Dong Thap University (Abbrevation: DThU, Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Đồng Tháp) is a public multidisciplinary institution directly under the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, established with its initial name Dong Thap Pedagogical University pursuant to Decision N0. 08/2003/QĐ-TTg dated 10 January 2003 of the Prime Minister and renamed Dong Thap University pursuant to Official Dispatch N0. 5830/VPCP-KGVX dated 4 September 2008.

Organizational Structure

The institution’s organizational structure includes 11 training faculties, 12 functional divisions, 05 centers, 01 pedagogical practice kindergarten and 01 inter-level school.

Staff

As of February 2023, the university has 548 officials and laborers, in which, there are 508 officials and 40 laborers. Regarding the qualifications of the teaching staff, there are 17 associate professors, 90 doctors, 333 masters and 12 bachelors (preschool teachers).

Training Activity

The quantity and structure of training programs continuously develop on the basis of training quality assurance. Currently, the university is organizing 1 postgraduate training program: Educational Management; 10 graduate training programs: Educational Management, Mathematics Teaching Theory and Methodology, Primary Education Studies, Vietnamese Linguistics, Theoretical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Vietnamese History; English Language Teaching Theories and Methodology, Environment Sciences, Economic Management, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics; 31 undergraduate training programs and 1 junior college training program.

As of February 2023, the university is training 23 postgraduate students, 808 graduate students, 6,481 full-time undergraduate students and 8,000 transfer and part-time students at 33 joint training units of provinces in the Mekong Delta and nationwide.

Mission

Training highly qualified, multi-disciplinary human resources, in which education science and teacher training are the cores; conducting scientific research and providing community services; contributing to the socio-economic development of the Mekong Delta and the whole country.

Vision

Becoming a high-quality center of training and scientific research in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Philosophy of Education

Constructivist - Professional - Integrated

Constructivist: Actively constructing and offering a dynamic educational environment on the basis of the spirit of innovation, creativity, and proactiveness, in which the entire staff and students harmoniously collaborate to create new knowledge and values to make the institution become a modern, liberal university and develop under the model of a happy school.

Professional: Particularly giving prominence to standards and efficiency in educational and labor activities in which human values are always attentive; Complying with common principles, respecting differences, and proactively adapting to the ever-changing job market.

Integrated: Aiming to build up an open education ecosystem training global citizens for society; Promoting cooperation on the basis of connection and companionship to develop in conformity with international quality standards.

Core values

Quality - Creativity - Cooperation - Responsibility - Friendliness.

Quality: Quality is the core value, the university pursues a strategy towards the goal of high-quality development; motivating individuals and university units to improve operational efficiency, especially in university administration, training, scientific research, and community service. 

Creativity: Creativity can act as a driving force for development, a fundamental value that must always be recognized, nurtured, and promoted. The university builds a culture of creativity and inspires and promotes creativity in all activities of each individual and unit.

Cooperation: Cooperation is the sharing of awareness and action, responsibility, and interest to create strength and a premise for success. The university always promotes cooperation and considers it as a fulcrum for creating a connection with partners and international integration.

Responsibility: Responsibility is a fundamental value, the university upholds the responsibility of each individual and each unit in performing their duties, ensuring the harmony between interests and responsibilities. The greater the autonomy is, the greater the responsibility is.

Friendliness: Friendliness is a value that contributes to the impulse of other values ​​in the value system. The university is a higher education institution with an open cultural environment, civilized behavior, and communication.