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Chapter 2 Results of Technical Cooperation Project

4) Number of  This indicator is assessed by “internal evaluation by the evaluation unit of CTU (Quality
education Management Center)”.
programs  CTU organized the joint team consisting of the New Master’s Programs Committee, PMU
receiving and the Project members together with the Rector Board and Quality Management Center
certified of CTU in October 2020 for conducting monitoring and evaluation of the new master’s
QA programs after two years of implementation of the programs. The survey for monitoring
& evaluation was completed in December 2020 and the joint team has summarized the
results in a report. (See Chapter 4.3)
 Quality assurance by external organizations such as AUN-QA requires funding and
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preparation time. After the 1 Cohort’s completion in February 2021, it was difficult to
fulfill the conditions and the constraints such as the preparation work and the time of
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application for that. It is desirable to apply for QA at least after the graduation of 1 or 2
Cohorts.
2.2.3 Component 3 for Technical support system and Administration system

a) [Activities of Output 3] Technical support system and administration system necessary for en-
hancement of research and education capacity are strengthened.
Activities Performance

1) Developing and  Two special committees were established in CTU in 2018 and 2019 for the
improving mecha- activities 3-1 and 3-2.
nism for effective 1) The Laboratory Safety Management Committee (Decision No. 4062/QD-
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and efficient usage DHCT, Sep. 18 , 2018)
of equipment to 2) The Scheme Drafting Committee for Center of Common Use Equipment
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(No. 52/BQLDA.ODA, Nov. 8 , 2019)
be procured under
 The above committee 1) was reorganized in June 2021 on the basis of the most
ODA Loan
updated human resources of CTU.
 The following manuals/guidelines are currently being developed by the
committee. The committees are now preparing for drafting guidelines on labora-
(Plan: tory safety.
- Guidelines for common-use equipment
July 2016 – Jan. 2021) - Guidelines for BSL-3
- Safety manual
- Management and operation of laboratories
 Delay in procurement procedure of equipment under ODA loan has been
affecting this activity.
2) Developing human  Two members of CTU staff participated in the short-term training for operation
resources for OM and maintenance of equipment in Nagasaki University in January 2018.
of equipment to  ODA Loan Project also dispatched four members of CTU staff to Osaka University
be procured under and TUAT to participate in the short-term training for this purpose.
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ODA Loan  On May 24 and June 6 , 2019, two seminars on management of laboratory safe-
ty were held at CTU by a JICA short-term expert. The number of participants of
both seminars is 169 including researchers, lecturers, administrative staff and
students from many colleges and relevant units of CTU.
(Plan: 2016 – 2018)
 In Oct. and Nov. 2021, nine members of CTU in charge of BSL-3 had online
training on BSL-2 and BSL-3. The training was organized by NIHE in Hanoi
with support of JICA NIHE Project. Practical training on BSL-3 is expected to
be conducted in Hanoi as early as possible after the COVID-19 restrictions are
releaxed.
(See Chapter 5.3.3)
 It had also been under consideration to dispatch core technical staff to Japan by
the end of the Project for short-term training on management of common-use fa-
cilities and equipment if all restrictions due to COVID-19 would be lifted in time.
As of the end of Oct. 2021, the training plan was unfortunately cancelled due to
the pandemic situation.

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