Network structure

The steering committee

The steering committee consists of a number of institutions to be elected from the member institutes. At the moment of foundation, the steering committee consists of the following partners:

• Ghent University
• University of Liege ULg
• Université catholique de Louvain UCL
• Ho Chi Minh City Nong Lam University
• Can Tho University
• Hue University
• Vietnam National University of Agriculture
• Hanoi University of Science and Technology

The steering committee including the chair institution will meet at least twice a year either via direct contact or internet meetings.

Chair Institution and Network Coordinator

• The chair institution will be appointed every two years from the members of the Steering Committee, following a fixed sequence
• The selected chair institution appoints one Network coordinator from their institution to manage and coordinate Network activities
• Past and current chair institutions
  • 2009-2015: Prof. Koen Dewettinck (Ghent Unviersity)
  • 2015 to date: Prof. Tran Thi Dinh (Vietnam National University of Agriculture)

Secretariat Board

Each member of the Steering Committee appoints one person to join the Secretariat Board who will work under the monitoring of the Network coordinator.