At the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dinh Thi Mai Thanh presented the summary report of the achievements of the university throughout the year in 3 main fields of training, research and international cooperation. In terms of training, the university has launched 5 new training programs as well as the 4-year Bachelor program, in which there is one year English preparatory course for the candidates who have good academic knowledge and passion for science but need to improve their English proficiency before entering the 3-year official bachelor program. Especially, the percentage of enrolled students has increased by 66% in comparison with the previous year.
Additionally, the students of the university have achieved high results at 2018 National Olympiad in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. Furthermore, many received reputational scholarship to pursue further study in Master and PhD programs abroad such as France Excellence scholarship of French Embassy, CIFRE, Erasmus and Odon Vallet scholarships.
These achievements have become a clear evidence to prove USTH training quality and affirm USTH as the nurturing environment for students with passion in science and technology to develop professionally.
In terms of scientific research, USTH also had several remarkable achievements, namely 2 consecutive years ranked in the Top 10 prestigious universities and research institutes of Vietnam ranked by Nature Index, 45 international papers published, 34 papers published on ISI journals, 04 projects funded by NAFOSTED with the total cost of 3.5 billion VND…
When it comes to international cooperation, in 2018, USTH has welcomed 169 arrivals of international lecturers and 35 foreign delegation; signing more than 30 MoU with multiple partners across the world, in order to bring more internship opportunities and career prospects for the students.
Especially, on November 2, 2018, the Intergovernmental Agreement between Vietnam and France for the development of USTH (period 2019-2023) was signed, in which the two parties showed determination and commitment to develop USTH to become an excellent university and one of the top universities in the South East Asia. Besides, also in 2018, the Vietnamese government approved the project to build a 6500m2 campus for USTH in Hoa Lac with a budget of $185 million, serving for study and research activities of USTH lecturers and students in the near future.
During the speech, the Acting Rector expressed her gratitude to all the staff, lecturers and researchers for their contribution in the success of the university in 2018. Assoc. Prof Dinh Thi Mai Thanh also hoped that the staff will continue to show the initiative and creativity in work to successfully accomplish the mission for 2019.
Assoc. Prof Dinh Thi Mai Thanh hoped that the staff will continue to show the initiative and creativity in work to successfully accomplish the mission for 2019.
On the occasion of the conference, USTH also granted merits to excellent individuals and departments; as well as launched an emulation movement to encourage individuals and departments to work more effectively for the development of the university.
USTH staff with excellent performance were awarded at the Conference
Some photos at the conference:
