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Welcome to Can Tho University!

Established in 1966, Can Tho University (CTU) is widely recognized as one of the national leading multidisciplinary universities, located in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Currently, CTU has around 2,000 staff members and 50,000 students, and offers nearly 100 undergraduate, 45 master and 16 doctoral training programs in a wide range of sectors.

CTU’s goal is to strengthen its reputation within Vietnam and join the ranks of internationally renowned universities. Accordingly, the University is committed to constantly improving the capacities in training, scientific research, technology transfer, and services. A credit-based training system is implemented in line with international standards. Besides, the University pays a great attention to the professional development of the staff. Within this context, the staff members are encouraged to take part in scientific research and publication of their work, apply active teaching methodologies, and train students to become skilled human resources and independent critical thinkers. To promote its “brand-name”, CTU is continuously strengthening international cooperation with worldwide partners.

All these efforts reflect CTU’s strong commitment to improving its quality and prestige within Vietnam and in the world. Partners from all over the world are always welcomed to cooperate with us to help us accomplish our ultimate goals of serving the community and fostering the social and economic development of the Mekong Delta in particular and the country in general. Your success is our achievement.
Best regards,

Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan

Rector

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INTRODUCTION OF CAN THO UNIVERSITY

The Mekong Delta (MD), with a natural area of about 4 million hectares and over 18.4 million people, is the biggest agricultural production area in the entire country and is considered the rice basket of Vietnam. Besides rice production, the MD is also rich in fruits and seafood for export. This is a rich land with beautiful scenery including colorful fruit trees all year round.

Can Tho University (CTU), an important state higher education institution in the MD, is the cultural, scientific and technical center of the MD and Vietnam. Since its founding in 1966, CTU has been improving and developing itself. It has an enrollment of about 54.000 undergraduate students; 3.000 students have been following Master programs; and around 300 students are Ph.D candidates. CTU has got over 2.000 staff members including nearly 1.200 teaching staff and 800 supporting staff. From a university with a few fields of study at the beginning, it has developed into a multidisciplinary university. Currently, it has nearly 100 undergraduates, 36 Master and 15 Doctoral training programs. Every year CTU receives students on internship programs from the U.S, Belgium, Japan and so on, or under agreements between their universities and CTU.

CTU’s main missions are training, conducting scientific research, and transferring technology to serve the regional and national socio-economic development. In addition to its training responsibilities, CTU has actively taken part in scientific research projects, applying the advances in scientific and technological knowledge to solving problems related to science, technology, economics, culture and society in the region. From achievements in its scientific research and international cooperation projects, the university has developed a variety of products and technological production processes that benefit people’s lives and promote export, thus helping the University gain prestige in national and international markets.

The University has established scientific and technological cooperation with many international organizations, universities, and research institutes. As a result of these cooperative projects, the staff’s administrative capabilities and specializations have been upgraded. The facilities, experimental equipment, and scientific materials have also been added.

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• Established in 1966 with only four faculties

• Restructured in 1994 and 1995 increasing the scope of education with the founding of larger schools and colleges

• Nationally selected to be one of the 14 key universities in Vietnam (out of 400 higher education institutions across the nation)

• The largest and only multi-disciplinary university in the MD till 2000, serving the needs of nearly 20 million inhabitants in the region.

1. CAN THO INSTITUTE (1966 - 1975)

Founded on March 31, 1966, Can Tho Institute had 4 faculties: Sciences, Law and Social Sciences, Letters, and Education. Previously, the Faculty of Education was training undergraduate (bachelor degree) students, the College of Agriculture was training engineers, and the Center of Foreign Languages was offering foreign language courses.

The facilities of Can Tho Institute were located in four places:

- The President’s Building (No 5, Hoa Binh Avenue): was the administration center of the Institute.

- Campus I (30 – 4 Street): with an area of over 5 hectares, was used as the accommodation for staff members, the dormitory for female students, a model public school for teacher training, the College of Agriculture, and administration buildings for the faculties.

- Campus II: (3 – 2 Street): with the area of 87 hectares, contained the main classroom buildings of the Institute.

- Campus III: (No 1, Ly Tu Trong Street): with the area of 0,65 hectares, was the first training area consisting of the Faculty of Sciences and the library.

Campus II, Can Tho University (1966)

The first rows of classrooms in Campus II (1973)

2. CTU AFTER 1975

Can Tho Institute was changed to Can Tho University. At that time, the training program and existing students of the old Faculty of Education and College of Agriculture continued to be trained within the Faculties of Science Education and Agriculture at Can Tho University. Students of other faculties were transferred to Ho Chi Minh City or to other existing programs at the University.

After 1975, the Faculty of Education was separated into the Faculties of Science Education and Social Science-Humanities Education, training upper secondary teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, literature, history, geography, and foreign languages. After that, they were expanded to 5 separate faculties: mathematics - physics (1980), chemistry - biology (1980), history - geography (1982), letters (1983) and foreign languages (1983).

The College of Agriculture was changed to the Faculty of Agriculture, with 2 training specializations, agronomy and animal husbandry. In 1979, the Faculty of Agriculture was expanded to 7 faculties: agronomy (1977), animal husbandry – veterinary medicine (1978), water management and land improvement (1978), agricultural engineering (1978), food processing and agricultural product preservation (1978), agricultural economics (1979), and fisheries (1979).

