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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Role |
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Fields of Interest / Specialization |
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1 |
Pham Thanh Liem (Head) |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Fish biology; Fish genetics |
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2 |
Duong Thuy Yen (Vice-Head) |
Assoc. Prof. |
L |
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Population genetics; Fish genetics |
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3 |
Nguyen Van Trieu (Vice-Head) |
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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Awarding a Certificate of Appreciation of Can Tho University to Professor Patrick Kestemont, Namur University, Belgium
On April 26, 2023, the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CAF), Can Tho University (CTU) held a ceremony to award the Certificate of Appreciation of the Rector of Can Tho University to appreciate of Prof. Dr. Patrick Kestemont, Director of the Institute of Life, Science and Environment, Faculty of Science, Namur University, Belgium, in recognition of his contributions on training and research of CTU. The ceremony had the presentation of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Chairman, CTU Board of Tr...
- 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) 2023
- Tran Xuan Loi (College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University) won a Rieger Award 2022
- Graduation Ceremony for International Masters in Aquaculture - 4th Cohort
ASEAN Fisheries Education Network - ASEAN-FEN
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In order to strengthen and promote collaboration in education, research, information exchange as well as staff and student exchange in aquaculture and fisheries among ASEAN countries and with other international institutions and organizations for sustainable development of aquaculture and fisheries in the region, nine Universities including Can Tho University (Vietnam), Kasetsart University (Thailand), Nong Lam University (Viet Nam), Prince of Songkla University (Thailand), Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (Thailand), Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia), Universitas Brawijaya (Indonesia), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (Malaysia), Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia) has jointly established and made the Declaration of the ASEAN Fisheries Education Network (ASEAN-FEN) on 30 October 2014 during the International Fisheries Symposium – IFS2014, Surabaya, Indonesia. Please visit the website (https://aseanfen.org.my/) for further information about the ASEAN-FEN. As a result, IFS will be one of the important activities of the ASEAN-FEN which will be co-organized by the nine core universities every year.