Most modern labs in Mekong Delta inaugurated in Can Tho
The Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 inaugurated a laboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of their kinds in the region, using the official development assistance (ODA) from Japan.
Can Tho (VNA) – The Can Tho University(CTU) in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 inaugurated alaboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of theirkinds in the region, using the official development assistance (ODA) fromJapan.
The facilities are part of the CTU improvementproject worth 12.3 million JPY (2.25 billion USD), with 10.45 million JPY being ODA, andthe remainder from the university.
Apart from infrastructure construction, the projectalso targets human resources development, research projects, equipment andconsultancy services.
At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Covering 16,654 sq.m, the seven-storey laboratory complex was designed to accommodate 750 people, while the high-techbuilding, with five storeys and a total area of 25,713 sq.m, can house up to1,000 people. They are well equipped to serve training, scientific research andlearning purposes, thus providing high-quality personnel for nationaldevelopment.
Japanese Deputy Ambassador Watanabe Shige expressed hisbelief that the facilities will contribute to fulfilling the VietnameseGovernment’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity by atleast 30% by 2050, and addressing the country’s major issue such as food securityand climate change./.
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A view of the high-tech building (Photo: VNA) 
At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
