Can Tho (VNA) – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)on December 11 presented the 15th JICA President Award to Can ThoUniversity.
At the awarding ceremony, Chief Representative of JICA’s Vietnam Office KonakaTetsuo said the annual award aims to honour excellent individuals andorganisations for their contributions to human resources and social developmentin developing countries via international cooperation projects.
This year, the award is presented to 58 individuals and organisationsworldwide, he added.
Rector of the Can Tho University Ha Thanh Toan, for his part, said it is agreat honour of the university to receive the award, adding the university hasaffirmed its prestige and important role as a leading education and trainingfacility in the Mekong Delta region, particularly in the field of agriculture.
Since its establishment in 1966, the university has carried out a wide range ofresearches on rising sea levels, water pollution and climate change, amongothers, so as to pen rational solutions to sustainable agricultural productionin response to climate change, he added.
For years, JICA has supported the university with non-refundable aid programmesand training of high-quality human resources in agriculture, aquaculture andenvironment.
Currently, the Can Tho University is joining hands with various Japaneseuniversities to carry out researches and projects in climate change andagriculture./.