On Friday, August 25, 2023, Dr. Satoshi Kubota visited VNU University of Science, where Dr. Tran Trung Thanh, a graduate of the Kuroshio Sciences Program, belongs. First, he visited the Biological Museum near the center of the Old Quarter, where they had a discussion with Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam, the Director, and Dr. Tran Trung Thanh about collaboration with Kochi University, followed by an introduction to the facilities of the museum. After that, they moved to the main campus and paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Pham The Hai, Dean of the Faculty of Biology. Before this visit, on the evening of Thursday the 24th, they had dinner with Dr. Hoang Huu Chien (an alumnus of Kuroshio Science Program), lecturer and researcher at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry.

2023年8月25日（金）に，黒潮圏総合科学専攻修了生のTran Trung Thanh博士が所属するハノイ科学大学を訪問しました。まず，旧市街の中心近くの生物博物館を訪問し，館長のNguyen Thanh Nam博士やTran Trung Thanh博士と高知大学との連携について議論した後，施設紹介を受けました。その後，メインキャンパスに移動し，生物学部長のPham The Hai博士を表敬訪問しました。この訪問に先立ち，24日（木）の晩には，タイグエン農林大学に所属する修了生のHoang Huu Chien博士を交えて会食しました。

Dr. Satoshi Kubota (left), Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam (second from right), Dr. Tran Trung Thanh (right)

Dr. Pham The Hai, Dean of Faculty of Biology (left), Dr. Satoshi Kubota (right)

Dr. Hoang Huu Chien (left), Dr. Satoshi Kubota (Second from left), Dr. Tran Trung Thanh (second from right), Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam (right)