Can Tho University (CTU), an important state higher education institution in the Mekong Delta, is the cultural, scientific and technical centre of the MD and Viet Nam. Since its founding in 1966, CTU has been improving and developing itself. It has an enrolment of 35,038 undergraduate students, 1,806 students have been following Master courses, and 40 students are PhD candidates. CTU has got 1,908 staff including 927 teaching staff and 981 supporting staff. From a university with a few fields of study at the beginning, it has developed into a multidisciplinary university. Currently, it has 77 undergraduates, 28 Master and 8 Doctoral training programs. Every year CTU receives students on internship programs from the U.S., Belgium, Japan and so on, or under agreements between their universities and CTU.

CTU’s main missions are training, conducting scientific research, and transferring technology to serve the regional and national socio-economic development. In addition to its training responsibilities, CTU has actively taken part in scientific research projects, applying the advances in scientific and technological knowledge to solving problems related to science, technology, economics, culture and society in the region. From achievements in its scientific research and international cooperation projects, the university has developed a variety of products and technological production processes that benefit people’s lives and promote export, thus helping the university gain prestige in national and international markets.

The university has established scientific and technological cooperation with many international organizations, universities, and research institutes. As a result of these cooperative projects, the staff’s administrative capabilities and specializations have been upgraded. The facilities, experimental equipment, and scientific materials have also been added.