The University of Da Nang (UD) celebrated its 20^th birthday at its Sports and Gymnasium Centre in Lien Chieu District on Saturday morning.

Thanks to the great efforts made by its staff members over the past 2 decades, the UD has become the largest educational institution in the central region and highlands, providing multi-disciplinary training programmes.

The UD has 9 member schools.  They are the University of Technology, the University of Economics and Education, the College of Foreign Languages, the Junior Colleges of Technology and Information Technology, the Viet Nam-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education, the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty, and the University of Da Nang - Kon Tum.

The Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee, Mr Tran Tho (second right), presenting an emulation flag to representatives from the UD

The UD now has a total of 2,303 staff members.  Three of the university’s 1,546 teaching staff members are Professors, 60 are Associate Professors, 290 are Doctors, and 939 are Masters.  Most notably, over 30% of the teaching staff at the universities of Technology and Economics and Education are Doctors.

In 2000, the UD was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister in recognition of its significant contributions to the country’s education sector, and its industrialisation and modernisation process.  The university also received a first-class Labour Medal in 2004 and a third-class Independent Medal from the State President in 2010.