On the morning of December 11, 2025, the 3rd Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting of the SATREPS Project “Establishing Sustainable Drinking Water Supply System Resilient to the Contamination of Drinking Water Sources” was held at Hanoi University of Civil Engineering. The project is jointly implemented by Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Nagasaki University over a five-year period (2023–2028), with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Overview of the meeting
Attending the meeting from the Japanese side were Mr. MIYAGAWA Masahito – Director General of the Global Environment Department, JICA; Mr. SHINODA Takanobu – Deputy Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office; Dr. YAMAGUCHI Yasushi – JST Research Supervisor, Nagoya University; Mr. SATO Toshiya – Senior JST Research Supervisor; Prof. FUJIOKA Takahiro – Japanese Project Leader, Leader of Working Groups 1, 2, 3 & 5, Nagasaki University; together with experts and project members.
From the Vietnamese side, participants included Mr. Cao Van Quy – Deputy General Director of Hai Phong Water Supply Joint Stock Company; Assoc. Prof. Hoang Tung – President of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and JCC Chairperson; Prof. Nguyen Hoang Giang – Vice President and Project Director; Prof. Tran Thi Viet Nga – Vietnamese Project Leader; Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung – Head of the Department of External Relations & International Cooperation, along with experts and project members.
Mr. Takanobu Shinoda – Deputy Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office delivering the opening remarks
In his opening remarks, Mr. Takanobu Shinoda – Deputy Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office highly appreciates the efforts and acknowledges the remarkable initial achievements of the project during the previous phase. He emphasized that SATREPS projects in Vietnam have always been prioritized by JICA because of their practical contributions to sustainable community development. He also reaffirmed the significance of SATREPS 2 in developing safe and sustainable water supply models for Vietnam.
Assoc. Prof. Hoang Tung – President of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering delivering the welcome remarks
Delivering the welcome remarks at the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Hoang Tung – President of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Chairperson of the JCC, expressed his sincere appreciation to JICA, JST, and Japanese and Vietnamese partner organizations for their continuous support throughout the implementation of the project. He emphasized that Hanoi University of Civil Engineering always places great importance on strategic international cooperation programs, particularly international projects that serve as important bridges for the university to access advanced scientific knowledge while enhancing the research capacity of lecturers, researchers, and students.
Assoc. Prof. Hoang Tung shared that, in the context of climate change and increasingly complex water pollution risks, research on sustainable water supply systems is not only a scientific mission but also a responsibility towards the community. Hanoi University of Civil Engineering is committed to creating favorable conditions for research groups to successfully achieve the project objectives, while promoting the practical application of research outcomes in Vietnam. He also expressed his expectation that, in the next phase, the project will continue to generate groundbreaking achievements, expand Vietnam–Japan cooperation, and make practical contributions to the development of safe, modern, and sustainable water supply infrastructure systems.
Representatives of the parties reporting on the project progress
At the meeting, the parties actively reported on the implementation progress of the project in order to effectively discuss the existing issues and challenges, thereby ensuring practical outcomes after five years and achieving the goal of addressing contamination challenges toward safe and sustainable water supply. The participants also provided many valuable comments and in-depth recommendations to further refine the orientation for Phase II of the project.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Prof. Tran Thi Viet Nga – Vietnamese Project Leader, stated that the project team will take into consideration and adjust the agreed contents in order to ensure the effective implementation of the project in the following year and achieve the objective of developing sustainable water supply systems adaptable to water pollution risks in Vietnam.
Delegates taking a commemorative photo
Source: Communication and Admission Department - Hanoi University of Civil Engineering