Vietnam Chapter
Chapter Head: Dr. Tran Thi Nguyen Hoa (NIHE Researcher)
Date of Establishment: September 2023
Member Makeup: Those who have come from NIHE (Vietnam National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology) to our graduate school and completed their studies
Since the 1980s, Nagasaki University has been building cooperative relationships with local research institutions such as the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), and many Vietnamese researchers have obtained doctorates and other degrees from Nagasaki University. In 2005, a permanent research base of Nagasaki University was established within NIHE, and there is much international joint research being carried out.
The NUGAN Vietnam Branch was formed in 2023, the year where the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam was marked, and is centered around Dr. Tran Thi Nguyen Hoa, who obtained a degree from Nagasaki University and is currently affiliated with NIHE and engaged in joint research with Nagasaki University.
In September of the same year, a reception was held in Hanoi to commemorate the establishment of the association, and 36 alumni, including Associate Professor Do Duy Cuong of Bach Mai Hospital, attended the event with guests of honor such as NIHE’s former director, Professor Dang Duc Anh, and others, and they renewed old friendships.