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Complete this document and email to StudyInTaiwan Program Office at ies@cycu.edu.tw Identification Information Name: Tran Thi Hong Chuc (Last/Surname) Tran (First/Given) Chuc (Middle) Thi Hong Gender: M F Date of Birth (YYYY/MM/DD):: 1984/07/09 Citizenship: Vietnamese Passport #: B3651668 E-mail: hongchuc0907@gmail.com MSN/Y! IM: Cell: +84 7103 739 313 Tel: +84 932 424 724 Application Information Interested Programs (refer to Food biotechnology, health foods and functional products, new product development www.sit.org.tw/programs): Degree Level: Masters Doctoral; Beginning Term: Fall (September) semester Spring (February) of 2010 Study Plan Please follow the section guidelines below to write a study plan in English: 1) Personal background (brief personal/family/employment/education information) 2) Motivation (state why you are interested in applying for the program) 3) Interested research topics/areas (as specific/detailed as possible) 4) Education goals (state your goals during your study such as course-taking, conference presentation, and journal publication) 5) Career/further education plan (what you intend to pursue after this program) *add additional pages when needed

1. Personal background I live with my family in a small village called, Tam Binh, in Viet Nam where most people here are poor farmers and my parents are no exception. This village is quite underdeveloped characterized by the lacking means of communication as well as schools that provide proper education. For this reason, my parents decided to take me to a larger city called Can Tho to study when I was thirteen years old, although they did not have enough money for my tuition fee at that time. My parents worked very hard to support me, and in order to do so, they had to borrow money from many people. I understand how difficult my parents worked and I promised myself that I must enter a university to meet their expectations. Soon I reached my academic goals and got accepted into Can Tho University with a major in Food Technology, where I gained knowledge in many interesting subjects that included: Food Additives, Food Packaging, and the Principles of Food Preservation. Now that I have earned a Baccalaureate degree from my department in the College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, I plan to pursue a Masters degree in Food Sciences to gain more knowledge in this field. 2. Motivation I am currently a candidate of the Mekong 1,000 scholarship project from Vinh Long province in Viet Nam. The Mekong 1,000 project provides scholarships to serious students to study abroad to gain knowledge and experience in professional degree programs before returning to Vietnam to conduct meaningful work for the community. My academic major and emphasis in college pertained to Food Technology, which is becoming an increasingly important factor in Viet Nams economy. It is my goal to become a government official in my province. However, today I recognize that my current knowledge is limited. Thus, I hope to gain practical and professional knowledge to help me gain intellectual confidence after I graduate from your university. I believe that studying and conducting research at National Taiwan Ocean University would benefit me because it is equipped with modern facilities and intellectual information. Studying here would provide me with a positive chance to enhance my knowledge in food technology, study culture, as well as exchange research experiences. Upon my completion from the Masters program, I hope to be able to contribute to further developments in Viet Nam. 3. Interested research topics/ areas We can not live without food, and thus, food plays an important role for everyone. How to keep nutrition in food is a very important issue. Currently, people not only care about the appearances of food products but also its quality. For example, the conventional processing of our food has contributed to the loss of vitamins and nutrition, and this is why researchers must search for effective and safe methods concerning the production of food. Therefore, I am extremely concerned about limiting the loss of nutrition in food
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production. Several of the focus of my studies has included Human Nutrition, the Principle of food Preservation, as well as Food Additives. From my education, I am deeply concern with maintaining nutrition in food because I believe it would help people live healthier while helping them avoid toxic chemicals, which harm peoples health or even cause cancer diseases. Thus, one of my goals for researching is to help make people live healthier and longer. 4. Education goals My aim is to gain knowledge, study culture, and exchange experience in researching that concerns food sciences and technology at National Taiwan Ocean University. Further, I intend to learn theoretical as well as practical knowledge as I pursue a professional masters degree. I hope that I can devote my academic abilities to help people in my country in Viet Nam and all over the world to promote healthier lives. 5. Career/ further education plan After I graduate with a masters degree from your university, I intend to return to Vinh Long Province to serve my community as a government official who monitors the processing and production of agriculture and other foods. It is a further goal plan of mine to continue my education in a related PhD program. I believe that attending the National Taiwan Ocean University will assist me in reaching my goals.

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Date: 21/03/2010

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