Vietnam: What does college-level water resource engineering mean?

Vietnam: What does college-level water resource engineering mean? (illustrative photo)

Under Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, college-level water resource engineering in Vietnam is a discipline or profession that involves the following tasks: planning, surveying, designing, constructing, and managing medium and small hydraulic projects; monitoring and analyzing water resources; developing plans, methods, administrative procedures, and professional activities in water resources; collecting data and information, assessing current conditions, calculating exploitation needs, and using water resources; receiving samples, returning analysis results, and storing analysis outcomes; forecasting water resources; planning water resources; inspecting and supervising the collection, preservation, and transportation of water samples; collaborating in research, developing, and managing databases; applying science and technology to the collection, processing, quality control, storage, preservation, and exploitation of such data; providing data and information for research, governmental management, and performing tasks related to planning and investigating water resources, meeting the requirements of level 5 in the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework. The minimum knowledge volume is 1,800 hours (equivalent to 76 credits).

Additionally, students pursuing college-level water resource engineering in Vietnam must acquire the following knowledge upon graduation:

- Be able to explain the natural laws of water, its spatial and temporal distribution;

- Be able to present basic knowledge of water resources warnings and forecasts;

- Be able to present the basic contents of several legal documents and regulations related to the construction, management, exploitation, and protection of water resources exploitation projects;

- Be able to present basic principles and foundational technical knowledge (Construction Materials, Electrical Engineering, Surveying, Hydraulics, Hydrology);

- Be able to present basic knowledge on measuring and monitoring water resources exploitation projects;

- Be able to present basic knowledge on politics, culture, society, law, national defense and security, and physical education as per regulations.

More details may be found in Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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