On March 24, DTU and Hue University signed a comprehensive collaboration agreement in order to improve the standard of education and boost the economic development of Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands.
Collaboration for joint sustainable development
This partnership is a milestone for a long-lasting relationship between the two Central Vietnam universities. Hue University was founded in 1957 and is considered one of the five largest in the country and second in student population, after the national university network. The university now has nine faculties in three schools, the School of Physical Education, the International School and the School of Engineering & Technology. Hue University also has a branch in Quang Tri province, several training and research centers and institutes and a publishing house. The university offers an education in diverse fields, such as pedagogy, medicine, pharmacy, arts, agriculture-forestry-fishing, foreign languages, economics, law, hospitality, social sciences & humanities, natural sciences, and technology & engineering.
While Hue University is the first and is the oldest public university in Central Vietnam, DTU is the first and biggest private university. Founded in 1994, more recent than Hue University, DTU has made major achievements recognized by the community, together with successive emulation flags, from the Ministry of Education & Training from 2010 to 2019 and from the government from 2013 to 2019. DTU is currently ranked on the list of the 400 top universities in Asia.
Hue University President and Associate Professor Nguyen Quang Linh
“Prior to our agreement, we met on several occasions,” explained Associate Professor Nguyen Quang Linh, Chairman of the University Council and Hue University President. “We believe that universities, old and young, have much to learn from each another. Traditional and modern education must be linked, with both experienced and younger lecturers constantly innovating to improve education effectiveness. Hue University and DTU have been working together for a long time in research, at conferences, in workshops and lecturer development. Today is the beginning of a deeper and wider partnership based on our individual strengths.”
DTU and Hue University sign the agreement
Comprehensive collaboration
According to the agreement, the two universities agree to:
- Collaborate in education, based on lecturer exchanges, the overseeing of PhD and Master theses, creating and sharing training programs, working towards mutual agreement on course credits and taking part in international training and student exchange programs.
- Collaborate in refining lecturer qualifications, professional and foreign-language skills and supporting each other in PhD education in several ways. Also in the certification of professional titles for DTU lecturers and organizing exams and certificates in the English language, in accordance with the Six-Level Competencies Framework of Vietnam and Europe (CEFR), for both DTU lecturers and students.
- Collaborate in science & technology projects by creating strong interschool research groups to contribute to education nationally, organizing national and international conferences and workshops, working together on international publications and sharing research infrastructures and resources.
- Collaborate on organizing innovative startup events and developing a common startup ecosystem.
"We are still lacking in human resources in the Central region compared with the North and South but still have a huge potential to contribute to national economic development,” said DTU Provost Dr. Le Nguyen Bao. “I believe that today, by combining Hue University’s experience and DTU’s youthful energy, our collaboration will now develop steadily, especially through unique joint applied research startup projects with strong commercial potential.”
(Media Center)