Environmental pollution and illogical use of natural resources such as depression of coastal wetlands and mangroves, chemical pollution in agriculture and pollution in urban environment and industry become more and more serious in the Mekong Delta. Besides, the global climate has complicated changes. Therefore, we need a staff which is equipped with fully knowledge and capacity to solve these issues.

In 2008, Department of Environmental Science was established to meet the needs of environmental research and education in the Mekong Delta and research on management and logical and sustainable use of natural resources. The Department’s function is training undergraduate students on Environmental Sciences in the formal university system, master students on Environmental Sciences and PhD students on Soil and Water Environment. University entrance exam is held once per year in accordance with general procedure of the Ministry of Education and Training. Graduate admission is held twice per year in accordance with general schedule of Can Tho University.    

On organization, Department of Environmental Science has the Board of Department to manage all activities of Department and 3 labs (Advanced Soil and Water Environment Laboratory and Soil and Water Environment Lab, Advanced Environmental Biology and Environmental Biology Laboratory, Advanced Environmental Toxicology and Environmental Toxicology Laboratory And Advanced Environmental Engineering Lab) and Biogas Lab to serve for researching and teaching on relevant fields. The Board of Department includes Head of Department who is in charge of general and Deputy Head of Department who is in charge of training, scientific research, international cooperation, and the unions. Department has 3 labs including Environmental Quality Lab, Bio-Resources Lab, and Environment Toxicology Lab.

On Human Resources, Department has 5 senior lecturers, 6 lecturers, and 2 researchers. On Degree, Department has 4 associate professors, 4 doctors and 5 masters. Lecturers and researchers are domestically and internationally trained on different fields such as agricultural ecology, forest resources management, environmental toxicology, aquaculture, environmental sciences, agronomy, chemistry, soil environment, environmental biology, wetlands.

The organizational structure of the environmental science department includes the Department's Head of Department, the Branch, and the Department's Trade Union. The Board of Directors of BM consists of one Head of General Management and one Deputy Head of Scientific Research and International Cooperation. By 2023, the Department has 7 teaching staff, including 4 staff with the title of associate professor (PGs), and 3 staff with doctoral degrees. In addition, the department has a young force of researchers with the number of 7 who have master's degrees, including 2 researchers who are doctoral students in Japan.

LEADER OF THE DEPARMENT

1. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Sy Nam: Head of Department

2. Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Cong Thuan: Deputy Head of Department

TEACHING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WORKS
The main tasks of the Department of Environmental Sciences include:

  • Educating staff with university and graduate degrees in the field of Natural Resources and Environment Sciences.
  • Conducting basic and applied research as well as technology transfer in number of areas, including: (i) Planning for environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources, (ii) Environmental and natural resources management based on community, (iii) Strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment, and (iv) Application of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing in the field of environmental and natural resource management towards sustainable development in the Mekong Delta. Relying on its own internal strength and expanding cooperation with domestic and foreign partners.

OPERATION DIRECTIONS
In the coming time, the Department will focus on a number of main tasks as follows:

  • Developing human resources through continuing to send staff in the Department to study advanced specialties under short-term or long-term training courses (Master, Doctoral, Postdoctoral).
  • Improving education by creating conditions for students to participate in short-term training classes abroad.
  • Consolidating and strengthen equipment and teaching facilities by taking advantage of domestic and foreign investment capital sources.
  • Consolidating and expand domestic and foreign relations and cooperation to improve the quality of teaching, scientific research, consulting and technology transfer.

ADDRESS:
Department of Environmental Sciences
1st Floor - Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources - Can Tho University
Address: Zone II, 3/2 Street - Xuan Khanh Ward - Ninh Kieu District - City. Can Tho
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