DTU in Danang is the first and largest private university in Central Vietnam. With nearly 30 years of development, the university offers a wide range of programs from undergraduate to PhD across various fields: management, tourism, engineering, technology, arts, medicine, and experimental sciences. DTU has been accredited in several ways, is highly ranked, and enjoys recognition both in Vietnam and internationally.
Top 500 best universities internationally according to QS World University Rankings 2025
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) puts DTU among the five hundred best universities in the world for 2025, alongside five other Vietnamese universities:
1. DTU at 495th,
2. Ton Duc Thang University, in 711–720 range,
3. Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi, in 851–900 range,
4. VNU Ho Chi Minh City, in 901–950 range,
5. Hanoi University of Science & Technology, in 1201–1400 range,
6. Hue University, in 1201–1400 range.
DTU is ranked 495th in the QS World University Rankings 2025
Along with the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, the Shanghai rankings, and the U.S. News & World Report rankings, the QS rankings are arguably among the most prestigious, popular, and widely recognized rankings globally. DTU also holds very high positions in the other three rankings:
- top 600+ best universities in the world according to THE in 2024,
- top 300 best universities worldwide according to U.S. News & World Report 2024–2025,
- top 900+ universities internationally, according to the 2022 Shanghai rankings.
Many programs passed international accreditation: ABET and UNWTO.TedQual
DTU has achieved American ABET accreditation (considered the “gold standard” globally for science, engineering, and technology education) for four programs:
- Software Engineering (2021),
- Electronic Engineering (2020),
- Network Engineering (2019),
- Management Information Systems (2019).
The DTU Hospitality & Tourism Institute (HTi) is the first and (so far) the only in Vietnam to pass TedQual accreditation - the highest for tourism training - from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for two majors:
- International Hospitality Management (2022),
- International Restaurant Operations Management (2022).
Diverse domestic and international training programs
DTU offers training in 10 fields for PhDs, in 16 for master’s degrees, and in 55 for undergraduate majors, with:
- over 100 minors; 9 Talent Program (HP) minors;
- licensed and transferred technology for 13 Advanced & International programs from four leading US universities:
- Carnegie Mellon University: IT and AI majors;
- Pennsylvania State University: majors in management, accounting, finance & banking, and hospitality & restaurant management;
- Purdue University: majors in electronic engineering and mechatronics;
- California State University: majors in construction & architecture.
DTU also offers On-Site Study-Abroad programs (4+0) for American degrees with Troy University in:
- Computer Science,
- Business Administration,
- Hospitality Management.
DTU furthermore provides second-degree programs, official linkage programs, and online training (eUniversity).
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The university has studied and learned from the educational management experiences of over a hundred universities worldwide. It has collaborations with many leading and reputable universities in the US, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan to research and select advanced and high-quality curricula, models, and teaching methods. This is to provide the best possible education, with a total investment of over 4 million USD over the years.
Modern educational methods
At DTU, students experience advanced training models successfully applied in higher education in many developed countries:
- CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) for computer science, engineering, and technology;
- PBL (Problem-Based Learning) and PrBL (Project-Based Learning) for business, management, medicine, pharmacy, and social sciences;
- EBE (Evidence-Based Education) for medicine, pharmacy, and health & life sciences.
State-of-the-art facilities for training and practice in Central Vietnam
DTU has six campuses located in the Danang city center with modern top-notch facilities:
- over two thousand computers (including 250 laptops), 244 projectors, and 156 wide-angle cameras,
- technical drawing room,
- virtual accounting/ERP practice room (SAP),
- network practice room (CCNA/CCNP),
- telecommunications practice room,
- five electronic engineering practice labs,
- five labs for physics, chemistry, and biology,
- five construction practice rooms,
- hydraulics lab,
- three nursing labs,
- ten pharmacy labs,
- biomedical lab,
- microbiology lab,
- two STEM and FAB labs: a space for creativity, learning, and entrepreneurship suitable for many,
- medical simulation center (MedSIM) with Many rooms for practice in pediatrics (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics), surgery, nursing, and dentistry,
- three dental practice rooms,
- eight mechanics, automotive engineering, and automation practice rooms,
- two fashion design practice rooms,
- three libraries with thousands of physical and hundreds of thousands of electronic books.
