INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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CTU, has played an important role in the organizations. Many projects at government,
improvement of the University for the last university, faculty, and department level have
50 years, especially since 1990.
proved CTU to be the strongest international
After it was founded in 1966, Can Tho cooperation institution across the country.
Institute initiated international cooperation Some typical projects made strong impact
activities and attracted international experts. on the development of CTU can be listed as
Specifically, the arrivals of Japanese experts follows:
for teaching and research have contributed a) The Project to build and equip the College
significantly to human resources and facilities of Agriculture and Applied Biology funded
in the early days. After 1975, generally, the by Japanese Government (through JICA) with
activities of the international cooperation of the equivalent funding of 23 million USD
institutes and universities in the country had carried out in the 1994-1996 period has
certain limitations in accordance with the provided facilities for training and research in
state's regulations, but CTU was one of few agriculture.
pioneers in this field. The leading officials
of the University have been trained abroad,
established the research partnership, and
initially joined in international collaboration
programs. The first large-scale Vietnam -
Netherlands cooperation program (also
known as VH-10 program) started in 1980,
left a highlighted mark in both scientific
research, training staff resources to serve the
development of the MD.
College of Agriculture & Applied Biology
b) MHO Program supported by Dutch
Government with a cost of nearly 13 million
euros in the period 1996-2004 has equipped
CTU's faculties with modern facilities; trained
38 doctors, 211 masters; and organized 322
sightseeing journeys, short-term study for the
staff.
c) During the years from 1998 to 2008,
International relations of CTU continued Belgium Government has sponsored the
to grow rapidly in the following years; Program VLIR-IUC with a total budget of 6.7
especially after the 1990s, CTU became a million euros to help strengthen facilities;
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