Faculty of Forestry

Faculty of Forestry, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry is established in 20 January 1992 (Faculty formerly is Forestry Department that is established in 1987). Forestry Facuty has mission of training the officers in Forestry sector at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; being the centre of training, scientific research and consultancy on Forestry and Rural Development areas for the Central Region and the country.   

2. HUMAN RESOURCES

Total staff: 42, which are:

• 38 Lecturers (03 Assoc. Prof. Dr., 09 Ph.D., 26 M.Sc.)

• 03 Researchers (01 M.Sc., 02 B.Sc.)

• 01 Secretary cum Educational Assistant (BA)

3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

3.1. Faculty Management Board 

1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thai Duong, Dean

Tel: 0914114723/0905584723                          Email: dangthaiduong@huaf.edu.vn

2. Dr. Hoang Huy Tuan, Vice-Dean in charge of Scientific Research and International Collaboration

Tel: 0914263761                                             Email: hoanghuytuan69@huaf.edu.vn

3. Dr. Tran Nam Thang, Vice-Dean in charge of Training and Student Affairs

Tel: 0912950064                                             Email: trannamthang@huaf.edu.vn

3.2. Departments and Center
 

 
 4. TRAINING PROGRAMS

4.1. Undergraduate (B.Sc. level):

• Forestry

• Forest Resource Management

• Forest Products Processing

• Urban Forestry

4.2. Postgraduate:

• Ph.D. in Forestry

• M.Sc. in Silviculture/Forestry

5. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

• Applying biotechnology in selecting forestry seedlings 

• Planting techniques of native species and valuable NTFPs 

• Forest conservation and restoration (including mangrove)

• Biodiversity conservation

• Climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Agroforestry

• Community Forest Management (CFM)

• Decentralization, Local Institutions and Livelihood in forest management

• Value chains

• Forest Products Preservation and Processing

• Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certificate (FSC)

• Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)
   

6. COLLABORATIVE RELATIONS

• Collaboration with MOST, MARD, MONRE, VAFS, DARDs, DONREs, DOSTs, Universities, Local NGOs, Programmes, Projects in training and research

• Member of Social Forestry Training Network (SFTN)

• Member of Agro-forestry network in South-east Asian countries (SEANAFE);

• Member of  Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG)

• Collaboration with Universities (AIT, Queensland, Melbourne, Southern Cross, Kyoto, Okayama Universities...); and with International NGOs (RECOFTC, ICCO, SNV, WWF, ICRAF, IUCN, Helvetas, TBI, UNDP, IDRC…)

7. OTHER FIELDS

Provide consultative services:  

• Short courses (TOT) relating to forestry and rural development

• Policy Advocacy

• Project Evaluation

• Facilitate/Support the pilot model building