University of Transport and Communications and Gustave Eiffel University (France) promote Strategic Cooperation in Science – Technology and Education

On June 19, 2025, a delegation from Gustave Eiffel University (UGE), led by Mr. Jean Marc Laheurte – Vice President in charge of international cooperation for Asia and the Middle East and former Director of the Communications and Microsystems Systems Laboratory – paid an official visit to the University of Transport and Communications (UTC) as part of the traditional cooperative relationship between the two leading educational and research institutions.

President Nguyen Van Hung chaired the reception and working session with the delegation, together with leaders of specialized faculties and functional departments.

Overview of the working session at the University of Transport and Communications

Gustave Eiffel University is a leading public research-oriented university in France, with outstanding strengths in research on construction engineering, transportation, smart cities, environmental technology, electrical and electronic engineering, and simulation–modeling systems. The university currently operates numerous interdisciplinary laboratories and is a key partner in major projects on sustainable development and digital transformation in Europe. 

The cooperative relationship between UTC and UGE has a long and close history, with many generations of students, doctoral candidates, and lecturers having studied and conducted research at UGE. Many UTC alumni currently hold important positions at both universities and within the international academic network. The two sides have also successfully coordinated the implementation of joint projects in training, scientific research, and academic exchange.

At the meeting, President Nguyen Van Hung emphasized the university’s position as one of five national key universities and one of eighteen universities in Vietnam prioritized for investment in developing semiconductor laboratories, affirming its strong capacity and solid development orientation. He also discussed with the delegation the university’s priority directions in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: high-speed rail, semiconductor chips, nuclear power plant concrete, and digital twins, and proposed strategic cooperation activities such as establishing a computational modeling laboratory, forming joint research groups, co-supervising doctoral candidates, exchanging faculty and students, and leveraging scholarships and international funding sources.

The UGE side highly appreciated UTC’s research capacity and modern facilities, expressing readiness to collaborate in implementing new initiatives and projects, particularly in applied research for sustainable development, climate change adaptation, and achieving the Net Zero target in line with the COP26 orientation.

The two sides committed to continuing to strengthen and deepen their traditional cooperation, aiming to establish international joint research centers, contributing to the training of high-quality human resources and the development of scientific works with practical value.

At the end of the working program, which included a tour and a professional seminar with UTC’s scientists, Vice President Jean Marc Laheurte expressed his confidence and expectation for a new phase with many cooperative activities that will bring practical results, contributing to the development of science and technology and the training of high-quality human resources for both countries.

The delegation from Gustave Eiffel University took commemorative photos with President Nguyen Van Hung and representatives of the leadership of the University of Transport and Communications

The delegation from Gustave Eiffel University visited the laboratories of the University of Transport and Communications

Mr. Pierre Emmanuel Peyneau – Director of the Water and Environment Laboratory (UGE) – presented the research areas on water and environment

Mr. Nguyen Mai Lan – researcher at the Laboratory for Modeling, Testing, and Surveying of Transport Infrastructure – presented research directions in the fields of construction and transportation

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