Prof. Nguyen Thanh Phuong obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Aquaculture in 1986 and 1992 from the Faculty of Fisheries, Can Tho University, Viet Nam and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, respectively. His degree in Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (specializing in Aquaculture) was obtained in 1998 from the Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Toulouse, France.
Since 2004 he has been the Dean of the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries at Cantho University. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2004 he was the Vice Dean of the same college, and from 1998 to 2002, he was the Vice Director of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences Institute of the College of Agriculture, Can Tho University. Other earlier posts held at the same university but at the Department of Marine Aquaculture include being the Head of the Department (1997-1998) and Lecturer (1986-1997).
Assoc. Prof. Phuong is a member of the Asian Fisheries Society and the Viet Name Fisheries Society, wherein he was a former member of the national executive board. He has coordinated more than 10 international projects (various scales) and more than 15 projects in Vietnam (including ministerial, province and national levels). He has authored and co-authored more than 50 papers in international and Vietnamese journals.
College of Aquaculture & Fisheries Can Tho University Cantho City VIETNAM E-mail: ntphuong@ctu.edu.vn