Tôn Đức Thắng University

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Ton Duc Thang University
Type Public university
Established1997
President Dr. Tran Trong Dao
Address
Main campus: 19, Nguyen Huu Tho Str., Tan Hung ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;
Khanh Hoa campus: 22 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Str., Bac Nha Trang ward, Khanh Hoa province;
Bao Loc campus: Nguyen Tuan Str., 3 Bao Loc ward, Lam Dong province.
Website www.tdtu.edu.vn/en
Ton Duc Thang University

Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is a public university in Vietnam. The school belongs to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. The university operates under a comprehensive autonomy mechanism and currently maintains campuses in several cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa Province, and Lam Dong Province.

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History

The former Ton Duc Thang University (Ton Duc Thang University: TDTU) is currently known as Ton Duc Thang Private University of Technology, established under the Prime Minister's Decision 787/ TTg-QĐ dated on September 24, 1997. The university was founded and is governed by the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Confederation through the Board of Directors chaired by the incumbent Chairman.

With the rapid development in all aspects of life, in order for TDTU to have  legal entities being suitable to its real nature, (a public university with non-profit and absolutely without private elements), the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 18/2003/TTg-QĐ dated on January 28, 2003 to transform TDTU's legal entities and change its name to become Ton Duc Thang Semi-Public University directly under Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

With the fast growth, and in order to meet  new needs, on June 11, 2008, which means approximately five and a half years after the semi-public entity, the Prime Minister once again issued Decision No. 747/TTg-QĐ changing Ton Duc Thang Semi-public University into Ton Duc Thang University governed by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.


University rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World [1] 601–700 (2022)
QS World [2] 721–730 (2024)
THE World [3] 601–800 (2024)
USNWR Global [4] =383 (2025)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia [5] 199 (2025)

In November 2024, Times Higher Education (THE) announced the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025. In this first release, TDTU ranked 95th out of 749 ranked universities and 274 unranked universities (Reporter status).

In October 2023, THE World University Rankings ranked TDTU ranked 601-800 in THE's 2024 ranking period.

In May 2024, the Young University Rankings 2024 of the Times Higher Education (THE) announced that TDTU was ranked 179th out of 1,171 universities included in the rankings.

As per the results published on the QS World University Rankings 2026 by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings in June 2025, TDTU was ranked 684 out of 1,501 higher education institutions participating in the ranking.

In December 2023, the Quacquarelli Symonds Sustainability Rankings announced the ranking results of the sustainable universities in 2024. TDTU was ranked in the group of 881-900 universities with the most sustainable development in the world.

In April 2025, the Asia University Rankings 2025 of the Times Higher Education (THE) announced that TDTU was ranked 201-250 out of 1,213 higher education institutions in Asia.

In November 2023, TDTU was ranked 138th out of the 856 best universities in Asia in the 2024 ranking period by QS Asia University Rankings.

In December 2024, the ranking organization UI GreenMetric World University Ranking ranks TDTU 87th in the world out of 1,477 participating higher education institutions.

In December 2023, the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) ranked TDTU at 501st in the world's best university rankings for the period 2023-2024.

In June 2024, US News ranked TDTU at 253 out of 2,459 universities ranked in the 2024-2025 ranking period.

In June 2025, as per the result published in the Impact Rankings 2025, TDTU was ranked in the group 401-600 in the world, among a total of 2,318 educational institutions participating in the ranking, in terms of influence on global sustainable development.

Academic organization

Ton Duc Thang University is organized into units as follows:

Faculties - Campuses

Institute - Center

Department - Board

Leaders of Ton Duc Thang University through periods

Chairman of the University Council

President of the University


Accreditations

In addition to the accreditation by Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) has been accredited by The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCÉRES) who recognizes that Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) complies with French and European standards for universities. [6]

Institutional accreditation

Programme accreditation

Other certifications

International partnerships


References

  1. "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022". shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. "QS World University Rankings: Ton Duc Thang University". Top Universities. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "Ton Duc Thang University". Times Higher Education (THE). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. U.S. News. "Ton Duc Thang University" . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. "QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall". Top Universities. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  6. "About Ton Duc Thang University". Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  7. "Ton Duc Thang University - Cal State Monterey Bay". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  8. "Ton Duc Thang University-Vietnam-Hochiminh City - Fulbright Scholar Program". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  9. "20 Scholarships to Study at Ton Duc Thang University for Cambodian students - Khmer Online Scholarship". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  10. "Co-operation: ILO and Ton Duc Thang University sign collaboration acknowledgement". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  11. "SMEI signs MOU for Cooperation with Ton Duc Thang University - SMEI". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  12. "Educational Partnership between B.H.M.S. and the Ton Duc Thang University - Vietnam". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.