Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Manh Hien said the university was to provide sufficient human resources of high quality for the sector’s development.

The university will give priority to training managers and fundamental surveying specialists.

In the near future, it will focus on such fields as remote sensing, meteorology, maritime and island management, geology and minerals, and cartography.

In addition, the school will offer courses in natural resources and environment economics, environmental management, and natural resources management.