Project NOR-VIS - Cooperation between Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) and Vietnamese Universities

Three Vietnamese universities (Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Ton Duc Thang University, Faculty of Civil Engineering of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and Department of Highway & Traffic Engineering of National University of Civil Engineering) and Innovation Norway (Hanoi office) cooperate with Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway to do project name “Norwegian-Vietnamese Industrial and Infrastructure Safety Consortium”.

Norwegian-Vietnamese Industrial and Infrastructure Safety Consortium (NOR-VIS) aims to strengthen the cooperation between Norway and Vietnam in the cross-discipline subject of industry and infrastructure safety, improve the quality of Vietnamese higher education, as well as enhance the Norwegian higher education and research with increasing global experiences and recognition.

The project is based on the huge demand of Vietnam for knowledge and professionals preventing major accidents during its fast industrialization.

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Figure: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)

The goals of the project NOR-VIS include:

  • Increased collaboration between PhD students and researchers in NTNU and (Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Ton Duc Thang University, Faculty of Civil Engineering of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and Department of Highway & Traffic Engineering of National University of Civil Engineering);
  • Improved education and research quality of participating Vietnamese universities;
  • Spread of safety-related technologies and standards from Norway in Vietnam.

View more about this project at https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msrams/nor-vis