Lac Hong University students win top team award at World K-Speech Contest

A team of Korean Studies students from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Lac Hong University has won the top award in the team category at the 30th K-Speech World Speech Contest 2026, held in South Korea.

The award ceremony for the 30th K-Speech World Speech Contest 2026 took place in Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

The contest’s final round and award ceremony recently took place in Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The event was held to mark the 580th anniversary of the promulgation of Hunminjeongeum, the document that laid the foundation for the modern Korean writing system. With the message “Connecting the World Through K-Speech,” the contest aimed to promote the value of the Korean language and Korean culture while fostering international exchange.

A representative of Lac Hong University’s student team receives the award at the contest.

Representing Vietnam in the team category, Lac Hong University’s delegation outperformed competitors from 27 countries to win the top award.

Earlier, at the 14th K-SPEECH Vietnam Contest held in Ho Chi Minh City, which brought together universities across Vietnam offering Korean Studies programs, Lac Hong University’s team won first prize in the group speech category, while student Vu Ngoc Khanh secured second prize in the individual speech category. Based on these results, the team was selected to represent Vietnam at the international competition, where it went on to achieve success on the world stage.

Lac Hong University was the first university in Dong Nai to offer a specialization in Korean culture. In recent years, many of its lecturers and students have received scholarships from the South Korean government to pursue master’s and doctoral degrees. After completing their studies, they returned to the university to continue their academic and teaching careers. In addition, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has funded a Korean culture learning resource room at the university to support lecturers’ and students’ research and studies.

Lac Hong University’s Korean Studies team wins the top award at the 30th K-Speech World Speech Contest 2026.

The achievement highlights the students’ foreign-language proficiency, public speaking skills and teamwork. It also helps enhance the university’s reputation and training quality as a higher education institution in Dong Nai City amid growing international integration, while strengthening cultural and people-to-people ties between Vietnam and South Korea.

South Korea is also among the leading sources of foreign investment projects in Dong Nai City.

By Cong Nghia – Translated by Mai Nga, Minho