On January 22, 2026, a delegation led by Mr. Dinh Quoc Dan, Vice President of the Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology (IBST), visited the School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University. Huang Zhen, Vice Dean of the School, Xie Tianyu, Assistant Dean, Yuan Jingfeng, Head of the Department of Construction and Real Estate, and faculty representatives from multiple departments attended the meeting. The session was chaired by Assistant Dean Xie Tianyu.
Vice Dean Huang Zhen extended a warm welcome to the IBST delegation. He noted that the School has a strongresearch foundation in civil engineering, covering a wide range of cutting-edge areas such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, intelligent construction, and disaster prevention and mitigation, and that there is strong potential for collaboration with IBST. He expressed hope that this visit would serve as a starting point to further strengthen ties and promote substantive cooperation in areas including joint research and talent cultivation.
Vice President Dinh Quoc Dan thanked the School for its warm hospitality and introduced IBST’s development and vision for cooperation. He stated that the School of Civil Engineering at Southeast University is internationally leading in related fields, and that IBST looks forward to building a long-term and stable partnership with the School. He also expressed IBST’s interest in drawing on China's advanced experience and carrying out in-depth collaboration to support Vietnam’s urban development and infrastructure construction.
During the meeting, Assistant Dean Xie Tianyu gave a comprehensive overview of the School, covering its organizational structure, departmental setup, talent training system, and representative research achievements. The two sides then discussed specific topics such as potential research collaboration areas, laboratory development, and joint graduate training mechanisms, and reachedapreliminary agreement on a follow-up communication and coordination mechanism.
During the visit, the delegation toured several key facilities, including the Tang Zhongying Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation Experimental Platform, the Civil Engineering and Transportation Laboratory Platform, the Intelligent Construction Laboratory, and the exhibition hall showcasing outcomes of government–industry–university–research collaboration. Through on-site demonstrations, technical briefings, and discussions of engineering cases, the delegation gained first-hand insight into the School’s research capabilities and applied achievements, and expressed strong interest in future cooperation.
