Short-term certificate With the aim of building capacity for Can Tho University (CTU) in three fields (agriculture, aquaculture, and environment) to be an internationally recognized institution of education, scientific research and technology transfer, contributing to value-added agriculture and aquaculture, and solution of environmental issues of the Mekong Delta region, Technical Cooperation Project (TC project) using Japan Government’s non-refundable aid has been implemented since March 2016. Main components of the Project are joint research, development of education programs, and enhancement of administration systems.
One of the important components of TC project is the implementation of model joint research projects between the researchers of Can Tho University and the Japanese partner universities. On June 21st, 2016, Can Tho University held a ceremony to sign the contract for implementation of four scientific research projects under the TC project including 2 projects in agriculture, 1 project in aquaculture and 1 project in environment. The duration of the projects lasted 2 years with the cost of 1 billion VND per project. In particular, these research projects are supported by nine Japanese universities with new ideas and technologies applied.
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Working session between agricultural research team and Japanese Technical Committee on October 30th, 2017 |
As part of a series of project activities, from October 30th to November 1st, 2017, Can Tho University organized working sessions between the research teams and Japanese Technical Committee of Japanese partner universities including Hokkaido, Kyushu, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.
At the working sessions, the research teams reported the progress of the model joint research projects, received the comments of members of the Technical Committee. The results of discussions with Japanese professors contribute to adjust the future plan of research projects to achieve important results, at the same time, to strengthen connections and good relationship between Can Tho University and Japanese partners.
Some images of the meeting between agriculture research group and Japanese Technical Committee on October 30th, 2017:
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Viet Dung, Vice Rector, speaking at the meeting |
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Representative of the research team reporting the progress of the research project |
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The members of Japanese Technical Committee giving comments |
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