Collaboration

On June 30th, an agreement was signed with the Dong Nai University of Technology. Dr. Phan Ngoc Son, the Dong Nai University of Technology Provost, Hero of Labor and Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co, DTU President and Provost, representatives of the Board of Provosts and departments and deans of both universities and DTU lecturers attended.

 

Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co said: “TheDong Nai University of Technology collaborates with local business to help students find jobs in the southern economic area of Vietnam, with its many well-developed industrial zones, that attract a much investment from large foreign companies. Although Danang is a younger city with more limited business opportunities, DTU tries to improve its strengths in education and research and  workswith local companies to find jobs for students. Today’s agreement between our two universities is an important milestone, which is based on the best that we both can offer and promises to bring our students long-term benefits in their studies and careers.” 

 

 

The agreement is based on the understanding that both universities will work together voluntarily and equally, with goodwill, mutual respect, in accordance with the law. The agreement coversthe three key areas of education, research and technology transfer, and business collaboration. Specifically, in education, the two schools agree to share teaching experience, organize workshops and seminars, and collaborate in sending lecturers and students to businesses to gain practical experience, and sharetheir study methods and research projects. In the area of research and technology transfer, both sides will conduct joint research projects, publish their results in national and international ISI and ISSN listed journals and file their projects at the departmental and ministerial levels. In the area of business they will focus on research and technology transfer to businesses in Dong Nai and surrounding regions and assign lecturers and students to gain practical experience in the business community. 

In the near future, DTU and theDong Nai University of Technology expect to arrange seminars to improve the professional skills of students, in order to meet business requirements. The seminars will aim to improveteaching methods in Electricity and Electronics, Mechanics, Information Technology, Nursing and Environmental Studies. Internships will be monitored, controlled and evaluated to create rich and diverse programs meeting current business requirements and guaranteeing the quality of the graduates. A program entitled “Experience a Business” will be offered at both universities for students to visit and learn about a company, share experiences with the HR department and ways of developing relationships with business to help them in their career planning.

To evaluate the success of a university today, it is not sufficient just to look at traditional criteria, such as large campuses, modern teaching aids and experienced lecturers. We also must now consider the availability of international partnerships to broadenstudent knowledge, by way of study-abroad programs or programs which provide them with international knowledge here in Vietnam. After 22 years of internationally-oriented development, DTU has been highly successful partnering with many well-known universities worldwide.