Successfully organized CTI external assessment for 03 majors of The Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam (PFIEV)

03/04/2022 16:38

University of Science and Technology - The University of Danang continues to affirm the quality of its training to meet international standards with the fourth consecutive re-accreditation since 2004 of three training programs of The Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam (PFIEV) by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) and The European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE)

The opening ceremony of CTI external assessment for 3 majors of the Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam (PFIEV)

For two days, the assessment was conducted online (March 31 and April 1, 2022). Automated Manufacturing, Software Engineering, and Industrial Informatics are among the programs taking part in this assessment.

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Dinh Lam – Chairman of the University Council and Assoc.Prof.Dr.Nguyen Hong Hai – Vice Rector attending the opening ceremony

At the online opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hong Hai, Vice Rector of the University, complimented the external assessment team professionals for their adaptability in converting the external assessment program to CTI requirements to the online form. Due to the complicated aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic, "The year 2021 is the hardest year for DUT since it has faced two waves of the Covid virus," he explained. DUT has transferred most of its activities online, including program self-assessment, program creation, teaching and learning, and university administration. The school has gone to tremendous efforts to maintain its excellent commitment to students, businesses, partners, and society."

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh – Deputy Head of the Science, Technology and International Cooperation Department presenting overview of DUT

Dr.Le Quoc Huy – Program Chair of PFIEV presenting 3 majors of the Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam (PFIEV)

The Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam (PFIEV) is a training cooperation initiative between the French and Vietnamese governments that began in 1999 and was initially recognized by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) in 2004. (CTI). The PFIEV curriculum is based on the French Engineers' model and training program, with a 5-year training duration that provides students with both English and French.

French universities and organizations participating PFIEV

The PFIEV program is taught in four of Vietnam's top technical universities: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, University of Technology - University of Danang, University of Science and Technology - Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering. The PFIEV program is attended by 8 famous French engineering schools including Centrale-SupÉlec School, Grenoble Institute of Technology, University of Poitiers – National School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, National School of Bridges and Roads, National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, National School of Telecommunications of Brittany, University is Polytech Marseille; together with Louis Le Grand de Paris High School cooperated to develop a training program for the general stage. PFIEV has conducted 23 enrollment classes to far. Since 1999, the PFIEV program at the University of Science and Technology - University of Danang has been admitting students with a major in Automated Manufacturing (in cooperation with Grenoble Institute of Technology). In 2007, a new major in Industrial Informatics (in collaboration with the Grenoble Institute of Technology) was launched, and in 2011, a new major in Software Engineering was launched (in cooperation with the University is Polytech Marseille)

Technical support staff for online assessment

Discussion sessions of the CTI online assessment

Graduates of the Vietnam-France Program have many advantages in terms of infrastructure employment and research associations at home or abroad, especially in European countries, because the training program is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) and The European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE). According to survey data, engineers graduating from the PFIEV program at the University of Science and Technology - the University of Danang have a 93 percent chance of finding a job three months after graduation and a 97 percent chance of finding a job one year after graduation, with a 10 percent chance of studying abroad.

Group photos

The Training Program of Excellent Engineers in Vietnam PFIEV was previously approved by CTI in 2004 and has since been re-accredited three times (every five years), and the PFIEV Engineer degree is regarded as equivalent to a master's degree in France and Europe. In the admissions process to a higher level, the Ministry of Education and Training has also recognized the PFIEV high-quality engineering degree as equivalent to a master's level.

News,photos: LRC Center, DUT