On 22 July 2008, Dr. Jerome Isaac Friedman, the 1990 Physics Nobel Laureate, came to visit Hue University.  After visiting notable landmarks around Hue and the SOS Village in Thuy Xuan, Dr. Friedman’s delegation had lunch at Huong Giang Hotel with representatives from Hue University.  In the afternoon, the delegation had a cordial meeting with the Managerial Board of Hue University, where Dr. Prof. Nguyen Van Toan introduced Hue University and expressed the gratitude of the faculty and students of the University for Dr. Friedman’s visit.  Dr. Friedman also expressed his joy to be at Hue University, and stated his anticipation for the delivery of his speech, The Road to Nobel, as well as sharing his passion for science, with the students, faculty and researchers at Hue University.

On July 22, 2008, at Hue University, the directorial board of Hue University meets Mr. Jean-Louis Hermen, Head of the Department of Master training program in training technology and job system, Toulouse 1 University – France about setting up the Master training project on training technology and job system.

It is a great pleasure and honor to have been invited to Vietnam and have the opportunity to speak at Hue University. Vietnam has one of the most rapidly developing economies in the world. But to sustain this progress, it will have to continue developing its science and technology. And those students of Hue University and other Vietnamese universities who will develop professional expertise in these areas will play an essential role advancing the welfare of the Vietnamese people. It is a special privilege to speak to the students here because you are the ones who will ultimately help shape the future of your country. You have the potential to accomplish great things.

On July 16, 2008, Hue University hold solemnly the ceremony on announcing the Decision to appoint  Dr. Hoang Huu Hanh, lecturer of the Department of Information Technology, College of Sciences to be the Deputy Director of the Office for Sciences and Technology, Hue University, term 2006-2011.

On July 22, 2008, Professor Jerome Isaac Friedman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990, will come and speak at Hue University.