The Da Nang Civil Engineering Institute (DCEI) officially made its debut and began operating on Saturday.  Doctor of Philosophy Tran Dinh Quang, who is a member of the city’s branch of the Vietnam Bridge and Road Association, has been appointed as the head of the Institute.

The DCEI specialises in conducting research into applied science and implementing construction projects.  The organisation will be responsible for researching and providing design consultancy.  In addition, it will introduce technologies and applications of plastic concrete, advanced roadway structures and construction materials, and geotechnical engineering.

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Importance will also be given to improving the professional skills of management staff involved in the civil engineering sector.  Most notably, the Institute’s members have been involved in researching and introducing new construction technologies to the construction of the city’s large-scale projects including the Thuan Phuoc and Rong (Dragon) bridges and the overpass at the Hue T-Junction.

On the same day, the DCEI and 6 design consultancy and civil engineering construction companies and project developers jointly entered into cooperation agreements on transfers of new civil engineering technologies.  In addition, the DCEI gave scholarships to students from the city’s University of Technology.