Modern equipment for training in electronic engineering, mechanics, and automotive engineering at DTU
Of note, the university has completed a twenty-story building at its 3 Quang Trung campus, with auditoriums, conference rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, and a spacious library, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment - making it one of the most modern in Central Vietnam - for students in American Degree Programs (ADP), and in hospitality, and IT (Advanced & International programs).
Over 95% employment rate for graduates, with 100% for many majors, and top starting salaries in many fields
Comprehensive and diverse ecosystem supporting education at 3 Quang Trung, Danang
Over 95% of DTU graduates secure employment after graduation, and many programs ensure 100% employment with top starting salaries.
The university has signed cooperation agreements with over 500 corporations, companies, and enterprises, through which internships and recruitment are regularly organized for students. The education quality at the school is highly regarded by society and the business community, as evidenced by the employment rate of over 95% within six months of graduation.
DTU’s goal in recent years has been to achieve a 100% employment rate immediately after graduation, and many disciplines have already reached this target:
- IT,
- Construction & Architecture,
- Environmental sciences and Food technology.
Graduates from these programs secure jobs immediately. Starting salaries are from 10 to 15 million VND per month, and increase each year.
Each year, the university awards numerous scholarships to new students with high academic achievements. For the 2024 admissions season, DTU has announced over three thousand scholarships with total value nearing 70 billion VND.
The number of high-scoring students applying to DTU has been increasing annually. The applicants with highest grades among them have consistently been in the national top:
DTU applicants with highest grades have had very high scores throughout the years
- Photo 1: H’Mi Sa Kbuoorr, highest-scoring applicant in 2023 had 28.26 points, received a full scholarship for International Relations.
- Photo 2: Dinh Thi Hoai Nhi, highest-scoring applicant in 2022 had 29.5 points, received a full scholarship for a Talent Program.
- Photo 3: Ly Thi Men, highest-scoring applicant in 2021 had 29.75 points, received a full scholarship for a Talent Program.
- Photo 4: Nguyen Thi Khanh Chi, highest-scoring applicant in 2020 had 28 points, received a full scholarship for an On-Site Study-Abroad ADP.
- Photo 5: Tran Thu Ha, highest-scoring applicant in 2019 had 28 points, received a scholarship fully covering tuition for the entire course.
- Photo 6: Le Thi Thu Ngan, highest-scoring applicant in 2017 had 28.5 points, received a scholarship fully covering tuition for the entire course.
- Photo 7: Nguyen Thi Thanh, highest-scoring applicant in 2015 had 28.25 points, received a full scholarship for an On-Site Study-Abroad ADP.
Numerous national and international awards
DTU students have won many prestigious awards in academic and startup competitions, both domestically and internationally, demonstrating the spirit and abilities of the university’s output.
Major awards won by DTU lecturers and students
Some notable achievements include:
- first place and cup at the 2013 CDIO competition at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US; in Canada in 2017 and in Japan in 2018;
- champions’ cup of the IDEERS Asia–Pacific competition to design earthquake-resistant buildings in 2014 and 2023 in Taiwan;
- 2018 global finals Go Green in the City Women in Business award in Atlanta, USA;
- first prize at the Vietnam Talent Awards in 2017 and second prize at the Make-in-Vietnam Digital Award 2020 with a 3D anatomy application for medicine;
- multiple awards at Architecture Festivals in 2020, 2022, and 2024;
- third place in the 2020 national startup contest with the “Smart Bed” project;
- first prize in a medical scholarship contest in 2020;
- Youth Drivers for Change 2021 first prize and 2021 Vietnam Social Innovation Challenge (VSIC) champion with the “Online Medicine Ecosystem”;
- DTU student’s perfume logo won the ‘American Graphic Design Awards 2021’;
- first prize at the VietFuture 2023 future innovation award;
- first and second prize at the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) 2023;
- second prize at the 2023 ASEAN Cyber Shield competition in Indonesia;
- second prize at SV-STARTUP 2024 with “Active Prosthesis”;
- many first, second, and third prizes at National Student Olympiads in IT, physics, and mathematics, and the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) over the years.
With its numerous achievements, high standards for infrastructure, education quality, accreditation, and international rankings, DTU is without a doubt the right choice for your search for a home for your university years. The university truly deserves to be your first choice.
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