Tân Tạo University
Motto | Per Sapientiam ad Astra (Latin) |
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Motto in English | To the Stars through Knowledge |
Type | Private |
Established | 2010 |
Provost | Vo Tong Xuan |
Location | Long An province, Vietnam |
Tan Tao University (Vietnamese language: Đại học Tân Tạo) is a private non-profit university in Long An Province, Vietnam. The founder and the main sponsor of TTU is Mme Dang Thi Hoang Yen.[1] Tan Tao is the university using the model of Duke University, USA and aspires to become the first Vietnamese university with a U.S. style education. Programs at TTU are taught in English.
Students at TTU can access internship opportunities at the world's leading companies and factories operating in industrial parks of Tan Tao Group.
Location and construction
Tan Tao University is situated in 503 arcres area in Tan Duc E.City, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province. The University is designed and master planned by renowned U.S. architectural firms from United States including:
- Morris Architects (USA) : Design Architect
- The Office Of James Burnett (USA) : Landscape Architect
- CBM Engineers, Inc (USA) : Structural Engineers
- Facility Programming And Consulting (USA) : Facility Planning & Consulting
- Southern Engineering & Informatics Investment Corporation (S.E.I) : Client Civil & Structural Engineers
- Connell Wagner Vietnam Co, Ltd (US-based company's branch in Vietnam) : MEP Engineer
- Archethought LLC (USA) and S-IMS (Sao Bắc Đẩu Integrated Management Solutions Corporation): Data Center
- DP Consulting Co., Ltd: Power Generating System
- Samsung Company and Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE): Electricity system
- Tan Tao Group: Construction
- Taserco: Landscape Contractor
The Campus is expected to be completed within 15 years with 64 faculty buildings in a total area of 12 million square feet including library in the center, ten schools and facilities to serve 10 thousand students.
Administration and organization
TTU has a dedicated faculty of high-profile professors and instructors with intensive international experience in various fields of expertise. 62% of TTU instructors are either U.S. citizens or graduates of leading U.S, universities with teaching experiences.
Academic program
Tan Tao University offers the following undergraduate programs for the 2014-2015 school year:[2]
No. | Major | School | Code | Group |
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1 | Finance | School of Business & Economics | D340201 | A, A1, D1 |
2 | Accounting | School of Business & Economics | D340201 | A, A1, D1 |
3 | International Business | School of Business & Economics | D340120 | A, A1, D1 |
4 | Management | School of Business & Economics | D340101 | A, A1, D1 |
5 | Electrical Engineering | School of Engineering | D520201 | A, A1 |
6 | Computer Science | School of Engineering | D480101 | A, A1, D1 |
7 | English | School of Humanities | D220201 | D1 |
8 | Biotechnology | School of Biotechnology | D420201 | B |
9 | Applied Biology | School of Biotechnology | D420203 | B |
10 | General Medicine | School of Medicine | D720101 | B |
Quota of admitted students | 500 |
Students at TTU will begin with U-PREP, a University Preparatory Semester. They will concentrate on the development of English and Soft Skills, including study skills and preparation of university-level classroom assignments. Full scholarships are available for U-PREP.
Academic programs in the university will normally require 120 units of credit, or about four years of academic work.
Admission
- Admission requirements
To register to TTU, students shall meet the following requirements:[3]
- High school performance requirements:
- GPA of grade 10, 11, 12 must be at least 7.0 or higher with no subject of less than 5.0.
- GPA of graduation examination must be at least 7.0 or higher with no subject of less than 5.0.
- National Entrance Exam Requirements (not including regional encouragement point)
- Admission exemption
Students who are awarded the Hoa Trang Nguyen scholarship and pass the standard grade in the entrance university examination given by the MoET are exempted from the writing exam and are only required to attend an interview with TTU faculties.
- Tuition and financial aid
TTU offers full tuition, housing and living compensations for all students in the first year. Especially, making sure the quality of university's teaching and studying, each student is provided one laptop and textbooks.
Students with high academic achievement at the university may be eligible for scholarships for one year of study abroad in outstanding universities.
References
Further reading
- "Tôn vinh gần 800 Hoa trạng nguyên khu vực phía Nam năm 2011". Dân trí.
- "Góp phần xây dựng Trường đại học Tân Tạo xứng tầm khu vực và thế giới". Nhân Dân.
- "Gần 1.800 học sinh, sinh viên nhận giải thưởng Hoa Trạng nguyên". Nhân Dân.
- "Khánh thành Trường đại học Tân Tạo". Nhân Dân.
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Coordinates: 10°48′01″N 106°27′18″E / 10.8003°N 106.4550°E