Thuyloi University (TLU) is the leading institution in training high-quality human resources, conducting scientific research, developing and transferring advanced technologies in the fields of science, engineering, economics and management, particularly in water resources, environment, and disaster prevention and mitigation. The university operates under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
History of TLU
The predecessor of Thuyloi University was the Water Resources and Electric Power Academy, established in 1959. In January 1963, the Academy was reorganized into four units: the Intermediate School of Electricity, the Intermediate School of Water Resources, the Institute of Water Resources Science, and Thuyloi University. At its inception, the University offered three academic programs: Hydraulic Construction, Irrigation, and Hydrology. Laboratories were set up for Strength of Materials, Hydraulics, Hydraulic Engineering, Hydropower, and Soil Mechanics, among others. In 1965, the university’s administrative building was completed, featuring numerous classrooms and laboratories for teaching purposes. That same year, the Hydropower program (7th intake) was also launched.
In June 1965, the university was evacuated to the mountainous area of Nghia Phuong Commune, Luc Nam District, Bac Giang Province. In 1966, the Irrigation Mechanical Engineering program (8th intake) was launched. In 1967, the Construction Engineering program (9th intake) was added. In 1970, the university returned to Hanoi, but in 1972 it was once again evacuated to Viet Yen and Hiep Hoa districts in Bac Giang Province, as well as several other locations. In 1973, the university moved back to Hanoi.
From 1975 onwards, the university reorganized its academic programs toward broader, more logically specialized disciplines, including:
- Hydraulic Structures;
- Hydrology and Environmental Engineering;
- Hydropower and Hydroelectric Power Stations;
- Irrigation and Land Reclamation;
- Mechanical Engineering for Water Resources;
- Water Resources Economics.
In 1979, TLU was officially recognized as a postgraduate education institution. This was also the period when the University effectively developed international relations with many institutions in the former Soviet Union, Eastern European countries, Laos, India, the Netherlands, and others.
On December 8, 1986, Southern Center for Education, Research, and Practice in Hydraulic Engineering was established, based on the Southern Hydraulic Planning, Surveying and Design Team. On February 25, 1997, Thuyloi University took over the Center and converted it into Campus No. 2 for training, under Decision No. 288NN-TCCB/QĐ by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, a name it has retained to this day.
105
Professors & Associate Professors
407
PhDs
500+
Domestic & international partners
95%
Employment rate of graduates
Thuyloi University today
Thuyloi University (TLU) is a leading public university with over 65 years of excellence in education and research. Originally focused on water resources and hydropower, TLU has grown into a comprehensive, multidisciplinary institution that offering 43 undergraduate, 17 postgraduate, and 15 doctoral programs across diverse fields including water resources, mechanical engineering, computer science, economics and management and so on. With a strong vision for international integration, TLU continuously strives to make meaningful contributions to the country’s sustainable development and innovative progress.
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Honors and Prestigious Awards
Over its 65 years of establishment and development, with significant contributions to the revolutionary cause of national construction and defense across various historical periods, Thuyloi University has been honored with many prestigious awards by the Party and the State with many prestigious awards and titles.
List of Awards:
* Ho Chi Minh Order (2004)
* Labor Hero in the Renovation Period (2000)
* First-class Independence Order (1999, 2009)
* Second-class Independence Order (1994)
* Third-class Independence Order (1989)
* First-class Labor Order (1984, 2019)
* Second-class Labor Order (1978)
* Third-class Labor Order (1961, 1976)
* First-class Labor Order awarded by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2000, 2008)
* Government Emulation Flag (1 in 2013, 2 in 2016)
* Ministry of Education and Training’s Emulation Flag (2007, 2011)
* Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Emulation Flag (2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019)
In addition, the University has received numerous Certificates of Merit from the State, ministries, and provinces/cities, and has consistently been recognized as an Outstanding Labor Collective by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in recent years.
* The University’s Trade Union has been awarded multiple Emulation Flags and Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Performance by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Hanoi Labor Federation;
* The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the University has been honored with numerous Emulation Flags and Certificates of Merit for Excellence by the Central Youth Union and the Hanoi Youth Union.