About
The IUC programme of Quy Nhon University aims to sustainably boost the livelihoods and living conditions of local farmers in the region by enhancing education and research capacities in agricultural/food/environmental sciences and renewable energy.
The regional objectives are (i) building an early flood warning system to enhance the climate change adaptability of local communities/authorities; (ii) enhancing the efficiency of solar-assisted drying and biogas systems with nanomaterial-based solutions; (iii) improving the safety and quality of the avocado/durian crops with sustainable pre-harvest management; (iv) enhancing the value of the avocado/durian crops by applying natural product-based post-harvest processes, and (v) establishing risk assessment/risk management models for dragon fruit/jujube supply chains to maximize benefits for local farmers. The institutional objectives are (i) modernizing and digitalizing student services with an email system, an e-learning system and a library; (ii) establishing a sustainable institutional waste management system and stimulating recycling and waste treatment in Quy Nhon.
IUC is short for Institutional University Cooperation. It is an initiative of VLIR-UOS, an organisation that supports cooperation between universities and university colleges in both Flanders and the South. IUC programmes are one of the most extensive cooperation projects in which partner universities in Flanders and the South commit to a 10-year partnership aiming to strengthen the local university. This approach maximises the university’s input for its environment and allows it to deal with specific local challenges. This way, an IUC project contributes to the development of regions in the South.
The programme is composed out of 7 projects:
Project 1: Developing an early flood warning system to improve the adaptive capability of the local authorities and communities in the context of climate change (P1)
Dr. NGO Anh Tu Local team leader, QNU |
Prof. dr. Patrick Willems Flemish team leader, KU Leuven |
Project 2: Enhancing the performance of the solar-assisted drying system and biogas production by using novel nanomaterials and technical solutions (P2)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Vuong Local team leader, QNU |
Prof. dr. Ewald Janssens Flemish team leader, KU Leuven |
Project 3: Improving the safety and quality of avocado and durian crops by managing pre-harvest factors (P3)
Dr. BUI Hong Hai Local team leader, QNU |
Prof. dr. Danny Geelen Flemish team leader, UGhent |
Project 4: Research on post-harvest preservation using natural bioactive compounds to improve the value of local fruit (P4)
Dr. HOANG Duc An Local team leader, QNU |
Prof. dr. Bart Nicolai Flemish team leader, KU Leuven |
Project 5: Establishing risk assessment and risk management models for the dragon fruit and jujube supply chains (P5)
Dr. TRUONG Thi Thanh Phuong Local team leader, QNU |
Prof. dr. Stijn Speelman Flemish team leader, UGhent |
Project 6: Improving institutional capacity for the internal service delivery of e-services to students, e-learning and library (P6)
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh Local team leader, QNU |
Dr. Pieter Lernout Flemish team leader, UHasselt |
Project 7: Establishing a sustainable institutional waste management system at Quy Nhon University (P7)
Dr. VO Van Chi Local team leader, QNU |
Dr. Els Van Mechelen Flemish team leader, HOGhent |
The coordination team has four members as follows:
Assoc. Prof. dr. VU Thi Ngan |
Prof. dr. Kristiaan Temst |
Dr. NGUYEN Van Thang |
Mr. Piet Wostyn |
