Nguyen Tat Thanh University held 18th anniversary
Nguyen Tat Thanh University held 18th anniversary
The ceremony welcomed Ms. Trương Mỹ Hoa, Former Member of Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Former Vice President of Vietnam, Chairperson of Vừ A Dính Scholarship Fund, Ms. Trương Mỹ Lệ, Former Secretary of Communist Youth Union HCMC, Dr. Hà Hữu Phúc, Head, Director of representative office of Ministry of Education and Training in HCMC, Mr. Lê Ngọc Trung, Head of Agency for Southern Affairs of Ministry of Industry and Trade, Mr. Lê Trung Hải, Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group and other leaders from ministries, sectors, central and local governments, administrators from high schools, companies, lecturers and students of Nguyen Tat Thanh University.
The ceremony has attendances of representatives from Ministries, Central and Local organizations
18 years is not a long journey, but Nguyen Tat Thanh University has attained great progresses and certain achievements. With the “leaning to the great ocean” vision and ambition to conquer peaks of knowledge, generations of Nguyen Tat Thanh University have been making efforts to self-completion day by day. From a small fledgling school, struggling with shortages, but with endless efforts, the school has written their name on the map of Vietnamese, regional and world education. Nguyễn Tất Thành University is not only a university with high-end facility but also a university with mission to train “global students”, using their knowledge, talents and wisdom for the construction and development of the country, in order to raise the country to the shoulders of the superpowers in the world. That university with education philosophy “true learning – true practice – true value – true future” has created “excellence – integration – proactiveness – spirit – responsibility”.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng was giving a speech in the ceremony
From the changes in quality and quantity, Nguyen Tat Thanh University has been identified by education organizations in the country and in the world. Nguyen Tat Thanh University is honored and proud to be the first non-public university to receive quality accreditation at institution level from the Minister of Education and Training, confidently matched with universities that have long history, namely University of Law, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Science, etc.
Moreover, Nguyen Tat Thanh University also deployed the AUN standard Accreditation and has been rated as a 3-star university under international level by QS Star University Ratings (England) and lately become an associate member of AUN organization (ASEAN University Network). Nguyen Tat Thanh University is also a pioneer in deploying the education 4.0 model. Deploying this model is a correct way which is suitable to the trend of the development of innovative education nowadays. It is a motivation that brings a great chance to the development of university education of HCMC in specific and of Vietnam in general.
Ms. Trương Mỹ Hoa and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng are planting anniversary tree at An Phú Đông campus
According to the study encouragement tradition and the aspiration of putting into real life the desire of Uncle Ho “Food, clothes and education for all”, Nguyen Tat Thanh University has realized its role and responsibility towards the society by giving chances for every student in the country to help them continue to learn and make their dreams and desires come true. In this ceremony, the representative of the People’s Committee of HCMC had given an approval for Nguyen Tat Thanh University’s Administrators to establish Nguyen Tat Thanh University Association for Promoting Education and Nguyen Tat Thanh University Scholarship.
Formulating in the ceremony, Ms. Truong My Hoa, Former Secretariat Member of Party Central Committee, Former Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, President of Vu A Dinh Scholarship stated: “Beside those achievements the university had received, Nguyen Tat Thanh University also cared about the social activities. The university had given scholarships to students from Laos, Cambodia and ethnic minorities; especially closely cooperated with Vu A Dinh Scholarship to nurture ethnic minorities students who had difficult circumstances in life. Besides, the university had also participated in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa Club, etc. With the hope that until 2020, the 20th anniversary of Nguyen Tat Thanh University establishment would achieve the 4-star award and maybe the university would be commended as a courageous unit in the progressive era.”
Mr. Tran Van Ai, Vice President of Board of Directors gave 1 billion VND for NTTU’s scholarship.
Until now, Nguyen Tat Thanh University’s Scholarship has received 2,1 billion VND from the Board of Director and charitable organizations. The money will be given as scholarships to students who have difficult circumstances in life or to poor but industrious students, etc.
Writer: Phuong Nguyen
Photo: Duy Anh