FACULTY OF AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY
Background:
The mission of the faculty is to offer education, research, and technology transfer in seed production and culture of freshwater fish species.
Staff:
The faculty has 9 lecturers, 7 researchers, and 1 administrative assistant, holding different titles and degrees including 8 Ph.D. with 1 professor, 5 Associate professors, 8 masters (3 Ph.D. students), and 1 engineer (currently studying for a master's degree).
Education:
The faculty offers specialized courses on biology, nutrition, seed production, culture techniques, genetic breeding, and culture models of freshwater fish and shrimps for bachelor, master, and Ph.D. students.
Research:
Research focuses on the following areas:
- Artificial reproduction of indigenous freshwater fish species with successful protocols for striped catfish, basa catfish, climbing perch, snakeskin gourami, giant snakehead, snakehead, marble goby, wallago, tire track eel, swamp eel, and some other ornamental fish...
- Applications of advanced technologies to enhance productivity and efficiency of culture models.
- Nutrition requirements and feed development of important aquaculture species.
- Genetic diversity and genetic improvement for important aquaculture species.
Training and technology transfer:
The faculty regularly organizes short training courses for local and international participants such as:
- Integrated farming systems such as VAC, rice-fish, and giant prawn–rice.
- Intensive pond culture systems (catfish, climbing perch, snakehead) and in cage (catfish, marble goby, tilapia, barbs)
- Freshwater fish seed production such as striped catfish, bighead catfish, snakehead, climbing perch, feather knife fish, snakeskin gourami, swamp eel…
- Applications of advanced technologies in culture models for sustainability and climate change adaptation.
- Building feed formula and feed production for important aquatic species.
- Quality control of fish/ shrimp broodstock.
Facilities:
Assoc. Prof. Pham Thanh Liem
Faculty of Aquaculture Technology
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List of staff members:
L = Lecturer, R = Researcher, AA = Administrative Assistant
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No |
Name |
Title |
Role |
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Fields of Interest / Specialization |
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1 |
Pham Thanh Liem (Dean) |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Fish biology; Fish genetics |
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2 |
Duong Thuy Yen (Vice-Dean) |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Population genetics; Fish genetics |
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3 |
Nguyen Van Trieu (Vice-Dean) |
Dr. |
L |
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Freshwater fish seed production |
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4 |
Tran Thi Thanh Hien |
Prof. |
L |
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Aquatics nutrition and feeding |
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5 |
Duong Nhut Long |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Freshwater aquaculture systems |
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6 |
Lam My Lan |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Freshwater aquaculture systems |
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7 |
Bui Minh Tam |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Fish genetics; Freshwater fish seed production and Aquarium |
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8 |
Tran Le Cam Tu |
Dr. |
L |
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Aquatics nutrition and feeding |
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9 |
Dao Minh Hai |
Dr. |
L |
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Fish genetics; Freshwater aquaculture systems |
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10 |
Nguyen Thanh Hieu |
MSc. |
R |
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Freshwater fish seed production |
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11 |
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran |
MSc. |
R |
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Fish genetics |
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12 |
Nguyen Hong Quyet Thang |
MSc. |
R |
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Freshwater fish seed production |
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13 |
Nguyen Hoang Thanh |
MSc. |
R |
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Freshwater fish seed production |
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14 |
Vo Hoang Liem Duc Tam |
MSc. |
R |
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Freshwater aquaculture systems |
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15 |
Pham Thi Cam Lai |
MSc. |
AA |
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Freshwater aquaculture systems |
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16 |
Dao Thi Ngoc Linh |
BSc. |
R |
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Aquatics nutrition and feeding |
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Panel discussions on Innovations and Aquaculture Adaptation and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in aquaculture at iCAF2024
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Graduation Ceremony of International Master Programme in Aquaculture (instructed in English), academic year 2021 - 2023, within the framework of the VLIR-Network Programme
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- Awarding a Certificate of Appreciation of Can Tho University to Professor Patrick Kestemont, Namur University, Belgium
- Ceremony of awarding a certificate of appreciation for Can Tho University development to Professor Marie-Louise Scippo, the University of Liege, Belgium
- Huynh Nguyen Nguyen Ha, a student of Advanced Program in Aquaculture, selected for one-year internship in Greenfish AG, Switzerland
- Master in Aquaculture (Instructed in English Programme) 2025
- Tran Xuan Loi (College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University) won a Rieger Award 2022
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