Mr. Ivo Hooghe - First Secretary in charge of Development Cooperation of Belgian Embassy in Hanoi worked with HUAF

In the afternoon of June 8, 2020, Mr. Ivo Hooghe - First Secretary in charge of Development Cooperation with the delegation of the Belgian Embassy in Hanoi had a working visit to Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry. Attending the meeting and welcoming the delegation, there were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Duc - Rector of HUAF, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Dinh Phung - Vice Rector - Chief Executive of VLIR-IUC Project Component II on promoting scientific research under the sponsorship of Belgium, together with the leaders of the faculties, graduate students who have been pursuing postgraduate programs in Belgium as well as faculty members participating in the VLIR-IUC project network of Belgium.
 
At the meeting, Mr. Ivo Hooghe listened to the brief introduction about HUAF, master's and doctoral programs of the University, the total number of specialized faculties, the University's current research centers, its outstanding scientific research activities, as well as the University's efforts to promote and enhance international cooperation with universities in Belgium.
 
Also at the meeting, Mr. Ivo Hooghe wished HUAF and Hue University to share information on the implementation of the VLIR-IUC project of the University in order to master the implementation of the project.
  Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Thanh Duc expressed his gratitude to the Belgian cooperation for sponsoring this project so that the University is one of the members of Hue University to participate in the implementation and development of related fields. This is a good opportunity for HUAF to develop its human resources as well as scientific research activities. It is known that VLIR-IUC project has assisted in doctoral and postdoctoral training. In addition, the project provides equipment for training and scientific research. The main research activity of HUAF in the project is to focus mainly on the animal sciences and aquaculture.

Up to now, the University has 03 doctoral graduates, 02 graduate students studying doctoral and postdoctoral programs in Belgium. In addition, the University's lecturers participated in the short-term training in Belgium. Moreover, the implementation of the project funded by VLIR-IUC, the University has participated in training programs, seminars on the University’s autonomy, promoting scientific research, experimental design and data processing organized by Hue University - the main coordinator of the VLIR-IUC program.
 
After the meeting, Mr. Ivo Hooghe and the delegation visited the laboratories of the faculties of HUAF.