The 25th Anniversary Celebration of Ton Duc Thang University

On the morning of September 23, 2022, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) solemnly held the Ceremony of the 25th Anniversary of the University (September 24, 1997 - September 24, 2022), receiving the Third-class Labor Medal from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the University Ranking Certificates from Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Attendees from the Central agencies were Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Mr. Dang Ngoc Tung - Former Member of the Party Central Committee, Former Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Mr. Ngo Duy Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Ms. Thai Thu Xuong - Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; Leaders of the Committees of the General Confederation of Labour; Dr. Vu Thanh Binh - Deputy Director of the Science, Technology & Environment Department, Ministry of Education and Training; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tuan Anh - Vice Chairman of the Science, Technology and Environment Committee of the National Assembly.

From the diplomatic agencies, there were Ms. Khanthaly Siriphongphanh - Deputy Minister of Education and Sports of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Mr. Hynek Kmonicek - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic in Vietnam; Mr. Enrico Padula - Consul General of the Italian Republic in Ho Chi Minh City; Ms. Szojka Éva Szilvia - Consul General of Hungary in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Daniel Coenraad Stork - Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Sok Dareth - Consul General of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City; and Mr. Ho-Hsien - Education Counselor, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.

The program also welcomed Members of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of An Giang, Kon Tum, Quang Ngai provinces; Chairmen, Vice Chairmen of People’s Committees, leaders of Departments of Education & Training, Departments of Science & Technology, Departments of Planning & Investment, Boards of Directors of high schools in provinces, including Gia Lai, Lam Dong, Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan, An Giang, Quang Ngai, Dong Thap, Kontum.

Nearly 20 foreign universities, educational organizations and professional associations attended the event, along with more than 20 domestic universities and 30 partners.

In the summary report about 25 years of construction and development, Dr. Tran Trong Dao - Acting President of the University highlighted 10 important achievements of the 25-year journey and thanked the organizations, State agencies from the central to local levels, amicable partners at home and abroad for accompanying and supporting the University during the past time.

On this occasion, the President of Lao People’s Democratic Republic awarded the Third-class Labor Medal to Ton Duc Thang University’s collective, the Second-class Labor Medal to Dr. Tran Trong Dao - Acting President to acknowledge the important contributions of the University in training high-quality human resources for Laos, contributing to the development of the special relationship between the two countries.

The representative of THE World University Rankings, Mr. Ritin Malhotra - Director General of the Asia Region awarded the ranking certificates to the University.

At the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang highly appreciated the achievements of the University. On this occasion, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour presented the emulation flag with golden words “Solidarity, Innovation, Sustainable Development” to the University.

Besides the ceremony to celebrate the 25th Founding Anniversary, many other events were also organized such as the International Business Forum on Trade, Investment and Tourism; International Education Cooperation Forum, Ton Duc Thang University Traditional Day, 25 years - Returning day of alumni, and many other meaningful activities.