The Department of Aquaculture, formerly the Institute for Aquaculture, has its roots in the Aquaculture Faculty of Nha Trang University and inherits more than 65 years of proud history and development in aquaculture education and research in Vietnam. Generations of staff and students have contributed to building a strong and reputable unit in aquaculture science and technology at both national and regional levels.

Today, the Department has 38 staff members, of whom over 95% hold postgraduate degrees. Its core mandate is to train highly qualified human resources in aquaculture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and to conduct research and technology transfer supporting the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector. The Department offers training and research in Aquaculture (with three specializations: Aquaculture Technology, Aquatic Animal Health Management, and Aquaculture Management), Fish Pathology, and Aquatic Environment and Resources Management.

The Department of Aquaculture is recognized as one of the leading units in Vietnam for training aquaculture professionals, including bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree holders. It is authorized to deliver PhD programs in specialized areas such as marine fish culture, freshwater fish culture, nutrition and feed in aquaculture, and fish pathology. Over the past decades, the Department has trained thousands of aquaculture engineers and hundreds of masters and doctors who are now contributing to the development of the blue economy and rural areas and holding key academic and managerial positions in universities, research institutes, government agencies, and the aquaculture industry.

Besides education, the Department actively conducts research and consultancy to address scientific and technological challenges in aquaculture and related fields through projects and research programs. In recent years, strategic research directions have focused on seed production technologies, hatchery techniques for marine and freshwater species, disease diagnosis and management in marine fish farming, and environmental monitoring in aquaculture systems, thereby strengthening the Department’s brand and practical relevance to the needs of the sector.