Thanks to funding from the Rhosne-Alpes region and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Plasma Laboratory of the Joseph Fourier Grenoble University has helped the University of Da Nang with human resource training and equipments in order to do scientific research and carry out postgraduate training in micro-nano and plasma technology since 2004. To date, two Doctors of Science from the University of Da Nang have been trained in this major, and a Plasma laboratory with two reactors and means of basic study of plasma at the Univertsity of Da Nang was inaugurated by the end of October, 2009.
In order to discuss carrying out postgraduate training in the above-mentioned major, Professor Bui Van Ga, President of the University of Da Nang, and Dr. Tran Tan Vinh, Rector of the College of Information Technology - the University of Da Nang, conducted a visiting work to Joseph Fourier University, France from 18th to 23rd, December, 2009.
On December 18th, Professor Farid OUABDESSELAM, President of Joseph Fourier University, and Professor Jean Michel TERRIEZ, Rector of the Grenoble Institute of Technology, received the delegation from the University of Da Nang. The leaders of the two universities reached a consensus on co-operating in postgraduate training in micro-nano and plasma technology as well as boosting their co-operation in tertiary training in information technology and embedded systems. In the coming time, Joseph Fourier University will admit young lecturers from the University of Da Nang who have Master degree and good English or French proficiency into Grenoble to be trained in the above-mentioned majors.
 

The delegation met and discussed with Professor Serge KOX, Director of the Grenoble Nuclear Physics Laboratory as well. Professor Serge KOX affirmed that they would continue to assist the Plasma laboratory of the University of Da Nang in the international laboratory network of France-Vietnam co-operation in Nanotechnology and Nuclear Physics.
The delegation had detailed disscussion with Professor Jacques PELLETIER and Professor Ana LACOSTE on the co-operation programme of starting Master training in Micro-nano and Plasma technology at the University of Da Nang. The two sides were unanimous in a roadmap to launching this training programme by the end of the year 2010. The programme will be delivered by French and Vietnamese professors in English. The contents of the training programme will be unanimously discussed by a group of specialists from the two universities in the coming time.
In order to have sustainable implementation of this co-operation programme, Plasma Grenoble laboratory will continue to help train 5 Doctors of this major for the university of Da Nang so that they could become core researchers- lecturers in the field of micro-nano and plasma technology. The two sides were unanimous in providing opportunities for the researchers from the two univeristies to publish reserach papers and announce joint results thanks to the equippment installed at the University of Da Nang.
Building and developing the fields of micro-nano and plasma technology are among the strategic plan of developing the University of Da Nang into a research university in 2020. The University of Da Nang would like to express its sincere thanks to the Rhone Alpes region, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Joseph Fourier University for their practical and effective help in the University of Danang’s process of attaining the bove-mentioned strategic goal.