Nova Southeastern University
was founded in 1964 as “a small university with a handful of students and some
revolutionary ideas”, to quote the History page of the NSU Florida website, in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Starting as an
innovative educational concept of civic-minded pioneering businessmen, NSU
Florida went on to add programs in a wide breadth of fields, including law,
education, engineering, and computing, and even oceanography. NSU Florida is
now recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a
research university with high research activity, with various campuses inside
and outside Florida.
Representing the Nova
Southeastern University, there were Prof. PhD. Cyril BLAVO - Executive
Director/President of the International Health Initiative (IHI), Dean of the
Faculty of Public Health and Fundamental Sciences; PhD. Simon TRAN and PhD. Hoang
NGUYEN - College of Osteopathic Medicine and MD. Kiran C. PATEL. On the side of
the Faculty of Public Health of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
(CTUMP), there was the attendance of MSc. LE Minh Huu and PhD. NGUYEN Tan Dat –
Vice Deans of the Faculty, and lecturers of the Faculty.
At the meeting, PhD. NGUYEN Tan
Dat introduced CTUMP and the Faculty of Public Health. He was delighted to
receive an offer of research cooperation from the NSU Florida on the joint
implementation of the Smoking Cessation study, with the hope of reducing the
incidence and complications of smoking-related cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases
and cancer in a small and vulnerable population group of Vietnam. This study is
a part of an initiative called STOP - Smoking Transformation and Outreach
Program.
To conclude the event, MSc. LE
Minh Huu gave his comments on the project that would be researched
collaboratively in the near future. To the lecturers of the Faculty of Public
Health, CTUMP, this event was a great occasion to increase research, academic
and communication skills, and to expand the international integration of CTUMP through
external relations.
Pictures
from the event:
An overview of the meeting
PhD.
NGUYEN Tan Dat – Vice Dean of the Faculty of Public Health spoke at the meeting
MSc. LE
Minh Huu – Vice Dean of Faculty of Public Health spoke at the meeting
For further
information, please contact:
Office of
Science – Technology and External Relations
Can Tho
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
179 Nguyen Van
Cu Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
Telephone: (84)
292 3739809; Email: ico@ctump.edu.vn
Science, Technology and External Relations Office
