(Admission Office – Van Lang, Dec 27th, 2018 ) – On December 12th, 2018, Van Lang University (VLU) and Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City (P.I in HCMC) decided to co-operate with each other about training, science research and lecturer/expert exchange program.
For many years, the Faculty of Environment & Bio-Technology of VLU and P.I in HCMC have had a good relationship in training cooperation: many generations of VLU students had their internships and graduation theses at P.I in HCMC. In order to offer more chances for students to observe, study, practice, do the science research, as well as increase their practice ability in the laboratory, the heads of VLU and P.I in HCMC discussed, cooperated, and finally, decided to sign the 5-year MOU.
On December, 4th, 2018, the representatives of PI visited VLU and worked at the office of the Faculty of Environment and Bio-Technology of VLU (Campus 1, Room 302B, 45 Nguyen Khac Nhu, Co Giang Ward, District 1). Assoc. Prof. Ph.D Ngo Thi Xuyen - the Faculty’s representative, and lecturers of the Bio-Technology major welcomed their coming.
The representatives of Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City include Dr. Hoang Quoc Cuong – Vice Director of the Training Center, deputy of the Integrated planning Department of P.I in HCMC, Ph.D Ha Thi Bich Ngoc, Engineer Vien Trung Kien – the specialist of the Training Center
In the meeting, two sides had a general discussion about the function, mission and specialized working field in order to increase the training co-operation. The Training Center of P.I in HCMC introduced about the After Graduation mission (Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology); the training demand focused on Biological Safety in Laboratory, tester and vaccinator; technologies, quality management, ISO standards, clinical practice, science research methods etc. and other services of P.I in HCMC.
While the biotechnology at VLU has offered the postgraduate program, the co-operation between VLU and P.I in HCMC in guiding students in their internships will develop to help students with their graduation theses to be able to implement in the future. This is the general training motto of the Faculty of Environment and Bio-Technology: change the teaching methods step-by-step, follow the international standards in training programs, follow the project in building subjects and also follow the requirements of the high-quality labor market in student training programs.
Assoc. Prof. Ph.D Ngo Thi Xuyen and Dr. Hoang Quoc Cuong gave gifts to each other at the end of the meeting
After the meeting, VLU and P.I in HCMC continues to to establish the partnership in order to increase the training quality, science research to serve the growing strategy of two parties. On December 12th, 2018, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D Tran Thi My Dieu – Principle of Van Lang University (VLU) and Assoc. Prof. Phan Trong Lan – The head of Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City (P.I in HCMC) signed the MOU about the two parties’ specialized fields.
MOU’s CONTENTS Partner in organizing short training courses in order to increase the professional competencies and science research capacity for standard and high-quality students.
Partner in building the criteria for assessing students’ leaning results and training programs..
Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City suggested launching the practical, applicable science research topics, programs and projects that suits with VLU and P.I in HCMC.
The Training Center of Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City facilitates VLU’s students with their internships at Pasteur Institute..
Source: Assoc. Prof. Ngo Thi Xuyen.
Translated by Le Huynh Ha Van.