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Tra Vinh University

Coordinates: 9°55′19″N 106°20′49″E / 9.922°N 106.347°E / 9.922; 106.347
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Tra Vinh University
MottoBringing quality education to the community
TypePublic
Established2006
ChairmanProfessor Doctor Pham Tiet Khanh
RectorAssociate Professor Doctor Nguyen Minh Hoa
Total staff
1.200
Students20.506
Undergraduates9.249 (full-time)
Postgraduates1.437
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Address
No. 126, Nguyen Thien Thanh St., Ward 5
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9°55′19″N 106°20′49″E / 9.922°N 106.347°E / 9.922; 106.347
Websiteen.tvu.edu.vn

Tra Vinh University is a public university located in the city of Trà Vinh, Vietnam. The university was established in 2001 as Tra Vinh Community College (TVCC) in an international partnership between the Vietnamese and Canadian governments.[1] The institution became Tra Vinh University (TVU) in 2006. Today, the university has over 20,000 students enrolled each year and focuses on providing learners with the 21st century skills needed to fulfill the region's specific workforce needs.

History

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The university has to report and be directly responsible for its operation to the managing unit – Tra Vinh People Committee and the Ministry of Training and Education (MOET).

All programs and courses, including associate programs are designed and carried out in accordance with the developmental needs of communities under the permission of MOET.

Within ten years of its formation and development, the university gradually confirmed its scale and training quality in the Mekong Delta. The number of students increased from two hundred in the first course in July 2002 to twenty thousand in different majors. The number of graduated students often increases 70%, especially the number of students who achieve employment after one graduation year is 90%.[citation needed]

Currently

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Currently, Tra Vinh University has 13 Schools of: Economics and Law (SEL); Southern Khmer Language, Culture, Art and Humanity (SLASKA); Medicine and Pharmacy | TVU Hospital; Agriculture and Aquaculture; Engineering and Technology (SET); Applied Chemistry; Physical Education; Political Theory; and Pre-University.

Programs

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Tra Vinh University offers three Doctoral programs including Culture Studies (Southern Khmer Culture), Business Administration and Literature Teaching Methodology, and fifteen Master programs (updated in July, 2017) consisting of Culture Studies, Business Administration, Economic Law, Rural Development, Chemical Technology, Economics Management, Literature Teaching Methodology, English Teaching Methodology, Veterinary, Finance-Banking, Electricity Technology, Civil and Procedural Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Information Technology and Accounting. Tra Vinh University has launched 10 doctoral programs, 26 postgraduate programs, 52 Undergraduate programs and 09 first-level specialist programs, second-level specialist programs with full-time training, associate training, part-time training and distance training. Besides, the university has designed and conducted in-service training programs responding to companies’ and localities’ learning demands.

Organization

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Tra Vinh University has three Campuses at Tra Vinh City. Campus one, at 126 Nguyen Thien Thanh street, Ward 5, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province, where the administration center of the university is located.

References

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  1. ^ a b Canada, Global Affairs (2023-08-31). "A new type of school: Cross-Canada community college model brings lasting change to Vietnam". GAC. Retrieved 2023-09-01.