SCHOOL: General Information and Academic Administration

1.1 SCHOOL PROFILE

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Dong Thap University (Trường Đại học Đồng Tháp) is a public multidisciplinary institution directly under the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

Mission

Training highly qualified, multi-disciplinary human resources, in which education science and teacher training are the cores; conducting scientific research and providing community services; contributing to the socio-economic development of the Mekong Delta and the whole country. Vision Becoming a high-quality center of training and scientific research in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Philosophy of Education

Constructivist - Professional - Integrated

• Constructivist: Actively constructing and offering a dynamic educational environment on the basis of the spirit of innovation, creativity, and proactiveness, in which the entire staff and students harmoniously collaborate to create new knowledge and values to make the institution become a modern, liberal university and develop under the model of a happy school.

• Professional: Particularly giving prominence to standards and efficiency in educational and labor activities in which human values are always attentive; Complying with common principles, respecting differences, and proactively adapting to the ever-changing job market.

• Integrated: Aiming to build up an open education ecosystem training global citizens for society; Promoting cooperation on the basis of connection and companionship to develop in conformity with international quality standards.

Core values

Quality - Creativity - Cooperation - Responsibility - Friendliness.

• Quality: Quality is the core value, the university pursues a strategy towards the goal of high-quality development; motivating individuals and university units to improve operational efficiency, especially in university administration, training, scientific research, and community service. 

• Creativity: Creativity can act as a driving force for development, a fundamental value that must always be recognized, nurtured, and promoted. The university builds a culture of creativity and inspires and promotes creativity in all activities of each individual and unit.

• Cooperation: Cooperation is the sharing of awareness and action, responsibility, and interest to create strength and a premise for success. The university always promotes cooperation and considers it as a fulcrum for creating a connection with partners and international integration.

• Responsibility: Responsibility is a fundamental value, the university upholds the responsibility of each individual and each unit in performing their duties, ensuring the harmony between interests and responsibilities. The greater the autonomy is, the greater the responsibility is.

• Friendliness: Friendliness is a value that contributes to the impulse of other values ​​in the value system. The university is a higher education institution with an open cultural environment, civilized behavior, and communication. TRADITIONAL SONG:

  OUR BELOVED DONG THAP UNIVERSITY!

  Composed by Vo Xuan Hung

  By the gentle Tien River is located our beloved university.

  Over the past years, it has grown impressively! 

  Let’s join hands together to nurture our germinated green buds, 

  To reach new heights in the academic world!

  From the bottom of our hearts, we love all presentations, 

  Designed by our lecturers on days and nights of arduous work.

  Despite the rocky road to success, we consistently follow our forerunners,

  To write historical golden pages to glorify Vietnam’s wisdom, 

  To bring fame to our homeland – The Mekong Delta, 

  And to give off the fragrance of our lotus land – Dong Thap!

  
  

  (Chorus)

  Dong Thap University flaps its wings,

  To fly far away to the horizon of science!

  For a bright future,

  Shoulder by shoulder, we light up our ambition!

  Dong Thap University is always the firm launching pad, 

  For our steps with full of optimistic belief in life,

  To everywhere to build our brilliant homeland,

  To bring fame to our beloved beautiful Dong Thap University.

  Let’s sing along for our love to Dong Thap University,

  The place with an available book of life for us.

  To keep writing up glorious pages with our strong love and belief

  In its sustainable development in the future!

1.2 ACADEMIC SUPPORT SYSTEM

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Dong Thap University in Vietnam provides strong support for its students. They offer an office that assists with student needs and counseling, as well as a library with a large collection of books and digital resources. They promote research endeavors and guarantee top-notch instruction. The university also provides IT and language training, as well as state-of-the-art labs and equipment for hands-on learning. Education students can practice teaching in a kindergarten. These resources all contribute to the development of an excellent learning and success environment.

1.3 TEACHING SYSTEM

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Dong Thap University's teaching system is organized to deliver top-notch instruction. Both academic knowledge and practical skills are emphasized in the educational approach, and hands-on learning is supported by modern facilities and IT. The institution also prioritizes quality assurance and ongoing development to make sure that its curricula satisfy strict academic requirements. Dong Thap University also encourages global collaboration and provides chances for students to participate in exchange and research initiatives.

OTHERS: Outstanding Achievements 

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Medals

• Third-class Independence Medal (2009)

• First-class Labor Medal (2003)

• Second-class Labor Medal (1997)

• Third-class Labor Medal (1985)
  

Emulation flags, Certificates of merit

• Certificate of merit awarded by the Prime Minister in 2008.

• Government emulation flags in 2018, 2022.

• Emulation flag awarded by the Ministry of Education and Training in 2017.

• Emulation flags awarded by the People's Committee of Dong Thap province in 2007, 2009, 2015, 2022.

• Certificates of merit awarded by the Ministry of Education and Training in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021.

• Certificates of merit awarded by the People's Committee of Dong Thap province in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021.