{"id":42571,"date":"2021-06-30T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T04:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asprou.com\/?p=42571"},"modified":"2021-06-30T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T06:48:48","slug":"ir-aiming-high-reaching-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asprou.com\/en\/faculty-of-social-science-humanities\/ir-aiming-high-reaching-far\/","title":{"rendered":"IR \u2013 Aiming High, Reaching Far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

International Relations (IR) is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the study of global issues and of economic, political and cultural relationships among nations as well as between nations and international organizations. In other words, it is an academic discipline of high-level synthesis and in-depth analysis, suitable for young people who aim to pioneer in their nation\u2019s integration in the 4.0 industrial revolution with their vitality, passion for research, desire for expertise, and sense of global citizenship. Featuring a global working space, multilingual communication and multicultural insights, international relations is commonly associated with \u201cluxury\u201d and \u201cnobility\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IR students participating in an exchange study program in Busan, Korea in 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What can you do with an IR degree?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IR has entered the spotlight of Vietnam\u2019s job market since the country started to implement its open-door policy for robust cooperation and multi-faceted exchange with other nations in the world. Therefore, several Vietnamese youngsters have been familiar with the major. While IR may sound appealing by its name, it can be very challenging to students who are concerned about the job opportunities they may have upon graduation. In fact, IR graduates with their flexibility, adaptability, self-confidence and language skills have proved to meet most qualifications for prospective employment. Some popular and familiar figures whose careers have been flourished on an IR background include Hans Mogenthau, John J. Mearsheimer, Woodrow Wilson, Ng\u00f4 Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Lan, and so forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several other IR graduates have been successful in their quest for a desired job in the fields of diplomacy, communications and journalism; at NGOs and event organizers; and especially in \u201cmanagement trainee\u201d programs at large multinationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why has IR never been less \u201ctrendy\u201d?<\/strong> For the past three years, the world has been of high volatility and witnessed a great deal of incidents ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic, humanitarian crises in Syria, Yemen and Sudan, racial discrimination in the US, and climate change to a series of natural disasters. The role of IR, in such a context, has been highlighted even further in the study, analysis and evaluation of the relationship and interrelation between the above-mentioned occurrences so as to come up with proper solutions to those problematic issues of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IR students were honoured at the Rewarding Ceremony of the First Film Festival of Hong Bang International University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For your better understanding of the IR major, let us explore the five beneficial reasons for which IR has never been less \u201ctrendy\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n