WHO WE ARE
Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics – ITT
Future through Cooperation
Exceeding International Challenges
The changing conditions of a globalized world require flexibility and high quality in both teaching and research in higher education. The expansion of international scientific-technical cooperation is the appropriate answer to this challenge.
The Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) promotes this process by providing instruction, research and technology transfer services. The ITT sees itself as an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international interface with the goal of enabling people of varying technical and cultural backgrounds the capacity for wide ranging cooperation and to promote cooperation at the university and post-graduate level. Via interdisciplinary courses and applied research in cooperation with partners in both Germany and throughout the world the ITT meets these goals.
The ITT is a independent institute inside the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS).
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The Vietnam Academy for Water Resources – VAWR
and Center for Training and International Cooperation – CTIC
The Vietnam Academy for Water Resources – VAWR (Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Research – VIWRR founded 1959 so far), under the direct supervision of MARD, is a state-owned scientific organization with a legal entitlement, organization seal and bank account at the State Treasury and a state-owned bank in conformity with legal regulations.
The VAWR is specially ranked as regulated in Article 10 of Decision ref. 181/2005/QD-TTg dated July 19, 2005 issued by Prime Minister on classifying, ranking social and public service organizations. The VAWR has functions of scientific research, providing scientific research service, technology transfer, post-graduate training, international cooperation, consultant service in investment and construction in water resources, hydropower and environmental facility for State management, agricultural and rural development.
Concerning to post-graduate training, the Center for Training and International Cooperation (CTIC) under VAWR is established on the basis of re-arranging and organizing International Cooperation Department and the training service of VIWRR and Southern Institute for Water Resources Research as stipulated in Article No.2 of the Decision ref. 594/QD-TTg dated May 10th, 2007 issued by the Vietnamese Government Prime Minister on the establishment of Vietnam Academy for Water Resources Research.
The CTIC is a public science organization that has legal personality and individual seal, headquarter is located in Ha Noi. The CTIC is assigned to act as advisor to the Academy Director and preside in implementing the training and international cooperation program, technological scientific services and scientific research cooperation in water resources, hydropower, and rural water supply in accordance with the tasks of VAWR nationwide.
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