International symposium on “Impacts of land use changes on the soil and water quality and rural environment in Vietnam and Japan”
Updated on 09:55, Wednesday, 02/12/2015 (GMT+7)
In order implement activities realizing the Development Strategy of the Science and Technology in the period of 2011-2016 of the Faculty of Land Management (FLM), Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), and under its cooperation framework with the Faculty of Agriculture (FOA), Institute of Tropical Agriculture (ITA), Kyushu University (KU), Japan, an International Symposium on “Impacts of land use changes on the soil and water quality and rural environment in Vietnam and Japan” was organized on 21 November 2015 at VNUA with the aims of identifying related emerging issues and figuring out appropriate solutions for land use, land management, rural environmental protection, as well as agricultural production at present and in the future.Prof.Dr. Kazuaki Hiramatsu, Dean of the FOA, Prof.Dr. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Director of the ITA, and KU experts attended the Symposium. On VNUA’s side, Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Vien, Chair of the Board of Trustee, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tat Canh, Vice President, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Nguyen Hai, Dean of the FLM together with a number of lecturers and students took part in the event.
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Prof. Dr.Kazuaki Hiramatsu opened the Symposium
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tat Canh delivered welcome speech
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In addition, the Symposium was very honored to receive the attendance of representatives from Tay Bac University, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam Soil Science Association, and the Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute.
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At the Symposium, 12 reports on the impacts of land use on soil characteristics, water quality and rural environment as well as the application of information technology in management, use and assessment of the soil, water and environment quality in Vietnam and Japan were presented. Participants actively discussed and shared constructive comments for presentations. Concerned issues of the Symposium were clearly figured out.
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The Symposium successfully organized helps strengthening research collaboration and exchanges between the two faculties as well as the two universities.
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The Symposium Organizing Committee
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