Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy has just signed a decision to recognize Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Viet, Vice Rector of Thuyloi University, to hold the position of Rector of the school for the 2020-2025 term.
Mr. Viet replaces his predecessor, Professor Trinh Minh Thu, who retired from May 1.
Before holding the position of principal, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Viet was Vice Principal of Thuyloi University.
Professor Nguyen Trung Viet, born in 1974, in Vinh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province. He is one of the leading experts in the field of hydraulic construction engineering in Vietnam.
In 1993, he was admitted to the University of Water Resources, studying Hydraulic Construction Engineering.
After graduating, he continued to complete his PhD program at Tohoku University, Japan - one of the top 7 multidisciplinary universities in this country.
After that, he returned to Vietnam and joined teaching at the University of Water Resources since 2007.
He was recognized as Associate Professor in 2011 and Professor in 2018. During his career, Professor Nguyen Trung Viet held many important positions such as Secretary of the Council of Professors of Irrigation and Member of the State Council of Professors.
In 2014, he was invited by the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to conduct research and collaborate at the University and was appointed as a member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Hydrological and Environmental Engineering Research in the Asia-Pacific Region (IAHR-APD), and a member of the Executive Board of the Asia-Pacific Association for Marine Engineering (APAC). Since 2019, he has been a member of the State Council of Professors in the field of Water Resources.
In 2022, Professor Nguyen Trung Viet was awarded the Outstanding International Cooperation Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). This is a major award given to researchers in Japan and the world who have made great contributions to the construction field in general.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/truong-dai-hoc-thuy-loi-co-tan-hieu-truong-post1736312.tpo
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