Duy Tan University

Duy Tan University
Motto	"Vietnamese Spirit, Innovation, Creativity, Rising Up to New Heights"
Established	1994
Type	private university
President	Le Cong Co
Admin. staff	523
Students	13,504
Location	Da Nang, Vietnam
Campus	urban, 50,000 m²; rural, 24 hectares
Colors	Dark Red-Brown
Mascot	(graduated) Stork
Website	www.duytan.edu.vn

Duy Tan University (DTU; Vietnamese: Đại học Dân lập Duy Tân) is located in the heart of Da Nang city, the biggest city in the central region of Vietnam.

Duy Tan University was the first private university in central Vietnam and one of the first four private universities in Vietnam. The university has a teaching staff of 350 lecturers (among more than 500 employees) and a student population of 13,000. Duy Tan University has always been multi-faceted with a variety of training tracks at different academic levels. Indeed, it helps meet the need for knowledge of various social-economic parties as well as the need for strong economic growth in Vietnam.

Founding of DTU

On August 15, 1992, Mr. Lê Công Cơ, Mr. Le Phuoc Thuy and Ms. Nguyen Thi Loc met to form a committee, campaigning for the establishment of the Private University of the Central (of Vietnam).

A year later, this campaigning committee had eventually met the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Training and, on September 15, 1993, the Minister of Education and Training signed a formal decision, recognizing the Council of University Founders for the Private University of the Central (of Vietnam).

On October 13, 1994, the Ministry of Education and Training issued the Formal Document No. 129/TCCB for the establishment of the (people-founded) Duy Tan University. And on November 11, 1994, the prime minister, Mr. Vo Van Kiet, signed the Decision No. 666/TTg to formally recognize the establishment of Duy Tan University. The name was changed to Duy Tan (which means "Innovation") upon the request of Ms. Nguyen Thi Loc.

(Incidentally, Duy Tan is also the name of a Vietnamese Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, one of only two monarchs of that royal house who is still universally revered by the Vietnamese people. Emperor Duy Tan was known for his anti-colonialist activities on behalf of Vietnamese independence. He was exiled by the French authorities to Reunion Island and he died in a plane crash in 1945 while on his way back to Vietnam.)

Faculties

Duy Tan University has 10 faculties (or departments):

Departments of Duy Tan University	Established	Notes
Department of Accountancy	1995	The Department of Accountancy has the largest student population of the school.
Department of Architecture	2006	The dean of this department was formally the dean of the Architecture Department of Hanoi Architecture University, the best architecture school in Vietnam.
Department of Business Administrations	1995	This department offers the biggest set of degrees in the university.
Department of Civil Engineering	1997	Duy Tan is among the very few private universities in Vietnam that offer degrees in Civil Engineering.
Department of Foreign Languages	1994	This was the first academic department of Duy Tan University.
Department of Hospitality	2006	Duy Tan is the only school in Da Nang that offers professional degrees in Hospitality.
Department of Humanity & Social Sciences	2007	This is the youngest department of Duy Tan University.
Department of Information Technology	1997	Together with business and accountancy, information technology of Duy Tan University is among the best-know programs in Central Vietnam.
Department of Natural Sciences	1995	This department mostly helps support other departments; it offers degrees in Environmental Engineering and Computational Finance.

Campuses

Duy Tan University has six campuses, four of which are located in the heart of Da Nang city with a total area of 12,000 m² (5 campuses of 30 hectares). Situated halfway between the north and the south of Vietnam, DTU is conveniently accessible from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Sai Gon), and other regions of Vietnam by road, rail, and air.

• 184 Nguyen Van Linh, Da Nang
• 209 Phan Thanh, Da Nang
• 21 Nguyen Van Linh, Da Nang
• 5A Quang Trung, Da Nang
• South Hoa Khanh Ward, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang
• Dien Nam - Dien Ngoc, Quang Nam

International relations

DTU has built up a good relation with over 50 universities worldwide, in countries like America, Canada, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, India, Thailand, etc. This helps create an international atmosphere at Duy Tan University.

Award

Duy Tan University was awarded the Gold Cup of Vietnamese Brand-Names by the Association of Vietnamese Intellectual Property on January 4, 2005 for its high-quality education and reputation. This serves as a strong evidence of the top ranking and appreciation that the public has for Duy Tan University.

Motto

The motto of “Vietnamese Spirit, Innovation, Creativity, Rising up to New Heights” continues to be the heart mission of Duy Tan University.