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The Department of Environmental Science was established in 1996 from the Department of Environment and Natural Resource Management (Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Biology). In 2001, the department began offering a Master's degree program. By 2008, the College of Environment and Natural Resources was established, and the department was transferred from Agriculture and Applied Biology to the College of Environment and Natural Resources. In 2010, the department launched a doctoral program specializing in Soil and Water.

The department was established to meet the need for environmental research and education in the Mekong Delta, participating in the management and sustainable use of natural resources. The department's mission is to train engineers in Environmental Science at the undergraduate level, as well as Master's students in Environmental Science and PhD students specializing in Soil and Water Environment. The Environmental Science program's strengths lie in scientific research, technology transfer, and the application of science to address environmental issues, seeking solutions to minimize and treat pollution, thereby contributing to environmental management and protection. Annually, the department trains hundreds of environmental engineers serving in state environmental management agencies, environmental consulting firms, and operating treatment systems in factories, enterprises, and export processing zones in the Western and Southeastern regions.

As of 2024, the department has 7 teaching staff, including 5 with the title of Associate Professor and 2 with doctoral degrees. Additionally, the department has a young team of 7 research assistants, all holding Master's degrees, with 2 currently pursuing doctoral studies in Japan.

The organizational structure of the Department of Environmental Science includes:

  • The Department Board: 1 Head of Department in charge of general duties and 1 Deputy Head in charge of scientific research and international cooperation.
  • The Party Cell.
  • The Department's Trade Union Branch.

LEADER OF THE DEPARMENT

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

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

TEACHING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WORKS

The main tasks of the Department of Environmental Science include:

  • Training undergraduate and graduate students in Environmental Science;
  • Training learners to develop comprehensively in morality, intelligence, physical strength and aesthetics; possessing knowledge, skills, responsibility and professional ethics; having the ability to grasp scientific and technological advances commensurate with the training level, the ability to self-study, be creative, adapt to the working environment; having an entrepreneurial spirit, having a sense of serving the community; Training high-level human resources, nurturing talents in the field of environment and natural resources; Scientific and technological research to create knowledge and new products, serving the needs of environmental protection, rational use of natural resources and international integration;

FUTURE ORIENTATION

In the coming time, the department will focus on the following key areas:

  • Human resource development: Continuing to send staff for advanced training in specialized fields through short-term or long-term courses (Master's, PhD, Postdoctoral);
  • Enhancing training quality: Creating opportunities for students to participate in short-term training courses abroad;
  • Strengthening and upgrading equipment and teaching facilities: Through securing investment from domestic and foreign sources;
  • Expanding and strengthening relationships and cooperation: Both domestically and internationally, to improve the quality of teaching, scientific research, consultancy, and technology transfer.

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