MSc summer course organized by CTU at CTU
Nov, 11-20th 2013
In the framework of VLIR-NETWORK-VIETNAM program, projects of Aquaculture (P1) and Food Technology (P2) synergistically organized the MSc. Summer course for 34 MSc students of Aquaculture and Food Technology coming from Ha Noi University of Agriculture (HUA), Hue University (HU), Nha Trang University (NTU) and Can Tho University (CTU) from November 11 to 20th, 2013, at CTU (list of students). Among students coming from all the university network, there were two foreign students who are studying MSc. program at NTU.
The course was about to provide the students knowledge and skills related to presentation, data analysis, statistics, academic writing, and group working (program schedule). The course instructors also came from HUA, HU, NTU, Research Institute for Aquaculture No.2 (RIA2) and CTU. In addition to courses on skills, an overview on status and trend of aquaculture development of Vietnam was also offered. The overview covered the status and trend of aquaculture in the North (HUA), the Central North (HU), Central South (NTU) and the Mekong Delta (RIA2 and CTU).
During this course, special attention was paid to the lecture on academic writing given by Professor Filip Volckaert from KU-Leuven who flew more than a thousand km from Belgium to Can Tho to instruct this lecture.
After the course, two days field trip were organized to provide the students opportunities to witness the practical activities of aquaculture farming in the Mekong Delta as well as food processing, especially seafood and catfish processing. The trips were made to the shrimp farms at My Thanh Shrimp Association area in Soc Trang and catfish culture areas in An Giang. For the food technology group, visits were paid at the fisheries product processing plants in Hau Giang and An Giang.
At the end of the course students received certificates certified by Can Tho University Rector – Vietnam Program Coordinator (Professor Ha Thanh Toan) and Flemish Program Coordinator (Professor Koen Dewettinck).