Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is a public university, established on September 24th, 1997. TDTU is currently ranked as Vietnam’s Top 2 University and it is on the way in joining the ranks of the most prestigious Asia Pacific Higher Education institutions. In Vietnam, TDTU is the first University to be rated 4/5 stars by QS Stars University Ratings (UK). In the Asian university rankings for the year 2019 announced by QS, TDTU is currently ranked 291th-300th among Asian universities. In addition, according to the World University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is ranked second among the 7 Vietnamese universities in the list. Besides, on July 2nd, 2018 The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCÉRES) decided to recognize that Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) complies with French and European standards for universities. This accreditation has been granted for a 5-year term, from July 2018 to July 2023.
Undergraduate programs are designed according to the programs of TOP 100 universities worldwide. International programs, in particular, are following the programs of these universities. Each subject has a core textbook and at least three main reference materials. The textbooks and reference materials are the materials used in the world’s top 100 universities in terms of each major.

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 university board of management chaired by the periodical Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Labor Confederation.

The goal of establishing TDTU in the first phase was to implement the Program 17/TU and the Directive 13 of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on training, retraining, fostering and enhancing professional levels and skills for the city’s functional labor force. Along with the goals of developing human resources for the needs of industrialization and modernization; contributing to the training of talents and human resources; developing research activities to serve production systems and society in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces.