ABOUT US
Graduate University of Science and Technology (GUST) is a public educational establishment under the management of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, which was founded on the 22nd of September, 2014 under the promulgation of the Prime Minister. It has a juridical person with its own seals and account. The university is in charge of education in Master, Ph.D. and Postdoc levels in almost all scientific and technological fields.
GUST facts at a Glance
Our missions are to:
- Be responsible for training activities and provide Master, Ph.D. degrees in science and Technology.
- Carry out researches and support staff working in their specialist research fields.
- Act as consultative and advisory body for training programs, develop human resources in scientific and technological fields.
Currently, Graduate University of Science and Technology is providing intensive training programs to offer Ph.D. Degrees in 52 specialized disciplines and Master Degrees in 14 specialized disciplines in 12 different scientific and technological faculties. In 2016, there were 798 students studying at the university.
Taking full use of state-of-the-art facilities, laboratories and experienced staff and scientists as well as the international cooperation of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology with more than 50 scientific organizations all over the world, GUST aims at becoming a leading and highly prestigious university in Vietnam. Our top priorities are to educate high-quality human resources, promote international cooperation to improve teaching qualities, reaching global standards.
Our teaching and professional staff:
Up for November 2016, our teaching staff is distinguished scientists of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology including 48 Professors, 178 Associate Professors and 760 Doctors
Master’s Programs
On 7th November, 2016, under the management of the Ministry of Education and Training, GUST gained license to launch Master’s programs with 14 course codes from academic year 2016 – 2017. These 14 course codes of some disciplines belong to 4 faculties: Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics, Faculty of Ecology of Resource and Environment, Faculty of Chemistry. In 2017, GUST keeps launching more Master’s programs in different faculties.
Ph.D.’s Programs
On 7th July, 2015, under the management of the Ministry of Education and Training, GUST gained license to launch Ph.D.’s programs codes from academic year 2015 – 2016 with 50 scientific research areas in Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
Postdoc’s Programs
With the permission of VAST, GUST has run Postdoc’s Programs since 2017 in order to exploit high quality human resources of science and technology for VAST, meeting the meet of the future development plan towards 2020-2030 approved by the Prime Minister.
The program is launched based on international standards, combining training high quality human resources at postdoc levels with advanced researches to encourage and motivate passions within scientists. Therefore, they will be knowledgeable and experienced to become skilled staff in VAST.
Departments
- »School of Mathematics
- »School of Physics
- »School of Chemistry
- »School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
- »School of Ecology and Biological Resources
- »School of Geography
- »School of Geosciences
- »School of Marine Science and Technology
- »School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering
- »School of Information Technology and Telecommunication
- »School of Biotechnology
- »School of Environmental Technology