1. Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Prof. Philippe Behra – Toulouse INP
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Consortium d’Établissements Français
d’Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche
pour le développement de l’USTH

2. Milestones Introduction of USTH 12/11/2009 9/12/2009 18/3/2016
Decision No. 2067/QĐ-TTg of Prime Minister on the establishment of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH)
12/11/2009
Inter-governmental agreement signed between the Governments of Vietnam and France on the establishment and development of USTH
18/3/2016
Decision No. 430/QĐ-TTg of Prime Minister transferring USTH from MOET to VAST
4/2016 and 3/2017
The Bachelor and Master training programs were evaluated and accredited by HCERES
The largest cooperation project in education of France in foreign countries
The only university in Viet Nam receiving the support of 34 French universities and research institutions of the USTH Consortium
Introduction of USTH
Milestones
02/11/2018
Inter-governmental agreement signed between the Governments of Vietnam and France on the development of USTH (period of )

3. Missions Introduction of USTH
To train the high quality human resource in science and technology, supporting the socio-economic development of Viet Nam
To conduct scientific and technological research in a close connection with enterprises; to disseminate the research results and to carry out technology transfer

4. Resources Introduction of USTH Human resources Financial resources
Facilities
109 staff: 54 lecturers/researchers and 55 administrative staff
Close to 100% Vietnamese lecturers with Doctoral Degree
French experts: involved in the management at both department and university level + in training and research activities
State budget
Tuition fee
Financial support from French government
Financial support from ADB funded project
A21 building m2 (classrooms, offices, labs…)
USTH 65 ha - Campus in Hoa Lac High Tech Park (from 2023)

5. Achievements Introduction of USTH TRAINING
404 Bachelor Degree Graduates, 323 Master Degree Graduates, 3 PhD Degree Graduates and 50 Doctors graduated from 911 Program
Number of students in 2018/2019
* Bachelor: 323
* Master: (double diploma: French + Vietnamese)
(undergraduate student number: +66%) +  French students per year
15 degree programs; linkages with companies especially in Aeronautical Engineering (Airbus, Vietnam Airlines, VAECO...)
B0 training program from 2018 to improve students English skills
Accreditation of Bachelor and Master training programs by HCERES
6 practical laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Aeronautics, Environment)
PLMCC credit-based training programs (USTH and Dassault Systèmes)

6. Achievements Introduction of USTH RESEARCH
5 International Joint Vietnamese-French laboratories
196 International publications: 106 SCI, 61 SCIE, 6 Scopus and 23 others
43 national publications: 22 VAST, 21 others
Ranked 7th in the Nature Index – Vietnamese universities and research institutions ranking in 2017 and 2018
Now: 8 Nafosted projects, 6 VAST projects, 11 GUST post-doc projects, 35 USTH projects and international co-operation projects
3. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
France as the strategic partner
Cooperative Agreements/MOUs with Japan, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Korea…
Lectures given by 200 French professors
Around 30 USTH lecturers and researchers in foreign exchange programs each year
70% of USTH students attending overseas internship

7. VAST campus where USTH is located
USTH building
VAST campus where USTH is located

8. https://youtu.be/5v1OlhoW47s Production, film and editing: Jean-Michel Boré-IRD Images

9. New USTH campus at Hoa Lac

10. New USTH campus at Hoa Lac

11. 6 Scientific Departments: 4 Masters accredited by Toulouse University
Pharmacological, Medical
and Agronomical Biotechnology
[Energy]
[Advanced Materials Science
and Nanotechnology]
Space and Aeronautics
ARCUS –

12. Pharmacological, medical and agronomical biotechnology PMAB
“Objectifs labos”
Advanced Materials Sciences and Nanotechnology
Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Surveillance
Nanotech
Hanoi Intern. Lab. of Oceanography - HILO
Biotech Pharma
ICT
Grid and High Performance Computing
Hanoi Intern. Lab. on Water Engineering
in the Tropics - HILWET
Space
WEO
Energy
 Hanoi Intern. Lab. of Ecology & Environement - HILEE  
Space & Aeronautics
Energy

13. Department USTH Water - Environment - Oceanography
Master Degree
Université de Toulouse : Toulouse INP – INSA – Université Paul Sabatier
Universités de La Rochelle, Limoges, Littoral, Montpellier, Poitiers, Toulon, Engees (SXB)
3 international joint laboratories FR-VN in Water treatment, Ecology, Oceanography
PhD grants from VIET, French embassy, IRD
Topics
Lecturers/Researchers from Toulouse (total/UPS)
Laboratories
HILWET 7
LCA Laboratoire de Chimie et agro-environment UMR INRA, INP-ENSIACET
LISBP Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés UMR INSA CNRS 5504
IET Institute of Environmental Technology (VAST)
HILEE 4
ECOLAB UMR CNRS – UPS – INPT
LEGOS UMR 5566 CNRS – IRD – UPS - CNES
ECOLAB UMR CNRS – UPS – INPT + LCA
PIs: Drs. M. Herrmann (IRD LEGOS) and Ngo Duc Thanh (USTH)

14. Thank you for your attention
Dinh Thi Mai Thanh (acting rector, USTH),
Sylvain Ouillon (LEGOS, IRD), Bernard Legube (Consortium USTH)