Study and Research Scholarships of Today for the Megacities of Tomorrow

funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

The specialist programme on "Study and Research Scholarships of Today for the Megacities of Tomorrow is direclty related to the BMBF initiative "Research for Sustainable Development of the Megacities of Tomorrow". It offers highly-qualified students, doctoral candidates, postdocs and senior scients from the partner countries of the Megacity projects the opportunity to study or do research in project-relevant subject areas and to contribute to the collaborative projects. The programme aims to create sustainable networking between the scholarship holders themselves and the German project partners.

Scholarship holder:

Ms. Bui Thi Minh Ha

Research Topic:Sustainable Strategies for Climate-oriented Urban Structures through Developing Community-Based Adaptation Schemes and Building the Adaptation Strategies for Existing Housing Structures and Environmental Protection in Ho Chi Minh Metropolitan Region
Supervisor: Visiting Prof. Frank Schwartze

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Chau

Research Topic: The Social Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Ho Chi Minh City.
Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schmidt

Ms. Pham Thi Cam Nhung

Research Topic: Using SEA Methodologies to Assess Vulnerability of Climate Change on Urban Areas and Development of Adaptation Strategies in Urban Planning in Vietnam.
Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schmidt

Mr. Le Thanh Hoa

Research Topic: Measuring Urban Morphology in Ho Chi Minh City for Adaptation to Climate Change
Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schmidt

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung

Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thinh

Mr. Thong Nhat Tran

Research Topic: Improvement of Flood Impact, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment with Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS Applications under Climate Change Scenarios at Ho Chi Minh Metropolitan Region.
Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schmidt