The main purpose of the visit was to give the students firsthand experience and on-site observation, while facilitating and expanding the partnership between VJU and Japanese construction companies investing in Vietnam.

The first destination was the construction site of Bình Khánh Bridge. This is a post-tensioned concrete cable-stayed bridge with a maximum span of 375m, only second to Bãi Cháy bridge. The foundation of the cable-stayed pillar is made of steel sheet pile wall, an advanced technology developed by Japan and applied in many bridge construction projects in many countries around the world.

The next destination of the VJU delegation was Metro Tunnel No.1 of Ho Chi Minh City. This is a great project, stretching nearly 20 km from Bến Thành to Suối Tiên, passing through districts 1, 2, 9, Bình Thạnh, Thủ Đức (HCMC) and Dĩ An district (Bình Dương province), with total investment mounting up to over US$ 2.4 billion.

Lastly, the delegation visited the water environment improvement construction project of Ho Chi Minh City.

The project employs pipe drilling technology applied when constructing underground water supply or sewer pipes in urban areas, with smaller but more diversified pipes compared to traffic tunnels. The diameter of the "drill" can be 30cm, 50cm, 120cm or 180cm. This drilling method is different from Metro tunnel drilling technology in that after drilling deep into the ground, 2.5 m long piping is pushed forward to form a continuous pipeline. In addition to drilling technology, advanced geodetic technology is also used in the project to help navigate the drilling direction, which also allows wavy, not just straight-line drilling. This technology is also time-saving, minimizing road surface occupation and traffic congestion compared to open excavation, and can be applied at depths of 5-6m or more, with minimal impact on other existing underground urban systems such as electricity, telephone, water, etc.

The field trip was part of a series of activities aimed at high quality human resource training of VJU. In an effort to continually incorporate local business experience through fieldwork, field trips, and a wide variety of thematic seminars with guest speakers and experienced professionals, VJU tried to facilitate students’ access to extra-curricular and industry-based experience.