PROGRAM FOR CAN THO UNIVERSITY’S 40th ANNIVERSARY & OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2006-2007 ACADEMIC YEAR

Grand Auditorium, October 17^th, 2006

I. Part 1:  At Grand Auditorium

·        8:00: Registration

·        8:30: Opening

·        8:45: Can Tho University – 40 Years of Developments and Contributions

·        9:15: Award Presentations to:

+ Distinguished Foreign Guests (who have made excellent contributions to CTU’s development)

+ CTU’s Distinguished Faculty, Staff, and Students

·        9:35: Musical Performance

·        9:50: Reflections of a Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) Leader

·        10:05: Reflections of a Can Tho City Leader

·        10:20: Reflections of Partner Universities

+ Prof. Paul Van Cauwenberge, Rector of Ghent University, Belgium

+ Dr. Karen Klomparens, Dean of Graduate Programs and Associate Provost of Michigan State University, the U.S.A.

+ Dr. Trinh Truong Giang, Vice-President of Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City

·        10:50: Reflections of Representatives of Consulates General of: 

Germany

The United States

·        11:10: Reflections of an Alumni Representative

·        11:20: Closing

II. Part 2: Can Tho University Tour

1.      Learning Resource Center

2.      Exhibition Site (to see CTU scientific research achievements and self-made teaching aids)

·        12:00: Luncheon (with invitation letters)