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The Federation of Civil Engineering Associations (VFCEA) (formerly the Vietnam Construction Association founded in 1992) is a non profit, umbrella organization with 13 specialized member Associations and 40 Associations of provinces and cities 38 Colletive members.

· Member of the Vietnam Union of Science & Technology Associations (VUSTA)

· Member of the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC).

· Having relationship with the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) the Engineers Australia (EA), the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Philipines Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), the China Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (CICHE) (Taiwan), the Association Lao of Architects and Civil Engineers (ALACE) and some foreign countries’ professional associations in the field of construction.

· Participating in activities of the ASEAN Federation of Engineers organizations (AFEO) in quality of VUSTA member.

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TASKS AND RIGHTS OF THE FEDETATION

The Viet nam Federation of Civil Engineering Association is entitled with these tasks and rights:

1. Harmonizing, co- ordinating the activities of its member associations in the grouping, mobilisation and assistance for cadres specialised in construction, to promote the tradition of solidarity, friendliness, improvement of qualification standards, professional ethics, knowledge enhancement for contribution to the gradual modernisation of the Vietnamese Construction Sector aiming at enriching the people, strengthening the nation, building afair, democratic, civilised, society ;

2. Implementing the function of consultancy, cross examination, social appraisal on construction; sharing ideas to building scientific fundament for the the elaboration/ decision making of options, policies, legal matters as well as scientific development plans, projects related to the construction sector;

3. Organising the implimentation of scientific research themes, elaborating projects for application of resseach results in the construction field to production and life, recapitulating scientific- technological issues in various fields of construction;

4. Organizing the training, fostering of trade and profession, Regal policy for members;

5. Protecting legitimate rights and interests of members and member associations as per the Rules of Federation and regulations of law ;

6. Representing member associations in internal, external relationships concerning the Federation’ s functions and tasks;

7. Being allowed to raise fund for the Federation on the basic of memberships’ fees and of income sources from business and service activities according to the law, for cover various activity costs;

8. Extending relations of co- operation, of experience exchange with international organisations, with domestic and foreign scientific- technical entities.