On May 17, 2024, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) held a Graduation Ceremony to confer degrees to new doctors, masters, bachelors, engineers, architects, and pharmacists who have completed their study programs and are recognized as graduates in this graduation phase.
Presiding over the Ceremony was Dr. Tran Trong Dao - Chairman of the Science and Training Council, President of TDTU, along with members of Presidential Board, members of The Science and Training Council; and Heads of Faculties, Departments and Units under TDTU.
On behalf of the Presidential Board and the entire teaching staff of TDTU, Dr. Tran Trong Dao, President of TDTU, congratulated 5 new doctors, 43 new masters, 3088 new bachelors, engineers, architects, and pharmacists who have diligently studied and trained. Additionally, the President had a few words of advice for the new graduates about the importance of gratitude for this meaningful event. Particularly, gratitude is the first moral lesson at TDTU that students learned, which is “Study well to show gratitude to your parents.” “Let’s take this important moment to think about your parents. Be grateful to them for their efforts in giving birth, nurturing, and educating you, and for the unconditional love they have given you. Perhaps your parents are waiting outside the hall right now, or maybe they are at home eagerly watching the computer screen, waiting for a glimpse of you in your graduation attire, even if it’s just for a moment. Or perhaps they are still busy with their daily work. They deserve to receive the sincerest gratitude from you.” The President remarked.
The President advised the new graduates that the deepest purpose of the lesson on gratitude is to remind all the students that they should always remember their parents and that is the motivation to focus on learning and development. Furthermore, when looking back on the past with a sense of appreciation, we will surely see the need to be grateful for many other things: being grateful for the people we have met, being grateful for the challenges, the early setbacks, the encouragement... all of which are valuable experiences that contribute to the value of who we are today.
Especially, the President conveyed to the new graduates that graduation is not the end but the beginning of a new challenging journey. “Be confident to start your career path from the humblest positions. Don’t be afraid of difficulties, be ready to take on tasks when being assigned. Those who have certain successes in society all start from the lowest positions and work their way up. More opportunities will come to those who are willing to devote themselves.”
On this occasion, the University honored and rewarded 203 students who have graduated with excellence and distinction. Many students have achieved high academic and extracurricular accomplishments. Some typical and outstanding graduates are: Bachelor Phan Nguyen Quynh Huong, from The Faculty of Business Administration, graduated with distinction and 1 semester ahead of schedule, with Cumulative GPA of 8.70; Bachelor Dinh Hung Duc Minh, from The Faculty of Foreign Languages, graduated with IELTS 8.5; Engineer Le Hoai Ngoc Han, from The Faculty of Applied Sciences, won the “Vietnam Female Student in Science and Technology” award in 2023, Second Prize in the “Science and Technology for University Students in Higher Education Institutions” award in 2023, the co-author of an ISI Q1 paper; and Bachelor Tu Van Tai, from The Faculty of Sport Science, won the Silver Medal in the Ho Chi Minh City Student Basketball Championship in 2019 and 2022, etc.
After 27 years of establishment and development, TDTU has continuously achieved significant milestones, becoming a large, reputable educational institution both domestically and globally. Notably, TDTU has just been internationally accredited by FIBAA, meeting the European higher education standards for the period 2024-2030, just right after the international accreditation organization HCERES for the period 2018-2023.
Furthermore, TDTU has also completed the accreditation of 41 undergraduate and graduate programs according to international standards such as AUN-QA, FIBAA, and ASIIN. In 2024, TDTU was ranked as one of the top 200 universities in Asia according to THE Asia University Rankings. Up to now, the University has trained and provided society with 36 doctors, 1,921 masters, and 66,302 bachelors, engineers, architects, and pharmacists with high qualifications.
