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
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