University of Transport and Communications

Add: Lang Thuong ward – Dong Da dist. – Ha Noi – Viet NamTel: +84 4 3766 3311 / 3766 4078 Fax:+84 4 3766 4078Website: http://www.utc.edu.vn

Number of campus: 2 1st campus in Hanoi city 2nd campus in Ho Chi Minh City

Location Hanoi campus: Lang Thuong ward, Dong Da dist., Hanoi HCM campus: 450 Le Van Viet street, Tang Nhon Phu A war

d, Dist. 9, HCM city

Year founded Hanoi campus: November 15th, 1945 HCM campus: April 27th, 1990

Number of Students Over 31,000

Number of lecturers and staff About 1200

The Campus in HCM City

UTC’S ROLE IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN VIETNAM

Up to 2000: The University of Transport and Communications was the unique university in the field of transport in Vietnam.

Up to now: UTC has been “the biggest and oldest center for training, scientific research and new technological transfer as well as supplying over 80% of labor resource for transport field in Vietnam”.

- Since its foundation, UTC has had some traditional disciplines such as civil engineering, transport economics, mechanical engineering, electrical-electronic engineering. Particularly, some disciplines such as railway engineering, locomotive-wagon…are uniquely trained at UTC.

UTC’s graduates have been undertaking various positions in transport field in Vietnam.

UTC is also a gathering place of all leading experts in transport sector who have participated in design, consultancy, assessment, testing,… for almost all important transport projects of Vietnam

5 Faculties3 institutes

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Transport-Economics

Electrical-Electronic Engineering

Information Technology

Institute of Science and Technology

in Transport Construction

Institute of Science and Environment

Institute of Transport planning and management

Center• Center for Transport Consultation, Technological

Implementation and Construction• Center for Geotechnical Research in Engineering• Center for Vocational Training and Application of Technique in

Transport• Center for Automobile Research, Design, Repair and

Experiment• Center for Construction Research and Experiment• Center of CAD/CAM Technology• Center for Foreign Language study• Center for Research on Information Technology and Automation• Center for Research on Mechanical Engineering in Railway

Undergraduate programs15 disciplines with 67 sub-disciplines

-Transportation Engineering-Mechanical Engineering-Transport – Economics-Construction Economics-Business Administration-Transportation Operation-Accounting-Economics

-Electronics, Communication Engineering-Electrical – Electronic Engineering-Automation and Control Engineering-Information Technology-Traffic Safety Engineering-Environmental Engineering-Civil Engineering

Master program16 majors

-Train Locomotive – Wagon Engineering -Train Locomotive – Wagon Operation and Maintenance -Automobile and Tractor Engineering-Automobile and Tractor Operation and Maintenance -Loading – Unloading and Construction Machine-Urban Infrastructure Engineering

-Highway Engineering

-Railway Engineering-Tunnel – Bridge Engineering-Business Administration-Transport Organization and Management-Construction Economics-Transport Exploitation-Airport Engineering-Electrical Engineering-Automation Engineering

Doctor Program17 majors

-Train Locomotive – Wagon Engineering -Train Locomotive – Wagon Operation and Maintenance -Automobile and Tractor Engineering-Automobile and Tractor Operation and Maintenance -Construction Machine and Handling Equipment Engineering-Operation and Maintenance Engineering of Construction Machine and Handling Equipment

-Highway Engineering

-Railway Engineering-Tunnel – Bridge Engineering-Special Construction Engineering -Geotechnical Engineering-Mechanics of Solids-Engineering Mechanics-Electrical Engineering-Construction Economics-Automation-Organization and Management in Transport-Transport Exploitation

Scientific research and Technological transfer

Developing and updating advanced technologies via scientific research projects and international seminars.Annually implementing hundreds of scientific research projects and organizing over 10 international seminars which attract many scientists, managers and engineers.

Applying new technologies to real status of Vietnam such as Bai Chay bridge, My Thuan bridge, Can Tho bridge, national route 1,…UTC’s professors and experts took part in these above construction sites.

international cooperation

- The objective of external activities is “Cooperation-Development”.

- UTC has relationships with a lot of organizations and famous universities of Russia, Germany, England, France, Japan, China, Singapore, ...

Some typical activities of external relationship

+ International cooperative projects and international training programs

+ Organizing international scientific workshops and seminars

+ Training foreign students

+ Faculty and student exchange

Some specific results

1. Training more than 200 Laos and Cambodian students;2. Sending many lecturers to study abroad by different budgets

and scholarships or specific projects;3. Over 200 students and lecturers have studied in France;4. Over 100 students studied in Russia;5. More than 500 students have studied at Southwest Jiaotong

University, China;6. About 100 students and lecturers have studied in Germany,

UK, USA, Japan, Australia, Austria, Singapore, Thailand,…7. Sending 10 lecturers to make an internship course at

Technology University of Vienna, Austria.

The UTC’s delegation in the working visit to Technology University of Darmstadt

UTC’s delegation in the working visit to Nantes-France

Working with Scientific and Arts Ministry of Hessen State-Germany

UTC’s delegation paid a visit to Master and Doctor students in Paris

Contact person:

Prof. Dr. Thai Ha Phi – Director of International Cooperation Department

thaihaphigtvt@gmail.com

Ms. Ngo Thuy Linh – Official of International Cooperation Department

ntlinh_dn@utc.edu.vn

linh_dn83@yahoo.com

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