Dean of NTTU’s Falcuty of Civil Engineering as Visiting Professor at Adamson University (Philippines)

NTTU – Prof. Dr. Vu Truong Vu, Dean of Falcuty of Civil Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University recently delivered his initial lectures of Civil Engineering disciplines to students of the College of Engineering, Adamson University (AdU), Philippines as their Visiting Professor. Accordingly, the delegation of lecturers from Nguyen Tat Thanh University, composed of five members, was working at AdU for 7 days.

Dr. Fr. Marcelo V. Manimtim, AdU’s President and his staff welcome Prof. Dr. Vu Truong Vu

Dr. Merlinda A. Palencia, Dean of AdU’s College of Engineering, warmly welcomed the delegation from NTTU’s Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Merlinda A. Palencia highly appreciated the lectures provided by lecturers from Nguyen Tat Thanh University and regarded this as a significant achievement in the cooperation between the two institutions. Through this program, Dr. Palencia hoped to organize more visiting professor programs and student exchange programs between the two universities in the future.

Dr. Merlinda A. Palencia, Dean of AdU’s College of Engineering, gives a welcome speech.

During this teaching program, Prof. Dr. Vu Truong Vu introduced a subject on Modern Optimization Methods – Case Studies in Civil Engineering. Throughout the one-week teaching program, basic knowledge of both Classical and Modern Optimization Methods and their applications in construction were presented to nearly 100 senior students majoring in Civil Engineering at AdU. This was a crucial moment since students were preparing for their graduation projects.

Prof. Dr. Vu Truong Vu delivers his lecture.

Optimization plays a significant role in all areas of life. In the field of construction, Optimization can be applied to the structural design, construction process, relating costs, and more.

Furthermore, the delegation from Nguyen Tat Thanh University also brought lectures to AdU’s lecturers and students about Structural Health Monitoring of High-rise Buildings and Slender Masonry Minarets. According to Dr. Nguyen Thue Quy, Structural Health Monitoring is a relatively new topic attracting many researchers in the field of construction, especially in countries frequently affected by earthquakes such as Turkey, Italy, and Japan.

Dr. Quy emphasized that the Philippines is often heavily affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. Therefore, monitoring the health of sensitive structures like increasingly-emerging skyscrapers and historical buildings is of utmost importance.

Dr. Nguyen Thue Quy participates in the teaching.

Sharing his thoughts on the Visiting Professor Program, Prof. Dr. Vu Truong Vu said that this program was an essential part of the collaboration between Nguyen Tat Thanh University and Adamson University in the Philippines. The subjects taught directly by lecturers from Nguyen Tat Thanh University contributed to enriching the topics belonging to Construction Engineering, which both institutions were concerned about.

Through the teaching sessions, lecturers and students from both universities also had the opportunity to exchange specialized knowledge, learn about each other’s cultures, and contribute to promoting collaborative teaching programs and student exchange programs between the two institutions in the future.

As part of the program, the delegation from Nguyen Tat Thanh University visited the facilities for Adamson University students, which included various practice rooms, laboratories, Start-up hub, theaters, and more.

The delegation from Nguyen Tat Thanh University visited the facilities at Adamson University (Philippines).

Before these activities, NTTU’s Faculty of Civil Engineering and AdU’s College of Engineering (Philippines) had successfully organized lectures on Ultra High Strength Concrete, delivered by Dr. Le Ho Minh Tri from Nguyen Tat Thanh University, and Engineering Management and Organization, delivered by prof. Tomas U. Ganiron from Adamson University.

Dr. Nguyen Thue Quy, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University