The SouthStar Management Institute: A Must for the Most Talented Students Only

In succession to the DTU Talent program, DTU’s SouthStar Management Institute has been created with the mission of educating outstanding students in four majors: Corporate Management; Marketing Management & Strategy; Financial Management; and Logistics & Supply Chain Management. The objective is to bring graduates up to international standards and instill the skills and confidence they need to work in global markets, and excelling in English, critical thinking, innovative creativity, and strategic vision.

Dong-A University ICC Center Director Dr. Hyung Rim Choi (center, upper picture) with DTU Vice Provost Prof. Lim Sang-taek (left) and Dr. Luis Alfaro, Director of Logistics & Supply Chain Management at the DTU Nam Khue Management

Institute (SMI), sign an MOU on Logistics & Supply Chain Management training

DTU has introduced several high-quality programs that satisfy student needs and meet strict international standards at the same time, each with unique curricula, student input and feedback. The new SouthStar Management Institute applicants must score high in the entrance exam, and, if accepted, will benefit from:

- A curriculum based on the international educational system, including a broad foundation of knowledge, ethical values and foreign language proficiency

- Development of students’ individual strengths combined with intensive academic, research and technology experience

SouthStar Management Institute labs are equipped with the latest computer systems

- Classes are small (from thirty to forty students) and are taught by a team of experienced foreign lecturers holding PhD degrees or higher. Most of the students receive four-year scholarships

- Studies are held in an international educational environment, with the latest facilities

- The advanced, intensive curricula are oriented around practical research projects

- Students’ English communication skills and specialized language are perfected

- Professional experience is accumulated through visits and internships at leading companies

- Students may be awarded Master’s degrees after five consecutive years of study

SouthStar Management Institute students communicating with those from other ASEAN universities

The SouthStar Management Institute will enroll increasing numbers of the best applicants every year, from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the UK, the Philippines and elsewhere. Currently there are sixty international students out of a total of 800. Lecturers all graduated from leading universities both in Vietnam and abroad, and every year the Institute invites lecturers, experts, and professors from prestigious universities in the US, the UK, India, South Korea and so on to come to lecture and share their experiences.

The SouthStar Management Institute also concentrates on developing international partnerships to provide its students with opportunities for cultural exchanges and to befriend others from all over the world. One of the Institute’s main international programs is the Passage to ASEAN (P2A), in cooperation with universities in the region, including Rangsit University (Thailand); Norton University (Cambodia); the National University of Laos; and the Myanmar Computer Institute. The Institute organizes exchanges with other ASEAN universities and holds an annual P2A event at DTU, attended by students from a variety of other ASEAN countries.

Research at the SouthStar Management Institute is particularly advanced, and the lecturers have published more than forty papers in journals indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The Institute will continue to graduate a highly qualified, skilled, confident, and inspiring workforce in their respective fields and, at the same time, encourage them to engage in research projects, attend conferences and take part in competitions in Vietnam and abroad.