Seminars

The IRED Institute, in collaboration with scholars, researchers, and education experts, organizes academic events such as seminars, workshops, and conferences, both domestic and international, in the fields of culture, education, and social sciences.

Seminar: THE EVOLUTION OF EINSTEIN’S THOUGHT

Albert Einstein was named “Person of the Century” by Time Magazine. He was not only a brilliant physicist, but also a profound thinker whose reflections extended across philosophy, anthropology, science, as well as politics, society, culture, education, and the fundamental questions of human existence. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential intellectual figures of modern civilization, and the ideas he left behind continue to hold enduring relevance to this day.

Drawing on his essays and speeches, scholars have distilled his thought into two major works—The World As I See It and Out of My Later Years—which may be considered foundational texts encapsulating Einstein’s intellectual legacy.

This special colloquium will open a dynamic, multi-dimensional space for dialogue on the breadth of Einstein’s intellectual journey, highlighting key transformations in his thought before and after the age of fifty, as observed and synthesized from these two seminal works.

TALK INFORMATION

 
Topic

THE EVOLUTION OF EINSTEIN’S THOUGHT — From "THE WORLD AS I SEE IT" to "OUT OF MY LATER YEARS"

Speaker

Mr Nguyễn Xuân Xanh (Dr.): Scientist and scholar of philosophy and culture; author and translator of numerous influential works on science, history, and education: 

Ms Đỗ Thị Thu Trà (Translator): Contributor to the Vietnamese translation of Out of My Later Years, facilitating an authentic and in-depth engagement with Albert Einstein’s thought

Date & Time

9:00 - 11:30, Friday, 26 September 2025

Vanue

2nd Floor, PACE Building, 341 Nguyen Trai Street, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
(formerly District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)

Organizers

IRED Institute of Education& Goethe Institute

Admission

Free of charge (as this is a community initiative by the IRED Institute of Education & Viện Goethe)

 
  registration  
 

 

Due to limited seating capacity,
the Organizing Committee kindly encourages early registration.

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