OVERVIEW 

The Master's Program is a 2-year course with 4 semesters: Year 1 (M1) – Semester 1 and Semester 2; Year 2 (M2) – Semester 3 and Semester 4. The Master's Degree is co-accredited by France and Vietnam and is broadly recognized in the world.

USTH teaching methods are based on high level of hands-on practices, and internships in research and development laboratories or in industrial enterprises in Vietnam and abroad. The pedagogic teams of USTH are 100% composed of international and Vietnamese Professors and Doctors with international teaching experience. The official language used in teaching at USTH is English.


DEGREE ISSUANCE 

Each student who graduated from the Master's program is issued two degrees, one by USTH and the other by a French Institution where the student is registered.

• The Master’s degree issued by the French institution shall indicate the graduated specialization and is duly signed and stamped by the President/ Director of the French Institution where the student is registered.
• The Master’s degree is issued by USTH in accordance with the Vietnamese regulations for the Master's degree.

REGISTRATION WITH A FRENCH INSTITUTION 

When the students enroll at USTH Master programs, they are also registered in a French Institution of the Consortium with the same accreditation and equivalent Master's degree.

Student dossiers are recorded in the information system of the French institution and they are treated as full-time students of the French institution.

LIST OF FRENCH INSTITUTIONS IN CO-ACCREDITATION WITH USTH 

Master of Science in Applied Environmental Sciences

• University of La Rochelle
• University of Limoges
• University of the Littoral Opal Coast
• University of Montpellier
• University of Poitiers
• University of Toulon
• Paul Sabatier University
• National School for Water and Environmental Engineering (ENGEES Strasbourg)
• National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (INP Toulouse)
• National Institute of Applied Science (INSA Toulouse)

Master of Science in Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology

• University of La Rochelle

• University of Montpellier

• University of Poitiers 

• University of Rennes I

• National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (INP Toulouse)

Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology - Plant Biotechnology - Pharmacology (BIO)

• Aix-Marseille University
• Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
• University of Montpellier
• University of Nice Sophia Antipolis

Master of Science in SPACE (Earth Observation-Astrophysics-Satellite Engineering)

• University of Montpellier
• University of Paris 
• University of Paris Est-Créteil
• Paris Observatory

TRAINING PROGRAMS 

Ref	Master Programs	Majors
1	Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology (AMSN)	Nano-physics
		Nano-chemistry
2	Medical Biotechnology - Plant Biotechnology - Pharmacology (BIO)	Biomedicine
		Drug Development
		Plant Technology
3	Applied Environmental Sciences (AES)	Sustainable Water and Ecosystem Protection (SWEP)
		Hydrology & Oceanography (H & O)
4	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
		Data Mining for IoT
		Infrastructure for IoT
5	Space: Earth Observation - Astrophysics - Satellite Technologies (SPACE)	Science from Space
		Satellite Technologies
6	International Air Transport Operations Management (IATOM)