Almost all the classrooms were made of bamboo and thatch leaves (1976).

In 1978, the Faculty of In-service Training was established. It was responsible for managing and developing programs to improve and train upper secondary teachers and others in applied engineering to help control the production of the provinces in the MDMekong Delta. The training period was 5 years. Since 1981, to meet the increasing need for in-service training in the MDMekong Delta, the University has developed links with the provinces and opened regional Centers for In-service Training and Improvement. These are now called Centers for Continuing Education: Tien Giang - Long An - Ben Tre, Vinh Long - Đong Thap, Can Tho, An Giang, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang and Minh Hai.

In 1987, to meet the requirement for developing a market-oriented economy in line with the renewal policy of the Communist Party and the Government, the Faculty of Agricultural Economics linked itself with the Ho Chi Ming Economic University and opened 4 more undergraduate specializations: Finance - Credit, General Accounting, Foreign Trade and Business Administration. Similarly, in 1988, the Faculty of Water Management expanded and added 2 undergraduate specializations, hydraulic structure and rural construction, to meet the need for constructing houses and bridges in the rural areas of the MDMekong Delta.

In 1990, the faculty of mathematics - physics opened a college-training program with 2 specializations, electronics and informatics. It did so by upgrading its existing electrical workshop to the Center of Electronics - Informatics.

In addition to the establishment and development of the faculties, Can Tho University also established Centers of Scientific Research integrating 3 missions, Training – Scientific Research - Production. From 1985 to 1992, 7 centers were founded, including the Centers of Biotechnology Research and Development (1985), Renewed Energy (1987), Mekong Delta Farming Systems Research and Development (1988), Electronics – Informatics (1990), Shrimp - Artemia Research and Development (1991), Foreign Languages (1991), Science and Technology Information (1992).

In April 2003, the School of Medicine – Dentistry – Pharmacy was separated to form the University of Medicine – Pharmacy under the management of the Ministry of Health.

CTU Main Entrance

Rectorate Building

During its formation and development processes, CTU always receives support from the Government and the Ministry of Education and Training.

Governmental delegations and the Minister of Education and Training visit the University.

The present organizational structure of Can Tho University

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Vision

Can Tho University targets to be one of the leading higher education institutions in terms of quality in Vietnam and one of the top universities in training and research recognized in the region and the world.

Mission

Can Tho University operates its resources to be the leading national institution for education, research and technology transfer, making significant contributions to the development of high quality human resources, fostering the talents and the advancement of science and technology to cater for the regional and national socio-economic development. Can Tho University is the crucial driving force for the development of the Mekong Delta region.

Core Values

Consensus - Devotion - Quality – Innovation

Quality Policy Statement

Quality Policy Statement: Recognizing the significant needs for qualified human resources in the society as well as strong competition in training for high quality human resources upon the local and global innovation contexts, Can Tho University is committed to ensuring its quality through continual innovation and integration in education, creativity and dynamics in research and technology transfer; incorporating theory with practice to prepare graduates with sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to perform their work efficiently, to formulate their leadership and to adapt themselves to changes.

Can Tho University is committed to the full establishment and implementation of an efficient, creative, innovative, professional, and responsible governance system. All activities of the University will be systematically and effectively governed through computerized procedures, applying innovative approaches and undergoing regular monitoring and assessment.

Educational Objective

The training activities aim to provide high qualification human resource, enhance knowledge of common people, nurture and promote talented people; the research activities in science and technology aim to create knowledge and new products in serving the demands of social economic developments and assuring the national security and defense, and international integration.

To train learners to grow comprehensively in terms of ethics, intelligence, health, and aesthetics; to possess knowledge, skills and professional responsibilities; to be able to seize advance in science and technology in relevance to the level of education; to possess competency for independent learning, creativity, and adaptability to the working environment; to exhibit the mindset of entrepreneurialism and the sense of serving people

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Standing Members

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Chair of CTU Board of Trustees

Secretary of CTU Party Committee

Email: ntphuong@ctu.edu.vn

Tel: (84-292) 3872 099

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Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Chi Ngon <br />
Deputy Chair of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Chi Ngon
Deputy Chair of CTU Board of Trustees

Head- division Human Resources, Organization and Legal

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Standing Members

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong Chair of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Chi Ngon Deputy Chair of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Trinh Quoc Lap Head-Division of Education and Quality Assurance, CTU Bo

Asso. Prof. Dr. Le Van Vang Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Truong Minh Thai Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Le Thanh Son Secretary of CTU Board of Trustees

Members

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Chi Ngon Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Ms. Duong Thi Tuyen Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Stu. Bùi Nguyen Nhi Uyen Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Tran Van Dat Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Le Thi Nguyet Chau Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Nguyen Van Duyet Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Luu Thanh Duc Hai Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Huynh Anh Huy Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Trinh Quoc Lap Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Le Thanh Son Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Truong Quoc Phu Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Truong Minh Thai Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Tran Trung Tinh Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Nguyen Minh Tri Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hieu Trung Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Le Van Vang Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Duong Tan Hien Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Hien Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Doan Dinh Duy Khuong Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Dr. Le Thanh Phuong Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Van Tien Thanh Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Dong Van Thanh Member of CTU Board of Trustees

Mr. Chau Tuan Hong Member of CTU Board of Trustees

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