the region's development. In the term 2007- After 50 years of foundation and development,
2012, Rector Nguyen Anh Tuan expanded the CTU has not stopped growing to become
scale of training, diversified types and forms the key higher education and graduate
LEADERSHIPTHROUGHTHEAGES
of training, promoted graduate education training institution; the cultural scientific and
and foreign language training. The impressive technological center of the country (always in
innovation of this stage was applying top 03 leading universities in Vietnam ranked
thoroughly credit-based system for training; by Webomatrics). At present, it consists of
st
st
repeatedly innovating curricula, contents, 04 campuses with an area of nearly 220
CTUhasfoundedfor50years(March31 1966-March31 2016)andspent08leadership
objectives of training programs compatible hectares, considered one of the largest-scale
tenures. The leaders have established and developed the University with important
with the practicalities in the MD; promoting universities of the country with modern
historicalmilestones.
information technology in management, infrastructures and plenty of experimental
and raising teaching staff's qualifications to farms. CTU is training more than 34,000 full-
upgrade their academic titles to the level of time students, of which graduate students
Assoc.Prof.Dr.HaThanhToan(since2012)
professor and associate professor.
occupy over 10%. Making a total of 1,188
teaching staff, 85.5% of them have obtained
Boostingthequalityassurancework,broadeningthescaleofpart-time
postgraduate degrees, and over 25% of
training,strengtheningscientiicresearchcooperationwithlocalitiesandthe
academic staff have had doctoral degrees.
exchangeofstaffandstudents,upgradingstaff'squaliications,anddeveloping
CTUImprovementProjectusingODAloansfromJapaneseGovernment.
CTU is honorable to possess a considerable
Prof.Dr.NguyenAnhTuan(2007-2012)
number of 116 professors and associate
Thoroughlyapplyingcredit-basedtrainingsystemcombinedwith
professors. To be a multi-disciplinary university
innovatingthetrainingprograms;strengtheninggraduate
is a strength of CTU; many training programs
education,extensivelycomputerizingtheactivitiesofmanagement
in agriculture, aquaculture, economics and
andtraining,developingstaffresourcesandfacilities;promoting
information technology have been nationally
thewAssoc.Pr
or
of.Dr.LeQuangMinh(2002-2006)
koftheacademictitleoftheUniversity'sstaff.
and internationally recognized. Additionally,
three training programs were certified by
Diversifyinginternalandexternalcooperationactivities,
developinghumanresourcetrainingfortheMDlocalities,and
AUN-QA, including Agricultural Economics,
Assoc.Prof.Dr
continuingtodev .TranThuongT
elophumanresour uan(1997-2002)
cesfortheUniversity.
Biotechnology (Advanced program), and
Aquaculture (Advanced program).
Continuingtopromotenationalandinternationalcooperative
Staff and students surveying soils and plants in
With an enduring dedication of every
activitiesfortrainingandscientiicresearch,innovatingteaching
Dong Thap Muoi after 1975
methods,anddevelopinglearningmaterialstoimprovethe
generation of staff, students, and ingenious
qualityoftraining.
The unceasing and sustainable development leaders to pursue the excellence, CTU
Prof.Dr.TranPhuocDuong(1989-1997)
of CTU over the two past decades has created can be proud of all truly praiseworthy
InnovatingtheUniversity'sorganizationtobecomeatraining
a favorable platform for the stable steps in accomplishments in the 50 past years. To be
institutioninthedirectionofadvanceduniversitiesintheregion
the recent years. In the current tenure since one of the key universities of the country, CTU
andtheworld,successfullybroadeninginternationalrelations
2012, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan has hasbeenfullyawareofabundantopportunities
withmajorcooperationprograms,strengtheninghuman
continued to promote the training quality and and challenges. Therefore, it is vital for all
resour
PhamS
cetrainingandinfr
onKhai
astructuredevelopment.
the scale of part-time training; cooperate in staff members and students to unanimously
(1976-1989)
scientific research, student and staff exchange try their hardest to lead the University to
Prof.Dr.PhamHoangHo
LeadingCTUtoovercomethedificultiesafterwar,stabilizingthe
organization,effectivelyusinganddevelopingstaffresources,
at home and abroad; raise the effectiveness overcome all difficulties and challenges,
(1966-1970)
increasingtrainingprogramsassociatedwithpracticesintheMD
of computerization in management; sign further become an internationally recognized
OrganizingtheoperationofCan Prof.Dr.NguyenDuyX localities.
uan(1970-1975)
comprehensive cooperation agreements research-oriented,
multi-disciplinary
ThoInstituteintheearlydaysof
with the localities; strengthen applying and university and a center for training, scientific
theformation,recruitingand Firstimplementingcredit-basedhighereducationtrainingformin
transferring technology. The most notable research, technology transfer to complete its
trainingteachingstafftocreatethe
platformforthedevelopmentoftheVietnam,expandingthescaleoftraining,developing
infrastructures,trainingstaffresourcesandpromoting
success is developing and implementing the all missions, responding to the MD and the
Instituteinthefollowingstages. internationalcooperationtoattractforeignexperts.
Improvement Project sponsored by Japanese country's demands of high qualified human
Government (lasting from 2015 to 2022 with resources, and enhance the University's
a budget of 105.9 million USD).
position in national and global educational
communities.
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