4th JOINT WORK SHOP IN HANOIFrom 31st Jan. to 2nd Feb.
The 4th Joint WS for the technology and policy research of Road and Transport washeld in Hanoi by NILIM, Japan and ITST,Vietnam (*) with sister organizations from31st January to 2nd February.
(*)ITST, Vietnam: Institute of Transport Science and Technology,Ministry ofTransport,Vietnam(Meeting with Vice Minister Dr.Duc)(Discussions at the 4thWS in ITST)

1. Short History of the Cooperation
This cooperation was kicked off at an occasion of the visiting of ITST at NILIM in
TSUKUBA, May in 2010 with Vice Minister of MOT,Vietnam, when both institutes
agreed to the Memorandum of the cooperation in the future scope, which means young
and middle researchers be involved in the cooperation in order to keep communication
continuously in a long term for making a knowledge network for mutual benefits.
Soon after the visiting, the first Workshop was held in Hanoi in September 2010 for
the cooperation to proceed effectively. At the WS, making presentations and discussions
to increase understanding of road and transport infrastructures in Vietnam and tointroduce the technology and related experiences in Japan, Five topics ( Pavement,
Traffic and Technology, Environment, Bridge and Tunnel, Port and Airport) were sharedas the concrete themes of the cooperation going ahead.
As a proposal from ITST, the second WS was delivered in February 2011 to observe
the branches of ITST and added a new theme of Intelligent Transport System for thepresentations, and both institutes decided to conclude the discussions into the Joint
Research Road maps so as to deepen the cooperation surely, together with sisterorganizations. And a short report of Hai Van Tunnel was drafted up by Japan side torecommend the detail survey for safety and the environment.
In the 3rd WS in May 2011 the both took notes in details of the Road Maps to makeclear the technological targets of the joint researches to achieve the outcomes and a newtheme of Weathering Exposure Test cooperation to be picked up officially. And as a
special topics from Japan side the East Japan Great Earthquake happened in 11 March2011 was explained in brief of its disaster situations and the swift countermeasuresconducted in Japan.
Along with a series of WS activities, Technical Study Tour was delivered in June

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2011, at the opportunity of which the delegation of ITST got lots of technologicalinformation in Pavement and Port in Japan and from Vietnam side the Thang Long
Bridge issue in its maintenance and rehabilitation as a top priority of ITST andMOT,Vietnam was presented which is a strategic bridge on the main trunk routeconnecting the Noi Bai International Airport and the Heart of the capital Hanoi.
2.

4th WS in Hanoi(Program)
On these backgrounds above, as also a ceremonial event of 55th Anniversary of ITST
establishment, the 4th WS was programmed in Hanoi to make progress of the respective
road maps with modifications and share some primary developments of the researcheswith laboratory test data (pavement materials) and related achievements. And inaddition, as a topic of the WS, some technological recommendations for the ThangLong Bridge maintenance and rehabilitation are to be reported from Japan side.

(Brief results)
Concerning the Road Maps agreed in last year, the achievements were shared byboth sides and a new Road Map focused on the evaluation of material durability added.
And to fit the proceedings of the joint researches, notes in details were recorded asreferences to get the final targets. And especially in the WS, from Japan side thePerformance Evaluation system was so highly recommended to be applied to Vietnam
side. Vietnam side appreciated the importance of the performance evaluation. And both
reaffirmed the strategy of the cooperation involving middle and young
researchers/officers into actions should be continued to make knowledge networks fromlong scopes.
(Participants)
Japan: Director General of NILIM, Departmental Director of Road Research NILIM,
Director of International Research and Promotion Division,
Senior researchers of Road, Environment and Evaluation Division, NILIM
Head and Senior Researcher of sister organizations
Vietnam : Vice Minister of MOT, Director General of ITST, Vice Director General
ITST, and Senior researchers of Bridge, Pavement, Survey and International
Division ITST and lots of researchers and officers from related TechnologyCenters

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31st Jan.
(1)General Session: Opening and Keynotes(2)Technical Session and Survey
01st Feb.
(1)Technical Session(2) Observation of Thang Long Bridge(3)Special Session for Thang Long Bridge(4) Integrated Session(New theme, and discussions into MINUTES)
02ndFeb.
(1)Technical Tour
(2)Discussions to the Next(Venue) ITST and MOT in Hanoi, from 31st January to 2nd February(International Research and Promotion Division)

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