Tôn Đức Thắng University


Ton Duc Thang University is a public university with the main campus in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established on September 24, 1997, Ton Duc Thang University has been one of the top research universities in Vietnam. It is under the management of Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and is named after Tôn Đức Thắng, who was Vice-President of Vietnam from 1960 to 1969 under the presidency of Ho Chi Minh and later became President of Vietnam from 1969 to 1980. The University offers about 40 undergraduate programs, 18 master programs and 25 doctoral programs in variety of areas such as: law, applied science, technology, vocational skills, social sciences, economics, business, foreign languages, arts. Total enrollment is around 23,500.

History

The initial embodiment of Ton Duc Thang University was Ton Duc Thang Private
University of Technology, founded by decision 787/TTg-QĐ
on 24/09/1997 by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. With the rapid growth of the
university, and to have a legal status which fits with its nature, the Prime Minister released decision 18/2003/TTg-QĐ
changing its name to Ton Duc Thang Semi-Public University,
under the management of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
On 22/06/2006, Ton Duc Thang Semi-Public University moved
its organizational form to public university with a self-financing mechanism.
On 11/6/2008, Mr. Tan Dung Nguyen,
the Prime Minister of Vietnam, signed decision 747/QĐ-TTg changing
the name of Ton Duc
Thang Semi-Public University under the management of the People's Committee of
Ho Chi Minh City to Ton Duc Thang University under the management of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

Accreditations

In addition to the accreditation by Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, Ton Duc Thang University has been accredited by The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education who recognizes that Ton Duc Thang University complies with French and European standards for universities.

University rankings

In August 2019, Ton Duc Thang University was ranked 901-1000 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, known as Shanghai Ranking, and has become the first Vietnamese University on the list. It was ranked 101 – 200 in 2019 THE University Impact Rankings by the Times Higher Education. In October 2019, the QS Higher Education Rankings ranked TDTU at 207 in Asia's top 500 universities Its facilities are rated 5-star and Teaching and Employability are rated 4-star by the QS Higher Education Rankings.
In December 2019, Ton Duc Thang University was ranked 960th by the University Ranking by Academic Performance. In 2019, its engineering subject was also globally ranked 395th by the U.S. News and World Report.

Academic Organization

Ton Duc Thang University is organized into 16 faculties. Combined, these faculties offer 38 graduate programs, 64 undergraduate programs, and 16 associate & vocational programs. The faculties are:
The following are the academic programs offered by Ton Duc Thang University. For an explanation of the documentation codes present in the tables below, see Higher Education in Vietnam
Industry CodeSubjectDocumentation
52720401PharmacyA00 ; B00
52340120International BusinessA00 ; A01; C01; D01
52340101Business Administration A00 ; A01; C01; D01
52340101DBusiness Administration A00 ; A01; C01; D01
52380101LawA00 ; A01; C00 ; D01
52220113Vietnam Studies A01 ; C00 ; C01; D01
52220113DVietnam Studies A01 ; C00 ; C01; D01
52210402Industrial DesignH00 ; H01; H02
52210403Graphic DesignH00 ; H01; H02
52210404Fashion DesignH00 ; H01; H02
52210405Interior DesignH00 ; H01; H02
52220201English LanguageD01 ; D11
52220204Chinese LanguageD01 ; D04 ; D11; D55
52220204DChinese Language D01 ; D04 ; D11; D55
52220343Sports Management A01 ; D01 ; T00 ; T01
52340301AccountingA00 ; A01; C01; D01
52340201Finance - BankingA00 ; A01; C01; D01
52340408Labor RelationsA00 ; A01; C01; D01
52310301SociologyA01 ; C00 ; C01; D01
52760101Social WorkA01 ; C00 ; C01; D01
52850201Labor SafetyA00 ; B00 ; C02
52440301Environmental ScienceA00 ; B00 ; C02
52510406Environmental Technology A00 ; B00 ; C02
52460112Applied MathematicsA00 ; A01 ; C01
52460201StatisticsA00 ; A01 ; C01
52480101Computer ScienceA00 ; A01 ; C01
52480102Communications and Computer NetworksA00 ; A01 ; C01
52480103Software EngineeringA00 ; A01 ; C01
52520301Chemical EngineeringA00 ; B00 ; C02
52420201BiotechnologyA00 ; B00 ; D08
52580102ArchitectureV00 ; V01
52580105Regional and Urban PlanningA00 ; A01 ; V00; V01
52580201EngineeringA00 ; A01 ; C01
52580205Civil EngineeringA00 ; A01 ; C01
52520201Electrical EngineeringA00 ; A01 ; C01
52520207Electronics Engineering and CommunicationsA00 ; A01 ; C01
52520216Control Technology and AutomationA00 ; A01 ; C01

Industry CodeSubjectDocumentation
M52340301AccountingA00 ; A01; C01; D01
M52440301Environmental ScienceA00 ; B00 ; C02
M52480103Software EngineeringA00 ; A01; C01
M52520201Electrical EngineeringA00 ; A01; C01
M52520216Control Technology and AutomationA00 ; A01; C01

International Partnerships

Ton Duc Thang University is the first university in Vietnam to have been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In 2015 four patents were granted by the USPTO.
For the period 1 August 2016 - 31 July 2017, Nature Index shows publications from Ton Duc Thang University in the journals Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, and European Physical Journal C.

Facilities

The school has its main campus at 19 Nguyen Huu Tho, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City with an area of 26 ha. In addition, there are 4 more satellite campuses: Ho Chi Minh City, Bao Loc, Ca Mau and Nha Trang. These exist in order to improve the learning and character of intellectual pursuits in these areas, to provide additional opportunities for study, and to reduce the infrastructure demand on the main campus. Schools are training in 4 facilities:
Library and information systems on 500 computers connected to the Internet ensure students' learning needs, global information exploitation needs and the need for internal activities of the school.
Laboratory system, workshop for electrical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering, chemical technology, biotechnology, computer technology, etc. practice in the training of the school.
In addition to two fully equipped dormitories on campus which can house up to 2,160 students, Ton Duc Thang University also hosts high quality workout facilities. The main campus includes a sport complex for indoor games such as badminton, tennis, volleyball, basketball and many other recreational and athletic activities, including boxing. A swimming pool and a FIFA 2-star football stadium are located on campus.
The facilities at Ton Duc Thang University were rated in the top 200 worldwide by the UI Greenmetric World University Rankings in 2017 for its commitment to building a green educational environment and its use of solar panels on campus. The university previously had been recognized by UNESCO for its environmental efforts.