The Marine Dynamics and Environment Centre was established under the Decision numbered 1265/TCCB dated 13 September 1999 of The President of Hanoi National University, Vietnam. In order to assemble a wide variety of lecturers, scientists and experts not only in the field of marine sciences but also in other dynamic fields, especially related to the field of environmental fluid dynamics within the National University, the Marine Dynamics and Environment Center has recently expanded its functions and changed its name into the Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics (CEFD), under the Decision numbered 4034/ QD-TCCB dated 27 November 2009 of The President of Hanoi National University, Vietnam.