n the year of 2018, The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCÉRES) accredited Ton Duc Thang University(TDTU) complying with French and European standards for universities. In this year, TDTU also achieved program accreditation by ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) in 2019. In the year of 2020, ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) announced the results of World university ranking: TDTU is ranked No. 1 in Vietnam and 901 in the world. According to the ranking results for 2019-2020 by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), TDTU is ranked No. 1 in Vietnam and 960 in the world. Particularly for THE Impact Rankings of the most influential global universities of 2020, TDTU has been ranked among the World’s Top 200 universities with the best quality of education. On May 16th, 2020, the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) announced the results of ranking universities by Field Based Ranking in 2020. According to the results, TDTU has made a remarkable progress with 10 fields/field groups ranked in the Top 400, 500; and some in the Top 600-900 of the world. According to the Web of Science database in 2019, TDTU ranked among the Top 10 best research universities in Southeast Asia (ASEAN).
Every year, TDTU has two graduate admission times in Spring semester and Fall semester. We expect to enroll oversea candidates and grant a hundred of scholarships for international students studying graduate programs at TDTU. The followings are detailed information about our graduate admissions of the Spring and Fall semester.
Spring semester admission
✓ Applications Open: middle of July annually
✓ Applications Open: middle of July annually
✓ Applications Deadline: middle of November annually
✓ Enrollment and Spring semester start: middle of February annually
Fall semester admission
✓ Applications Open: middle of January annually
✓ Applications Open: middle of January annually
✓ Applications Deadline: end of May annually
✓ Enrollment and Fall semester start: middle of July annually
PART 1: MASTER’S PROGRAMS
1. Accounting
2. Applied Mathematics
3. Automation and Control Engineering (*)
4. Electrical Engineering (*)
5. Communications Engineering (*)
6. Business Administration (*)
7. Chemical Engineering
8. Civil Engineering (*)
9. Transportation Engineering (*)
10. Computer Science (*)
11. Economics Law
12. Environmental Engineering (*)
13. Labor Protection
14. Finance and Banking (*)
15. Applied Art
16. Sociology (*)
17. Sports management (*)
18. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (*)
(*): English programs
PART 2: PhD’s PROGRAMS (Medium of instruction in English)
1. Accounting
2. Business Administration
3. Civil Engineering
4. Computer Science
5. Computational Science
6. Electrical Engineering
Scholarship policies:
✓ Total tuition fee of master program for the whole program in 2 yearsMedium of instruction in Vietnamese: $2000 – $2200Medium of instruction in English: $5000
✓ Total Fee tuition fee of PhD’s program: $7000 for the whole program in 3~4 years;✓ Vietnamese Language tuition fee: $800 – $1500 for 4 months (A2 level) to 10 months (B2 level);
✓ Dormitory: $30/month;
✓ Every admission time, according to the scholarship criteria, the TDTU’ scholarship committee will review and award scholarship to international students, which includes 03 levels of scholarship 100%, 50% and 25%(https://grad.tdtu.edu.vn/en/cost-and-funding).
Eligible Countries: Southeast Asian countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, The Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia…), Asia countries (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan…), All Europe countries, All America countries, All Oceania countries.
Entrance Requirements:
Master’s applicants must prepare the following documents:
✓ Application form (Apply online)
✓ Up-to-date CV
✓ Original copy of bachelor transcript in a relevant applied major
✓ Original copy of bachelor certificate in a relevant applied major
✓ Statement of purpose (500 words)
✓ English Language Proficiency for Master program taught in English: TOEIC 600, TOEFL iBT 50, IELTS 5.5, PET/FCE 160 (English certificates must be valid for two years from your test date up to the application date) or Proof of bachelor/master program taught in English.
✓ English Language Proficiency for Master program taught in Vietnamese: TOEIC 500, TOEFL iBT 45, IELTS 4.5, PET/FCE 140 (English certificates must be valid for two years from your test date up to the application date) or Proof of bachelor/master program taught in English.
✓ Copy of passport
✓ Photograph (3x4cm)
✓ Medical check
PhD’s applicants also need to submit the above as well as the following documents:
✓ Original copy of master’s transcript in a relevant applied major
✓ Original copy of master’s transcript in a relevant applied major
✓ Original copy of the master’s certificate in a relevant applied major
✓ English Language Proficiency for foreign applicants apply for scholarship: TOEFL iBT 60, IELTS 6.0, PET/FCE 169 (English certificates must be valid for two years from your test date up to the application date) or Proof of bachelor/master program taught in English.
✓ Research publications (all files of published papers)
✓ Research proposal
✓ Two reference letters (one of which must be from your master’s thesis advisor)
Application Procedure:
✓ How to Apply: Online Application: http://gradadmissions.tdtu.edu.vn
✓ Contact email: gradstudies@tdtu.edu.vn
✓ Website: grad.tdtu.edu.vn