CONTENTS

PERSON IN CHARGE

MORNING SESSION

Opening Speech

Prof. Tran Duc Vien
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, VNUA

Welcome address from the Austrian Embassy

Dr. Hans-Peter Glanzer
Austrian Ambassador to Viet Nam

Introduction to BOKU

Prof. Eva Schulev-Steindl
Rector of BOKU

Introduction to ASEA UNINET

Assoc.Prof. Ngo Chi Trung
National Coordinator, ASEA UNINET

Tea break and photo session

All participants

Plenary talk on Bioeconomy plus discussion

Dr. Martin Greimel
BOKU

Talk by BOKU alumni on joint projects and importance for their scientific career

Representative of BOKU alumni

Lunch time

All participants

AFTERNOON SESSION
(Chair session: Prof. Christian Obinger and Prof. Pham Bao Duong)

Overview of research focus at BOKU

Prof. Christian Obinger
Vice rector, BOKU

Scientific talk on the analysis of water

Prof. Stephan Hann
BOKU

Constitutive expression and immobilization of beta-mannanase on the Lactobacillus plantarum toward the development of whole cell biocatalysts

Dr. Nguyen Hoang Minh
University of Science and Techno-logy, The University of Danang

Fruit processing technology - Academic approach: Success of the partnership between VNUA - BOKU

Assoc.Prof. Tran Thi Dinh
Vietnam National University of Agriculture

Tea break and poster session

All participants

Ecological impact assessment for panax notoginseng production in the northern mountainous region in Viet Nam

Dr. Tran Thi Mai Anh
Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry

Speciation analysis of arsenic, selenium compounds and some toxic elements in Viet Nam rice samples

Assoc.Prof. Chu Dinh Binh
Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Funding opportunities for studies in Austria

Prof. Dietmar Haltrich
BOKU

Closing speech

Prof. Pham Bao Duong
Vice president of VNUA