The Department of Aquatic Products Processing Technology - Faculty of Food Science and Technology - Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry was established in 2012. Currently, the department is tasked with managing 02 main university-level training majors. regulations, specifically:
Major: Technology of Aquatic Products Processing Technology
Major: Aquatic Science
Functions of the department: Performing the function of managing and organizing teaching courses in the aquatic major to ensure quality and efficiency.
Duties of the Department:
Implement training plans, do scientific research, develop teaching and learning plans, compile programs, and curricula for modules taught by the department.
Organize for students to practice at production facilities. Make academic models. Self-responsibility for the quality of training majors before the Dean of the Faculty.
Teaching staff:
The department currently has 12 lecturers, all of whom have graduate degrees. In which, there is 1 lecturer with the title of Professor, Ph.D. with high professional qualifications, leading in the field of fisheries; 04 lecturers with Ph.D. degrees; 03 lecturers - Ph.D. Students expected to graduate 2/3 of them in 2022; 04 lecturers with master's degrees.
Lecturers of Department of Aquatic Products Processing Technology
The lecturers of the department have good professional qualifications, most of the lecturers come from enterprises, trained in the corporate environment, so they have a lot of practical experience to put into teaching. The lecturers are young, healthy, enthusiastic in their work, have a good sense of compliance with the leader and the Party's guidelines; legal policy of the State. They always comply with the rules and regulations of the University and the Faculty, and thoroughly grasp and be aware of the principles, policies, and regulations of the University.
All members of the Department of Aquatic Products Processing Technology share the same mindset: The university/faculty is the second common house, the best place to work, and must be preserved, cared for, and protected as if it were his own house. Therefore, all members of the department strictly comply with the rules, regulations, and regulations of the Faculty and the University. They always share, help and encourage each other in professional work as well as in life.
Lecturers with professional activities
Major Training
1. Technology of Aquatic Products Processing Technology
Aquatic Products Processing Technology is a branch of training in basic and specialized knowledge in the fields of purchasing, inspecting, and assessing the quality of raw materials, products, and processing aquatic products for export and for human consumption, for supermarkets and restaurants in the country. Specifically, learners acquire knowledge blocks of aquatic biochemistry; aquatic raw materials and post-harvest technology; technology for processing frozen aquatic products; high-class aquatic products; fish sauce and dried aquatic products; Surimi technology and restructuring products; canned aquatic products; Seaweed technology and marine science. In addition, learners are also equipped with groups of knowledge to test and evaluate the quality of raw materials, product quality, and groups of subjects on production management and trade of aquatic products.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
University-level human resources for aquatic processing technology and technical staff have in-depth knowledge of working in aquatic production, processing, and trading enterprises;
Graduated engineers have a basic background, can self-study to improve their qualifications, can participate in scientific research, participate in professional training in seafood processing technology;
Learners with basic knowledge can participate in the management and administration of professional activities of seafood processing technology;
Individuals who have the ability to start a business, develop the fishery economy by themselves, manage seafood production and trade businesses
Aquatic Products
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Engineers who graduated in Aquatic Products Processing Technology can work in positions such as:
Technical staff at aquatic production, processing, and trading enterprises (frozen, canned goods, dry goods, establishments processing fish sauce, fish meal, fish oil, value-added products, surimi. ..), agencies/organizations that analyze and inspect the quality, hygiene and safety of aquatic products.
Managers at the Management Boards of industrial parks - export processing zones, industrial parks, and export processing zones; science and technology departments; Departments of Fisheries throughout the country.
Researcher in scientific research institutes in the field of seafood processing technology;
Officers participating in training at universities, colleges, and intermediate schools majoring in seafood processing technology;
Individual production, business, economic development of aquatic products.
2. Aquatic Science
Aquatic Science is a training program for Bachelors and Engineers in the fields of Aquatic Business, Cultivation, Processing and mining aquatic, based on knowledge of fisheries science and technology. Specifically, learners are equipped with general socio-economic knowledge blocks, life skills, and entrepreneurship; basic knowledge of natural sciences, informatics, and foreign languages; Basic, specialized, and specialized knowledge are linked together into a chain in the development of the fisheries sector: aquaculture, exploitation, processing and service development, business and trade in aquatic products.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
Individuals who have the ability to start their own businesses, develop their own fisheries economy, and manage their own businesses aquatic production, business, and trade.
Highly qualified human resources for the fisheries sector, socio-economic development, successful application of scientific and technological achievements to the development of the fisheries sector.
Bachelors and specialized engineers have a basic background, work independently, self-study to improve their qualifications, have interdisciplinary knowledge, suitable for many job positions in the seafood production chain;
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduated students can work in the following positions:
At businesses: Businessman; Marketing staff; R&D staff; Quality management staff; Technical staff; Farm management; Customer service and consultant
At state management units, public non-business units: Expert; Technical staff; Inspectors; Researcher
Inspectors; Lecturers
Personal start-up: opening agents, self-employed, developing production, trading, and trading seafood.