A Conference on Sustainable Livestock Development 2015 held at VNUA
04/01/2016 07:09
On December 18, 2015, a Conference on Sustainable Livestock Development 2015 was held by the Faculty of Animal Science in collaboration with the Coordination Office of Vietnam – Belgium Project with themes in the fields of animal science, veterinary medicine, biotech application in animal science, livestock environment, food technology, food safety, agricultural economics & rural development. The Conference was a prerequisite for organizing an international conference on "Development of agriculture in the context of international integration: opportunities and challenges" to be held on October 9-10, 2016 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of VNUA.Marine and Coastal Resources Institutes (MACORIN), Prince of Songkla University, Thailan visited Vietnam National University of Agriculture
31/12/2015 03:22
On December 7, 2015, a delegation of Marine and Coastal Resources Institutes (MACORIN), Prince of Songkla University led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prawit Towatana, the Director, had an official visit to Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Welcoming the delegation was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Director of the International Cooperation Office together with representatives of the Faculty of Environment, the Faculty of Aquaculture and Fisheries. This was the first visit of MACORIN to VNUA in order to establish bilateral cooperation between the two sides.Vietnam National University of Agriculture signed a collaboration agreement on climate change adaptation and green growth driven technology incubation
22/12/2015 08:01
In the afternoon of December 11th 2015, VNUA’s Acting President, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan attended "Launch Ceremony of Vietnam Climate Innovation Center (VCIC)". VCIC has been funded by the World Bank and become the 7th business hub in the system of Global Climate Innovation Center to solve climate related changes. The project has been implemented in Vietnam from 2015 to 2019. One of the priority activities of the project is to support technology incubators and enterprises in providing climate change adaptive services and products in the agricultural sector. Since Vietnam is one of the five countries predicted to be among the most affected by climate change, the Vietnamese Government considers clean technologies as a key to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 8 to 10% between 2010 and 2020, and 1.5 to 2% by 2050.The workshop on developing national product chain serving for the dairy and beef industries in Vietnam held at Vietnam National University of Agriculture
22/12/2015 03:57
On 10th December 2015, a workshop on developing national product chain serving for the dairy and beef industries in Vietnam was held at Vietnam National University of Agriculture with the presence of nearly 100 representatives from various departments and institutes of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Health, and companies in the dairy and beef industries such as TH True Milk Co.ltd, Nam Viet JSC, Quang Minh Group JSC, Marphavet JSC and VNUA.Israeli Culture Day at Vietnam National University of Agriculture
18/12/2015 09:37
On 23 November 2015, an Israeli Cultural Day, as part of the Israel Cultural Week in Vietnam, was held by Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel in Vietnam to introduce its diverse and colorful culture to students.Attending the event , from Israeli side, were Ms. Meirav Eilon Shahar, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel in Vietnam together with her staff, from VNUA side, were Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trach, Vice President, Ms. Do Thi Kim Huong, Secretary of the Youth Union, Ms. Le Thi Bich Lien, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Office, Mr. Nguyen Tat Thang, Deputy Director of the Political & Student Affairs and more than one thousand of students.International symposium on “Impacts of land use changes on the soil and water quality and rural environment in Vietnam and Japan”
02/12/2015 09:55
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.Seminar on “Achievements of scientific research in the field of agricultural engineering in 2015” held by the Faculty of Engineering, VNUA
01/12/2015 07:35
On 16 November, 2015, the Faculty of Engineering (FOE) successfully organized a seminar on "Achievements of scientific research in the field of agricultural engineering in 2015" with the aim to review remarkable scientific activities in the 2014-2015 period and present notable research findings of the faculty. The seminar was also a venue for the faculty to discuss and exchange new ideas for further research development, as well as honor excellent faculties of the year. It directed research themes in the coming period too.Speaking at the seminar, Dr. Le Minh Lu, Dean of the FOE emphasized the importance of science and technology in agricultural engineering and stated that the FOE always highly recognizes the contribution and efforts of the faculty for the science and technology development of the FOE as well of the university. He expected that the faculty would continue their passion and commitment in research and training.University College Cork, Ireland visited Vietnam National University of Agriculture
04/11/2015 00:57
On 22 October 2015, a delegation of University College Cork, Ireland (UCC) led by Dr. Christopher Brown, Director of the International Office paid an official visit to Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Welcoming the delegation were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Trach, Vice President together with representative leaders of the Faculties of Economics and Rural Development, Accounting and Business Management, Food Science and Technology, and the International Cooperation Office.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan received UVY Honorary Fellowship of the United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Japan
23/10/2015 04:04
From 13rd to 17th October 2015, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Acting President of Vietnam National University of Agriculture was very honored to be one of distinguished guests at the 25th Anniversary of the United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Japan .Over the past years, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan has made significant contributions to the development of international educational and research cooperation with foreign partners particularly with Japanese academic institutions. Since 2013, she has been a visiting professor at the University of Miyazaki in the veterinary field focusing on cross-border transmission of diseases. Recently, on her new position as Acting President of VNUA, she has intensively boosted interactive activities with partners to enhance capacity for VNUA’s faculty e.g. sending staff to study abroad, extending joint research with focus in the field of veterinary medicine, and animal science, etc.Seminar on ASEAN – Japan Partnership on Food Value Chain and Job Fair for Food Sciences and Technology Students
20/10/2015 03:58
During 7th and 8th October 2015, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) hosted a Seminar on ASEAN – Japan Partnership on Food Value Chain and a Job Fair for Food Sciences and Technology students in the framework of the project "Human Resource Development in Food-Related Areas through Partnership with Universities in ASEAN Region", executed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam. Mr. Katsuro NAGAI, the Envoy of the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam attended the Seminar. It was also honored to receive the participation of the project coordinator at ASEAN Secretariat, representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and food enterprises both in Japan and Vietnam. The Seminar attracted more than 200 lecturers and students of the Faculty of Food Sciences and Technology, and the Faculty of Animal Sciences, VNUA.