On October 4, 2024, Hiroshima University (HU) officially inaugurated its Satellite Campus – Vietnam Office at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) in Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam. Professor Tran Dang Xuan has been appointed as the Director in charge of the Vietnam Office.
Hiroshima University Satellite Campus – Vietnam Office
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Vietnam Office
On the same day, HU and TUAF also held an opening ceremony for the Joint PhD Program in Agriculture, one of the key academic functions of the Vietnam Office. This fall semester, Xuan LAB proudly welcomes its first student in the program, Mr. Hoang Kim Thanh.
Professor Tran Dang Xuan (left) and Mr. Hoang Kim Thanh (right)
In a series of events that day, HU and TUAF hosted a formal celebratory banquet at the Vietnam Government Guest House, witnessed by Mr. Ito Naoki, the Ambassador of Japan in Vietnam, and Ms. Vu Chi Mai, Consul General of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Fukuoka, Japan. Representatives from the Vietnamese government, as well as universities, research institutes, and major corporations from Japan and Vietnam, were also in attendance.
Celebratory Reception at the Vietnam Government Guest House
(Photo by VOV)
Professor Tran Dang Xuan with Hiroshima Univerisity Alumni