Dong Thap University

Dong Thap University (DThU) (Vietnamese: Đại học Đồng Tháp) is a Vietnamese public university based in the city of Cao Lãnh in Đồng Tháp province. It is one of the educational and research institutions in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

Dong Thap University

Đại học Đồng Tháp
Type	Public university
Established	January 10, 2003; 22 years ago (January 10, 2003)
Rector	Hồ Văn Thống
Undergraduates	~8,000
Address	783 Phạm Hữu Lầu, Ward 6 , Cao Lãnh , Đồng Tháp Province , Vietnam
Campus	Rural
Website	www.dthu.edu.vn

History

The school was established in 1989 as a normal school under the moniker Dong Thap Pedagogical College (Vietnamese: Trường Cao đẳng Sư phạm Đồng Tháp). On January 10, 2003, officials released a decree that upgraded the school's official status from vocational college to a university.^[1] On September 4, 2008, officials expanded the school's scope and approved a change in name to Dong Thap University.^[2] In 2017, the university's degree programs received full accreditation and certification by the Vietnam National University system.^[3] In the 2016–2017 academic year, it became the first university in the Mekong Delta certified to meet the quality standards by the Ministry of Education and Training.^[4][5]

Class photo in front of campus

Description

The current rector of the university is Ho Van Thong.^[6] The school offers 32 undergraduate major and 6 graduate degrees.^[5] In 2016, the rectors claimed that 92% of the school's lecturers held postgraduate qualifications.^[5]

Admissions

In 2019, the university announced it would refund the tuition of graduates from their Math, Chemistry, and Primary School Pedagogy departments if they are not able to secure a job after graduating with a degree from the university. The rector's announcement was made as an effort to both showcase the high rates of employment among their alumni and the efforts the university was making to create a job pipeline^[4]

In 2021, Dong Thap began interviewing applicants to assess them on criteria beyond test scores, as an effort to identify high performing students that may not meet Vietnamese score-focused educational conventions.^[7]

Student body

The university has approximately 8,000 students enrolled.^[5] Students organize a number of activities and clubs, such as a campus-wide book club^[8] and a championship futsal team.^[9] The school also has employs a human resources unit solely focused on ensuring graduating students have jobs after graduation.^[10]

Research

The university publishes its own "Dong Thap University Journal of Science".^[11]

Faculties

• Faculty of Foreign Languages
• Faculty of Vietnamese Literature and Linguistics Teacher Education
• Faculty of Mathematics -Informatics Teacher Education
• Faculty of Art Teacher Education
• Faculty of Natural Sciences Teacher Education
• Faculty of Social Sciences Teacher Education
• Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education
• Faculty of Physical Education - National Security and Defense Education
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Culture Tourism and Social Work
• Faculty of Agriculture and Environment Resources

Offices

• Administrative Affairs Office
• Office of Planning and Finance
• Students Affairs Office
• Office of Inspections and Legal Affairs
• Academic Affairs Office
• Graduate Studies Office
• International Affairs Office
• Quality Assurance Office
• Office of Facilities and Project Management
• Personnel Affairs Office
• Research Affairs Office
• Office of Information and Communications
• Office of Communist Party and Unions Affairs

Centres

• Center for Training Partnership and Professional Development
• Foreign Languages and Informatics Center
• IT and Lab Center
• Le Vu Hung Resources Center
• Services Center
• Hoa Hong Pedagogical Practice Kindergarten

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