Internet. | |
| This E-University format could attract scholars and artists specialized in various fields of study related to Vietnamese culture, and provide easy access to worldwide students. It also serves as a connection between various cultural and educational organisations in Europe and other countries. | |
| · Organisation of art performance events: (paintings and music) in various European cities. | |
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Trung Tâm Văn Hóa Nguyễn Trường Tộ |
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13g, rue de L'iLL F-67116 Reichstett, France |
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Tél : 33 ( 0 ) 3 88205822 |
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E-mail : revue_dinhhuong@yahoo.com － assconvergence@free.fr |
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Website Réalisé par NGUYEN DANG LAM |
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