The health sciences play a key role in developing a high-quality workforce for any nation. Duy Tan University (DTU), invests significantly in its programs in
- Nursing,
- Medical Laboratory Technology, and
- Biomedical Engineering,
with facilities, lecturers, and international partnerships. This aims to produce a workforce that meets the standards and demands of society in the context of an aging population and rapid advances in science & technology. Students enrolled in these programs enjoy strong employment prospects after graduation, along with opportunities for internships and employment in Japan, with financial support fully covering all costs.
Nursing students intern in Japan with monthly living allowance of nearly 14 million VND
Three years after it was first implemented, the Japan Internship Program, jointly organized by DTU and the Japan Internship Support Association (JISA), has provided 82 DTU students with paid internships and official employment in Japan - an impressive figure that reflects the effectiveness, prestige, and practicality of the university’s approach of international cooperation to enhance training quality.
Interview session for the Japan Internship Program at DTU
Among the participants, many are Nursing students from DTU. Students who join this program enjoy a lot of benefits:
- recognition of up to 16 practice credits provided internship aligns with major,
- free Japanese language course before and after departure,
- full financial support: application, visa, round-trip airfare, accommodation,
- monthly living allowance of 70,000 JPY per month (about 14 million VND),
- to experience Japanese culture and opportunity for long-term employment in Japan after internship.
DTU Nursing students who interview for internships in Japan or stay for long-term employment are highly regarded by recruiters for their professional knowledge and practical skills. For example:
- Tran Thi Thuy Tien, Tran Thi Thuy Tien, Ho Thi Hoang Phuc, Tran Thi Nhu Quynh, and Doan Trieu Man are doing internships at Shinken,
- Le Thi Thanh Tham and Nguyen Le Dieu (Faculty of Nursing) are doing internships at Ocean Care Work,
- Luong Thi Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Thi Thu Thao, and Pham Thi Thuy Quynh are doing internships at Healthcare Accelerator,
- Nguyen Duc Hoan My and Nguyen Nguyet Trang are working at Shinken.
Several Japanese and German corporations and organizations - the Japan Medical Association, Suganuma Group JSC, Mother Brain JSC, Route Inn Japan JSC, ICO International JSC - regularly visit DTU to offer career counseling and job opportunities for Nursing students. Nurses are also in high demand in many other countries, as healthcare demands continue to rise amid aging populations.
Recruitment for ICO International JSC (Germany) (top) and DTU students interning in Japan with full financial support
One notable partnership is with the Japanese Glome Management Group, which has actively supported DTU with medical equipment for training and research. Glome Management donated two Japanese-standard nursing-skills practice rooms worth hundreds of millions of VND, equipped with specialized nursing equipment: homecare and hospital beds, anti-decubitus mattresses, RKW-302 trolleys, Cole Mat C hyper (MSN1200) HCH-1, KT-95HD Naturals, and MY-22258 infusion poles.
Two Japanese-standard nursing-skills practice rooms donated by
Glome Management Group to optimally support Nursing training at DTU
Committed to delivering high-quality human resources, DTU consistently partners with many reputable organizations and enterprises to improve its Nursing training. In addition to partnerships with Japanese institutions such as:
- SEIREI Social Welfare Group,
- Glome Health Group, and
- the Japanese National Council for Elderly and Blind,
the school also collaborates with leading universities in medicine & pharmacy worldwide:
- University of Pittsburgh (UPitt): 7th best university by medical research in the US according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
- University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC): largest-scale training in medicine & pharmacy in the US (in terms of number of both students and majors),
- Duke-NUS Medical School (Singapore): Southeast Asian leader in public and community health,
- Ben-Gurion University (Israel),
- Burapha University, Khon Kaen University, and Mahidol University (Thailand), and
- Dong-A University (South Korea).
Lecturers of Medical Laboratory Technology, and Biomedical Engineering win big prizes
Medical Laboratory Technology is a key component of healthcare. It plays a role in up to 70% of clinical treatment decisions, and nearly every single appropriate decision relies on accurate test results. This is why DTU places strong emphasis on building a reputable, highly qualified team of lecturers to ensure the quality of training in this field.
DTU scientists, lecturers, and students in medicine and the health sciences connect through research
Many DTU lecturers have made a mark through their scientific research and lecturing. Notably, the research group of
- Dr Dinh Phong Son, Director of the DTU Center for Molecular Biology (CEMB), and
- MSc MD Tran Chau My Thanh, DTU lecturer in medicine & pharmacy,
has won many big prizes at large-scale, specialized national conferences:
- excellence award and third prize for research on the role of non-coding RNA in coronary artery disease at the National Cardiology Conference 2025,
- excellence prize for “The role of microRNA in regulating cell signaling pathways in lung cancer” at the Annual Congress of the Vietnam Respiratory Society of 2024 organized in collaboration with Bach Mai Hospital Hanoi, and Tam Anh Hospital,
- excellence prize for “miRNA: Potential molecular biomarkers and targets for cancer therapy” at the first expanded science & technology conference of the Danang Oncology Hospital in 2024,
- second prize for “Potential diagnostic value of serum microRNAs for 19 cancer types” at the conference “Digital transformation and AI applications in disease diagnosis & treatment”, held in 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City.
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DTU students and advisors receiving awards at student scientific research competitions
A difference at DTU is that students across disciplines can participate in scientific research under the careful guidance of university staff and researchers. When just a first-year student in Medical Laboratory Technology, Nguyen Manh Quoc joined a research project with fellow students Huynh Chi Lan, Tran Khanh Huyen, and Cao Duong Hong Ngoc. With their study on microRNA molecular biomarkers in stroke and a management and protection system for individuals at risk of stroke, the student team under the supervision of Dr Dinh Phong Son and MSc MD Tran Chau My Thanh won first prize at the DTU student scientific research competition and a consolation prize at the student scientific research competition held by the Ministry of Education & Training in 2025.
Students in Medical Laboratory Technology and Biomedical
Engineering at DTU can practice with modern equipment
Medical Laboratory Technology: After completing the 4-year program, graduates have a solid foundation of scientific and medical knowledge and extensive skills in clinical medicine, preventive medicine, and community health. They are able to do scientific research and to improve their capabilities on their own, and they possess the ethics, spirit, confidence, and creativity needed to engage and work in an international environment. Already from the first year, students take career orientation courses and participate in field visits to laboratories, key practice centers at DTU, and reputable healthcare facilities in Danang.
Biomedical Engineering: After completing the 4.5-year program, graduates have extensive expertise related to electronics, medical physics, medical devices, and foundational technologies in healthcare, as well as knowledge and skills relevant to biomedical engineering - to meet the high-quality human-resource standards of the industry. DTU students of Biomedical Engineering furthermore develop their professional skills related to medical development and production, such as with biocompatible prosthetics, medical devices, diagnostic equipment, and imaging devices like ultrasound, X-ray, and CT. Specifically, there are incredibly broad job opportunities for students of Medical Laboratory Technology, as strong development in science & technology and financial resources enable many hospitals to import a range of modern medical devices. Meanwhile, there is currently a significant shortage of skilled personnel who can operate these technologies skillfully and effectively.
(Media Center)
