A center of universities on four continents will research flood forecasting.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Asian Center for Water Research (CARE) on November 15. The center was established in 2013 as one of the joint laboratories of RESCIF ( Research and Technology Excellence Network of the Francophone Community).

CARE is also the first four-continental collaboration center in Vietnam, co-founded by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and the RESCIF network. The RESCIF network includes 17 universities from 13 countries on four continents: Europe, Asia, America and Africa.

Currently, CARE is the only research center in Southern Vietnam that develops joint research projects and training activities between Vietnamese and European research and training institutions on key environmental issues in the region. Specifically, it includes the fields of sustainable water resources management, water and wastewater pollution control, air pollution, vulnerability assessment of the water cycle and environmental ecology.

Water sample analysis activities at CARE Center

Associate Professor Dr. Mai Thanh Phong, Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, said that after 10 years of operation, the center has achieved many outstanding achievements. Regarding scientific research, the center has called for 25 domestic and international projects, published 125 ISI scientific articles, 72 non-ISI articles. Along with that, there are about 200 internships and academic exchanges of foreign scientists and students. Of which, more than 100 students from France, Switzerland and Singapore have participated in internships at the center. In addition, 8 PhDs have also been trained from the center.

During the 2014-2023 period, the total budget for main activities at CARE is 38.5 billion VND, of which funding from international organizations in Vietnam is about 28 billion VND and from Ho Chi Minh City National University is 10.5 billion VND.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Minh Tam, Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City National University, the development strategy of Ho Chi Minh City National University for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, has identified promoting research, development, and application of interdisciplinary science and technology to solve national, regional, and world tasks; strengthening cooperation and proactive integration to realize the vision of becoming a top research university system in Asia, a place where talents gather and spread Vietnamese knowledge and culture. On this basis, Ho Chi Minh City National University will accompany the CARE center in international cooperation, attracting more participation of talented researchers and students, and having more international publications.

In the coming time, in addition to phase 1 research, the Asian Center for Water Research will develop new research directions related to new criteria on air quality, interactions between water quality and society, hydrometeorology and flood forecasting.

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