The Southeast Asia Steel Construction Seminar 2009 was co-organized by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japanese Society of Steel Construction (JSSC) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport (UT-HCMC) at Sofitel Plaza Saigon Hotel on January 26^th, 2010.

The opening ceremony of Refresher course “Port Development & Design, Management and Operations in Southeast Asia in 2009” took place at Conference Room E001, UT-HCMC’s main campus in November 23^rd, 2009.

On the official visit to Vietnam dated between October 5^th- 9^th, 2009, the Dutch delegation led by Mrs.Tineke Huizinga, Deputy Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management paid an official visit to Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport on October 8^th, 2009.

Vietnam has a very long coastline of more than 3,000 km, stretching from North to South. In the last 10 years, this advantage plus with ports, maritime services have motivated the development of Vietnam’s coastal economy. To make use of available advantages, it is essential to have well-trained maritime manpower including operation officers, seamen, etc. UT-STC (Maritime Education and Human Resources Center) is a suitable solution for the demand.