Over 60 years of establishment and development, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education has affirmed its important position in national and international education. To look back to this journey and pay tribute to the seniors, who contributed and helped this University in its early days - an important milestone of the University’s history, in the morning of October 10th, 2022, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education formally held the program “60th years anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education” (05/10/1962 - 05/10/2022).
The 60th years anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education has trained and educated tens of thousands of engineers, Masters and Doctors, provided high-quality, high-skilled human resources to the fields of technical and engineering education in this country. Especially, during the 10 years period (2012-2022), the University had 41 university training programs, 13 of which are entirely taught in English, 15 are Master training and 9 are Doctoral training. Besides, the University has expanded the international associated training up to 17 programs with 5 international universities. It’s a pleasure for the University to be the first university in the whole country to publish the benchmarks for all of its disciplines. This university is also the first to apply LMS to achieve education comprehensiveness. The University’s target in the forthcoming time is developing a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral university, to become the top innovative university in Vietnam and South East Asia.
Generations of University’s leaders
It’s the great honor for the whole university for the participation of many special guests. The delegate of the Ministry of Education and Training, Mr. Hoang Minh Son - the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Training attended and delivered the speeches of congratulation. This anniversary also had the merit to welcome Mr. Nguyen Viet Loc - Director General of the Department of Personnel and Organization, Mr. Vu Minh Duc - the Chief of the Bureau of Teachers Management and Educational Management Officials. Both of these figures are from the Ministry of Education and Training. About the participation of University leaders, there were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang - Acting Vice-President of the University, Dr. Truong Thi Hien - Vice-President of the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Van Dung - former President of the University. The anniversary also had the honor to welcome and greet the congratulation of delegates from the Municipal Committee, HCMC and Thu Duc City People’s Committee, leaders of departments and bureaus of other provinces and areas; delegates of Vietnam National Treasury and from other banks in the area of HCMC; media and press outlets; Executive Committee of the University’s Union over the time; partner companies, twinned Universities, Colleges and Senior High Schools; leaders of Faculties, Offices and Departments, Centers and Institutions and all lecturers, staffs, researchers, former students as well students of the University.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang - Vice-President of the University delivered the speech anniversary, and recalled the University’s proud history of establishment and development, which spanned over 60 years. Over the years, the University has been the front-runner of the country in applying digital technology, renovating the teaching program and the avant-garde in reconstructing the program by the CDIO approach - a modern approach method that has been adopted by many prestigious universities in the world. Up to now, the University has been approved, based on the quality criterion of the Ministry of Education and Training about the quality of training, facilities, and scientific research, and analyze some disciplines based on international standards. Assoc.Prof Le Hieu Giang expressed his hope that the whole University would continuously devote everyone’s talent, mind, passion for science, spirit of unity, and creativity to solve every problem, to claim the role of HCMUTE in the process of development and integration.
Expressing himself at the anniversary, Mr. Hoang Minh Son - the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Training prised and appreciated what the University has obtained over the last 60 years of education. Step by step, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education has claimed its reputation and position, nationally and internationally. Especially, the University is a dream of many students of the new, talented generation. Accomplishments in scientific research, technological-engineering innovations, close connections with corporations and international associations - those things have made up some parts of the University’s success. The Under-Secretary hoped that: “Nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education needs to promote the traditions and the spirit of “innovation”, unity; ready to overcome hardship and turn obstacle into motivation, turn hardship into opportunity”.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang - Vice-President of the University delivered the speech
At the anniversary, the University also held the entrance ceremony of the year 2022-2023 with the theme “HCMUTE - 60 years of unity and sustainable development”. A new academic year once again begins, so as a new mission; a new generation of students continue to succeed and carry on “the pride of HCMUTE” to the world. Also at the anniversary, 4 groups and 11 individuals of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education received the merit certificate from the Ministry of Education and Training, which regarded innovation and creativity, scientific research and technology transfer. On this occasion, the University granted rewards to the lecturers, who had many contributions to the University.
Mr. Hoang Minh Son - Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Training rewarded
merit certificates to groups and individuals of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang rewarded teachers who have had many contributions to the University’s 60 years of development
In the academic year of 2021-2022, the University had 233 articles published in the international journal called WoS/Scopus; 123 other international articles and 309 articles in national journals. The University still affirms its status domestically and reaches the scale of the area with 14 AUN-QA-standarded training programs, and 4 disciplines will be AUN-QA-qualified by ASEAN University Network. The next journey will have the features of modern time, but definitely, with the solid foundation built from the past, the sympathy of generations for each other, with youth, strength and enthusiasm combine with experiences, skills and spirit, the whole employees and staffs of HCMUTE will obtain huge impression and achievements - as the preceded generations of this University have done.
The Entrance Ceremony of the new academic year 2022-2023 with the theme “HCMUTE: 60 years of unity and sustainable development”
In the anniversary speech, on the part of the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hieu Giang - Vice-President respectfully and sincerely thanked Ministries, Departments, Offices, Municipal Committee leaders and the Ministry of Education and Training for their support, help and timely, carefully guidance. At the same time, he also sincerely thanked organizations, corporations, enterprises, individuals for whole-heartedly help and companionship, and former lecturers and students, who, together with the University, contributed a great part to the mission of training, educating the high-quality human resources for the society, progresses to international integration.
The 60th years anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education was held briefly but filled with emotions, fitly but impressed deeply and ignited in every heart the sense of pride, affection for the education and the University. The ceremony was over, but it still resonant deep inside every teacher, student and guest. This is a proud milestone: 60 years of mighty, 60 years of building a fortune and 60 years of continuing the mission: Unity and Sustainable Development of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.