Van Lang University Signs Partnership Agreement with Southern Regional Hydro-meteorological Center
On March 28, 2025, Van Lang University officially signed a partnership agreement with the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center to promote scientific research and the transfer of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in weather forecasting.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu, President of Van Lang University, emphasized the university’s ongoing commitment to expanding its network of partnerships both domestically and internationally, while fostering academic exchange and technology transfer. In the future, Van Lang University - particularly the Institute of Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence - will support the Southern Regional Hydro-meteorological Center in its digital transformation progress, including building databases, automating forecasting processes, and developing AI-based modeling systems. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu hoped this partnership would help address real-world challenges and bring scientific innovations into practical application. “In addition to accurate forecasting, our greater mission is to offer timely and effective preventive solutions,” Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu emphasized.
Mr. Le Ngoc Quyen, Director of the Southern Regional Hydro-meteorological Center, noted the initial collaboration with Van Lang University in 2024 to organize a foundational AI training program for more than 100 forecasting professionals. Then, they applied the knowledge to a rainfall forecasting model, which yielded promising results. As a result, the Southern Regional Hydro-meteorological Center has now signed an official partnership agreement with the university to strengthen AI applications and develop a wider range of forecasting models tailored to different fields, localities, and practical user needs.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thoi Trung, Director of the Institute of Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence at Van Lang University, stated that with strong expertise, rich experience, and extensive data resources, the partnership is expected to open up new prospects and deliver meaningful, sustainable research outcomes. In the near future, the Institute will work with the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center to organize training programs and seminars on AI applications in environmental and hydro-meteorological sciences, as well as to jointly develop AI models to forecast rainfall and water quality.
The signing ceremony marked a significant milestone in bridging academia and practical application, the University and the Center - toward a shared goal of sustainable development based on three pillars: knowledge, technology, and people.
News: Xuan Mai
Photos: Diem Quynh
The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center operates under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. It is responsible for monitoring, investigating, and surveying meteorological, hydrological, marine, and environmental conditions; forecasting and issuing hydro-meteorological warnings; and managing weather-related data for provinces across southern Vietnam. In recent years, the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center has proactively applied new technological solutions to enhance operational efficiency and improve forecasting and warning capabilities for disaster prevention. These include: automated tools for collecting and analyzing satellite cloud imagery from Himawari and weather radar data from Nha Be; a data assimilation system for the high-resolution WRF weather model; and tools for analyzing and digitizing weather analysis maps, etc. The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center has been awarded several honors by the state, including the Labour Order Second Class (1997), the Labour Order First Class (2002), and the Labour Order Third Class (2023). |
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