Project implementation workshop: "Life cycle of rare earth elements: sustainable development and reconciliation with native populations" with research participation of AEC group.
On the morning of October 23, 2024, at Meeting Room 02, 28th floor, Building A9, Phenikaa University hosted a reception for a delegation of experts from Trent University; Laval University; INRS (Canada), University of Edinburgh (UK); Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and University of Natural Sciences - Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City to visit and work with Phenikaa University. This event aims to promote cooperation opportunities between Phenikaa University and Universities, National Research Institutes from Canada, the UK, and Vietnamese Universities.
Applied Electrochemistry Research Group (AEC Lab) participated in the project "Life cycle of rare earth elements: sustainable development and reconciliation with native populations" funded by the Canadian Council for Basic Sciences and Engineering. The project has 3 phases:
1) Organizing field trips between groups of Vietnamese and Canadian scientists,
2) Organizing field trips and sampling (Vietnamese group),
3) Conducting sample analysis training in Canada.
On July 25, 2024, the AEC LAB team and the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Phenikaa University had the honor of welcoming Mr. Park Taeho, Chairman of BASS VINA Co., Ltd., for a visit. During this visit, the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering engaged in a tour, networking, and discussions about potential collaboration opportunities with the company. The visit promises extensive cooperation in R&D with the team in the field of materials. BASS CO., LTD is a leading company in the production of basic materials for the electronics industry, such as adhesives for solar panel manufacturing, adhesives for OLED fabrication, and materials for electronic component manufacturing. The company has subsidiaries and production facilities in many countries worldwide, providing global solutions for customers in electronic component and solar battery manufacturing, ensuring quality, safety, and modern design. The BASS Vietnam plant in Bac Giang, established in 2023, focuses on technology for packaging light-converting materials. During the discussions, Chairman Park Taeho emphasized the goal of strengthening future corporate cooperation, increasing opportunities for interaction and connection between students and representatives from leading companies in the field of luminescent materials production in South Korea. The Student Support & Innovation Center organized a tour of Phenikaa University. Notably, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Manh Tu, head of the AEC LAB research group, was invited to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bass Vietnam in Bac Giang, a subsidiary of the Bass Group.
With the desire for students to grow up in an international environment, the University always has exchange programs every year. Typically, in 2023, the University received 300 foreign students to participate in a short-term cultural exchange program, including 50 students from Mexico, 02 students from the Federal Republic of Germany to do an internship for two months,... That once again affirms that Phenikaa University focuses on international exchange activities.
On the morning of April 11, 2024, the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University organized a reception for Neftali Escobar Monsalvo - the first Mexican postgraduate student to study and research at the Applied Electrochemistry Research Group (ACE Lab).
Accordingly, Neftali Escobar Monsalvo will have 4 months of study and internship at the faculty under the guidance of Associate Professor, Dr. Le Manh Tu - Head of scientific research activities of students. During her study and research at the University, she plans to focus her research on "Studying the kinetics and nucleation mechanism of Se@CdSe on glassy carbon electrodes in ethaline solution". Sharing more about the reception of PhD student Neftali Escobar Monsalvo, Associate Professor, Dr. Manh Tu said that Neftali's presence is a good catalyst for the faculty's students in academic and professional exchanges in English, as well as creating an international environment at the faculty in particular and Phenikaa University in general. Because Neftali's exchange study period is quite long, 4 months, she can also have time to exchange and learn about Vietnamese culture and learn Vietnamese to understand the culture as well as share with friends and relatives in Mexico.