1 million Euros to support Laos and Vietnam to implement the project “Plastic Recycling and Management”

On 23 May, the International Project “Plastic Recycling and Management” (Sea-plastic-edu) was launched in Hanoi. This is a project funded by Erasmus + Program, a training program of the European Union (EU) for 3 years (2018 – 2021), with the participation of 5 countries: Austria, Germany, Denmark, Laos and Vietnam. The project has a total budget of 1 million euros.

Attending the kick-off ceremony were representatives of the Austrian Embassy, ​​the Embassy of Germany, the Embassy of Denmark, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the leaders of Ha Noi National University, Europe and Vietnam enterprises.

In particular, Vietnam Cleaner Production Center Co.Ltd (VNCPC) was honored to be one of the four partner enterprises of the project.

Vietnam Cleaner Production Center Co.Ltd (VNCPC) was honored to be one of the four partner enterprises of the project.

Professor Nguyen Van Noi, Rector of the University of Natural Sciences, said that the project was based on the Erasmus + rule, with the aim to create links between Southeast Asia and Europe in training and practice. Training on plastic recycling in Laos and Vietnam.

The main objectives of the project are to: Support Vietnam and Laos universities in modernizing and enhancing higher education at engineering, bachelor and technician levels by establishing the educational concept of plastic recycling and waste management; Enhance the ability to recruit after graduation and entrepreneurial spirit of graduates and staffs of schools; Connect the academic and industrial world in the field of waste management.

After the launching ceremony, six main activities of the project will be implemented in Laos and Vietnam: Modernizing the existing curriculum; Establishment of two regional training centers for people working in the field of plastic recycling; Set up a training network on waste recycling; Train the trainers; Incorporate the concept of sustainable development into the discipline of waste management in master training; To raise the skills and qualifications of experts in waste management and technology transfer.

VNCPC

Open letter

Vietnam Cleaner Production Center Co. Ltd. (VNCPC) would like to send to you the best wishes, good health and success.

The Cleaner Production Center of Vietnam is a product of cooperation between Hanoi University of Technology (HUST) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), within the framework of the VIE/96/063 and VIE/04/064, with the sponsorship of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). VNCPC has become a reputable company operating in the field of accelerating the implementation of cleaner production; Transfer of low-carbon technology in industry and services to enterprises in Vietnam and other countries in the region.

The main services of VNCPC include:

– Training on capacity building and guiding assessment the implementation of the “Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production”;

– Consulting and providing technical assistance on the assessment of economical and resource efficiency in industry;

– Integrated consultancy on cleaner production with environmental management system; chemical safety management and industrial waste; improve productivity and corporate social responsibility;

– Consultant solutions for green production, towards sustainable production and consumption…

Over the past 20 years, VNCPC has helped thousands of Vietnamese enterprises in the manufacturing and service sectors to access and apply measures to save and use energy, raw materials, energy, water, chemical safety management, waste minimization. This has helped businesses reduce costs, improve the working environment for employees, improve competitiveness.

The results of VNCPC achieved in the past year are summarized in this annual report 2017. It is hoped that the publication will provide you with useful information and hope that you will be able to support us in improving the implementation of resource efficiency and cleaner production, which contribute to the sustainable development of the country.

Assoc. Prof. Tran Van Nhan, Diector

VNCPC

Annual Report click here