The advanced program is a project of the Ministry of Education and Training to improve training quality according to international standards, imported from California Maritime Academy, USA and from the University of Gloucestershire, UK with the participation of 40% international faculty. However, in recent times, the complicated epidemic situation has made travel and teaching for foreign lecturers difficult and most subjects take place in the form of online learning. gland.
This April, the Institute of International Education is pleased to welcome international lecturers back to teach directly at lecture hall C2, including professors. Hiroshi Hoshino (Japan), Professor. Svend Hollensen (Denmark), Torben Jessen (Denmark), Professor. Thai Van Vinh (Australia)… and Professor. Burcu, who has his first teaching session today.
Photo: Professor Dr. Burcu Ozsoy and Deputy Director of VĐTQT
Professor Dr. Burcu Ozsoy, is currently working as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Technical University - ranked 173rd worldwide in the field of "Engineering & Technology". She is also the founder and director of the Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC), in charge of all Polar Sciences in Turkey.
Photo: Professor Dr. Burcu Ozsoy during a research trip to Antarctica
The two GMA classes, courses 09 and 10, are the lucky classes to have Ms. Burcu directly teach the subject Ocean Environmental Management - Ocean Environmental Management. This course examines environmental issues such as: ocean pollution, exploration for oil, gas and natural resources in the ocean, global warnings, habitat conservation and ecological conservation. Students explore and analyze different solutions toward solving those problems. Designed for students with little or no science background. This subject provides students with knowledge as a basic science subject combined with international environmental issues: ecological origin, biological diversity: water, pressure, energy, Ozone and global warnings,...
Photo: Professor Dr. Burcu Ozsoy took a photo with GMA09 students
Talking about this return, Ms. Burcu said: "There have been a lot of positive changes since the last time I taught here (in 2019).... The Covid-19 epidemic has really caused a lot of difficulties for both lecturers and students in absorbing new knowledge. I am really excited to be able to meet and teach students directly. right here in this lecture hall..." As for the students, the excited atmosphere can be easily seen in the classrooms. Pham Huu Quang Ninh, leader of group GMA10, shared: "Fortunately to be one of the first classes to have an international lecturer, I feel this is a great opportunity to learn from her. Through the first lesson, I found that she had a very interesting way of communicating, fun lessons with many useful images and videos, helping me easily learn more practical knowledge, close to my major. .”