On June 16th, DTU and Purdue University signed an agreement to offer Advanced Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics programs. Attendees included Prof. Niaz Latif, Dean of the College of Technology at Purdue University Northwest on behalf of the President of Purdue University; Dr. Le Nguyen Bao, DTU Vice-Provost; Dr. Ha Dac Binh, Dean of the DTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering; Dr. Vu Duong, Director of the DTU Center of Electrical Engineering; and lecturers.
The Management Board and lecturers of Purdue University and DTU pose for a picture at Purdue University in June 2017
With the speed of Vietnam’s economic development and the broad integration of Vietnam with the world, foreign businesses with modern production lines are gradually coming to dominate the production of export goods. Domestic businesses face fierce competition and fall behind so they need to overhaul their technology and to automate production. In addition, Vietnamese agriculture also needs to mechanize planting and harvesting and to automate processing to be competitive with other countries. Furthermore, the Industrial Revolution 4.0, taking place all over the world, will even more increase the demand for high-tech workers, and particularly for those in Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics.
U.S. News 2017 ranks Purdue University among the 8 Best American Universities in Technological Engineering Education. In addition to conducting train-the-trainer courses and transferring academic curricula, lecturers of Purdue University will come to DTU to teach the students every semester.
Founded in 1946, Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is part of the internationally-respected Purdue University system. Offering nearly 70 undergraduate and 18 graduate programs of study between its two campuses - Westville and Calumet - Purdue University Northwest is the fifth largest public university in the state of Indiana. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, Purdue University - Calumet campus was the best public university in Northwest Indiana, while Northwest Indiana Business Quartely ranked Purdue University - Calumet campus the < destination="" for="" international="" students="" in="" engineering="" technology="" training.="" located="" in="" the="" northwest="" in="" the="" city="" of="" hammond="" in="" indiana,="" purdue="" university="" -="" calumet="" campus="" has="" 10,000="" students="" with="" 800="" international="" students="" from="" 40="" countries="">
Left to right: Dr. Jaekeun Cho, Director for Southeast Asian Partnerships and Programs at Purdue University Northwest; Prof. Dr. Athula Kulatunga, Department Head of Engineering Technology; Prof. Mohammad A. Zahraee, Vice Dean of the College of Technology; Prof. Niaz Latif, Dean of the College of Technology and Executive Director of the Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center; Dr. Le Nguyen Bao, DTU Vice-Provost; Dr. Ha Dac Binh, Dean of the DTU Electrical Engineering Faculty
Sixteen lecturers of the DTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering and staff members of the DTU Center of Electrical Engineering are participating in a training course at Purdue University which they will complete in August 2017. Students of the Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics Programs in collaboration with Purdue University will be provided study materials transferred from Purdue University. Two or three lecturers from Purdue University will come to DTU to teach the students every semester. Most academic programs of Purdue University are ABET-accredited programs. Students will receive certificates of completion granted by Purdue University.
Training duration: four and a half years for Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, training following the model of the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies (Industrial Revolution 4.0):
- PNU Electrical Engineering - Major code: 52510301, Registration code: 113(PNU).
- PNU Mechatronics - Major code: 52510301, Registration code: 112(PNU).
Training goals: Deploying and operating electrical and mechanical engineering systems; Designing and implementing automatic systems and production lines; Maintaining, repairing, and upgrading mechanical engineering systems; Focus is on building the ability to design, manufacture, install, and operate industrial robots.
Career opportunities: Export proccessing zones: Hoa Khanh Industrial zone and Hoa Cam Industrial zone in Danang; Dien Nam - Dien Ngoc Industrial zone in Quang nam; Danang Hi-Tech Park. Firms: Danang 29/3 Textile and Garment factory, Hoa Tho Textile factory, Danang Rubber company, Truong Hai Auto and others. Industrial Electricity Manufacturing companies: Siemens, Philips, Samsung and Sanyo. Automatic design and manufacturing companies: Pacific Elevator, Vietech, Novas. Industrial robot manufacturing companies: Yaskawa, Kuka, ABB, FANUC.
(Media Center)