1. History of Department

    The present staff of the Department of Environmental Engineering used to work at the Department of Water Resources Engineering – College of Technology and The Renewable Energy Center - Can Tho University (1987). On May 4th, 1999 the Center of Environmental Engineering and New Energy was established in decision 286 / QĐ- ĐHCT.TCCB.99 of Rector of Can Tho University, on the basis of merging the Department of Irrigation Engineering with New Energy Center. Center of Environmental engineering and New Energy, which belongs to College of Engineering Technology -Can Tho University, is a unit operating in the fields of teaching, researching, developing, and consulting on issues related to environment; planning, designing engineering, constructing and managing rural service projects and amphibious transport in the Mekong Delta; operating in material science and new energy; teaching, consulting and constructing GIS systems servicing in planning, managing urban areas, irrigation and environment.

     On May 25th, 2005, Center of Environmental Engineering and New Energy was officially renamed Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Resources belonging to College of Engineering Technology.

     On January 21st, 2008, Department of Environmental Engineering was established on the basis of dividing staff forces of College of the Environment and Natural Resources (Department of Environmental Engineering, Department of Environment & natural resources management) and partly merged into Department of Environmental Engineering (College of Engineering Technology). 

  1. The leader of the department in each period

According to time, the information of the departmentand the leader are updated as follow

  • Time: 4/2015 – now

Department of Environmental Engineering , College of the Environment and Natural Resources

Leader :    - Pham Van Toan, Dr. (Head of the department)

  • Kim Lavane, Dr. (vice Head of the department) 
  • Time: 4/2013 – 4/2015

 Department of Environmental Engineering , college of the Environment and Natural Resources

            Leader:             - Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Dr. (Head of the department)

                                    - Phạm Van Toan, Dr. (vice Head of the department) 

  • Time: 6/2012 - 3/2013
    Department of Environmental Engineering , college of the Environment and Natural Resources

            Leader:             - Nguyen Xuan Hoang, Dr.  (Head of the department) 

                                    - Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Dr. (Vice Head of the department)

                                    - Pham Van Toan, Dr.  (Vice Head of the department)

  • Time: 1/2008 - 6/2012
    Department of Environmental Engineering , College of the Environment and Natural Resources

  Leader :                      - Le Hoang Việt,  MSc. (Head of the department, Vice Dean)
                                    - Nguyen Xuan Hoang, MSc . (Vice Head of the department)

                                    - Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, MSc. (Vice Head of the department) 

  • Time: 12/2006 - 12/2007 

Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Technology 

              Leader:           - Tran Van Hung, MSc. (Head of the department)

                                    - Nguyen Xuan Hoang, MSc. (Vice Head of the department)

                                    - Le Ngoc Lan,  MSc. (Vice Head of the department)

  • Time 5/2005 - 12/2006

Department of Environmental Engineering and Water  Resource, College of Technology

             Leader:          - Le Hoang Viet, MSc. (Head of the department, Vice Dean)
                                    - Nguyen Hieu Trung, MSc. (Vice Head of the department)

  • Time 9/1999 - 5/2005 

Center of Environmental Engineering and New Energy, College of Technology

Leader:           - Le Hoang Viet, MSc. (Director , Vice Dean)
                                    - Nguyen Hieu Trung, MSc. (Vice Director )

        3. Staff used to work in the department


a. Dr. Đo Ngoc Quynh (retirement )

b. Dr. Lê Quang Xang (retirement)

c. Dr. Le Van Huynh (retirement)

d. MSc. Vo Thi Yen Phi (illness, 2011)

e. MSc. Nguyen Phuc Thanh

f. M.Sc. Tran Khuu Tien

g. MSc. Huynh Thi Ngoc Luu 

h. Eng. Le Đuc Toan