A Delegation of Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences Visited NJFU

On the morning of June 11th, Professor Vo Dai Hai, the director of the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Sciences (VAFS), led a delegation to visit NJFU. Vice President Yin Tongming attended the meeting and delivered a speech. 

Prof. Yin extended a warm welcome to Vo Dai Hai and his delegation, and introduced the development history, educational characteristics and internationalization strategy of NJFU. He pointed out that China and Vietnam are geographically close, culturally connected, and have a long history of educational and scientific research exchanges. NJFU has always adhered to the principle of "openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit", and actively expands the global cooperation network in aspects such as jointly building high-level teaching and research platforms, expanding student exchange programs, and innovating the model of industry-university-research collaboration. He stated that NJFU and the VAFS were both teaching and research institutions with distinct forestry characteristics and there was great potential for cooperation in fields such as forestry, materials science, life science, and ecology. He hoped that this visit would serve as an opportunity to further promote practical cooperation between the two sides in areas such as talent cultivation and scientific research.

Prof. Vo Dai Hai expressed his gratitude for the warm reception and his appreciation for the outstanding achievements NJFU had made in the field of forestry and related scientific research. He introduced the general situation of forest resources in Vietnam, as well as the history and current development status of VAFS. He pointed out that Vietnam was rich in forestry resources, but it was facing challenges such as a small number of economic tree species and a low conversion rate of forestry output value. He believed the two sides had broad prospects for cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as forest tree breeding, forest cultivation, and biomass materials. He said that this visit and the successful establishment of a cooperative relationship were of great significance. He hoped to continuously deepen practical cooperation to produce more innovative achievements.

At the meeting, the two sides officially signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. The directors and deans of the Office of International Cooperation, the College of Forestry and Grassland and the College of Soil and Water Conservation, the College of Materials Science and Engineering gave detailed introduction of each department and both sides had in-depth discussions on topics such as mutual visits of scholars and joint scientific research projects.