The GAGGroup has been founded at an Alumni Meeting at German – Vietnamese Centre by Hanoi University of Technology in June 30, 2008. 

GAGGroup’s mission is to provide a synergistic network for alumni professionals in the area of Environmental Protection, in order to promote exchanges of knowledge, research results, experiences, and information among the GAGGroup members and other stakeholder organizations.

GAGGroup will assume the role of a professional agent in the area of environment, providing assistance to its memb

• launching a professional forum for specialists
• presenting members’ research results
• participating in research projects/initiatives
• enhancing members’ research capacity
• approaching research funding
• developing professional connections with international partners 

The GAGGroup will

• administer a diversified Environment Specialist Database
• provide research incubators/project for its members
• organize seminars, conferences and training courses concentrated on all issues related to environmental protection
• provide internship/thesis and research project supervision/coordination services for German and Vietnamese students and researchers
• network with other professional bodies and associations

Currently GAGGroup’ activities are coordinated by a core group consist of 7 members:

• Dr. Nguyen Minh Tan, Hanoi University of Technology
• assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Thi Thanh Van, Water Resources University
• assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Van, Vietnam National University
• Prof. Dr.Sci. Pham Hung Viet, Vietnam National University
• assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thi Lai, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
• Dr. Do Anh Tai, Thai Nguyen University
• assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Xuan Nam, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

There are 49 Germany Alumni registered as GAGGroup Official Members since June 30, 2008. In September 2009 GAGGroup warmly welcomed 4 new international members from Indonesia, Thailand, Syria and Egypt.  

Members of GAGGroup should:

• be alumni from training programs in Germany
• be professionals/interested in the areas of environment
• complete official registration procedures (details about the registration will be announced in the website of GAGGroup)
• hold any nationality

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Contact

Dr. Nguyen Minh Tan

Department of Chemical Engineering

Hanoi University of Technology

1 Dai Co Viet Road

Ha Noi, Vietnam

Tel.: +84 4 38680121

Fax: +84 4 38680070

E-Mail: tannm-dce(at)mail.hut.edu.vn and nguyen.minhtan(at)gmail.com