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Introducing international

alumni associations

TUD Alumni Vietnam

The TUD Alumni Vietnam associa- meetings. They are all connected by
tion (TUDAV) was founded in 1994 their studies or time researching at
on the initiative of Vietnamese TUD TUD. They regularly exchange
alumni. The objective was and is to information about events, news
bring together Vietnamese alumni from Dresden and German-Viet-
of TU Dresden in their home namese relations.
country. The goal is to establish
contact with each other. It is TUDAV can engage with any
maintained and strengthened subject. All alumni help and
through annual meetings, excur- support one another and pass on
sions and theater visits, which are their experience. The Vietnamese
all part of the association’s alumni are very interested in
activities. obtaining more information and
contacts in the field of business
Today, the association has around and industry in Germany and in
200 members. These are not only intensifying cooperation.
in contact with TU Dresden, but
also with German institutions in The Germany Alumni Green Group
Vietnam. Since 1995, TUDAV has initiative was formed from the circle
been a branch of the central of TUD alumni in Vietnam. The
Vietnamese-German Friendship group aims to bring together all
Association in Hanoi, the capital of German alumni in Vietnam who
Vietnam. As such, the association work in environmental protection
also organizes meetings with and environmental sciences. The Association heads in conversation:
various German delegations. For main purpose is to introduce Dr. Nguyen Minh Tan belongs to both the
example, the association welcomed different generations of alumni to TUDAV and the Germany Alumni Green
two delegations from TUD and the one another and to intensify Group.
then Deputy Mayor of Dresden, scientific and technical cooperation
Dirk Hilbert, to Hanoi. Many between Vietnamese scientists and
members of the association studied research institutions in Germany.
at TUD before reunification, and
some are now entering retirement Steffi Eckold/Susann Mayer
age. The TUDAV members meet
twice a year. The Christmas
get-together has become a
tradition, which of course includes
real Dresden stollen! A second
meeting usually takes place in the Contact
summer. Between 50 and 60 TUDAV
members get involved in the club Dr. Nguyen Minh Tan
meetings. Many have known each ✉ nguyen.minhtan@gmail.com
other for years and many friend-  facebook.com/TUDAlumniVietnam
ships have grown out of these

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