Vision
Đến năm 2030, Đại học Tân Tạo trở thành đại học uy tín khu vực ASEAN và quốc tế, đào tạo chất lượng cao gắn liền nghiên cứu thực tiễn, phụng sự cộng đồng Việt Nam và thế giới.
From Knowledge to the Stars
- Pioneering liberal arts education that empowers Vietnamese talent to thrive globally
Mission
Dựa trên mô hình giáo dục khai phóng Hoa Kỳ, TTU khuyến khích tư duy độc lập, sáng tạo và học tập suốt đời; đào tạo thế hệ công dân trung thực, giàu trách nhiệm và có năng lực lãnh đạo.
Core values
- Trách nhiệm: Với bản thân, gia đình và cộng đồng
- Hợp tác: Đồng hành trong mọi hoạt động
- Chất lượng: Đạt chuẩn quốc gia và quốc tế
- Sáng tạo: Kiến tạo giá trị khác biệt
- Lãnh đạo: Tôn trọng, bản lĩnh và dẫn dắt
Educational philosophy: Liberation – Lifelong learning
Liberation
Nền tảng tri thức đa chiều kết hợp khoa học tự nhiên, xã hội và nhân văn. Với 25% thời lượng môn học khai phóng chọn lọc theo tinh thần tự do tư duy, sinh viên được rèn luyện năng lực tự học, thích ứng nhanh và tạo lợi thế cạnh tranh bền vững trong môi trường làm việc đổi mới liên tục.
Lifelong learning
Hình thành tinh thần chủ động học tập và hoàn thiện bản thân suốt đời: - Thích nghi linh hoạt với yêu cầu công việc mới. - Chủ động hoạch định mục tiêu học tập và sự nghiệp. - Ứng dụng tri thức, kỹ năng sáng tạo vào thực tiễn. - Hội nhập quốc tế với bản sắc riêng để phát triển bền vững.
Campus & Facilities
Alongside campus development, TTU regularly invests in educational technology and modern equipment to improve teaching and learning. Its facilities include open study areas, laboratories, conference rooms, and flexible research spaces for a range of academic fields. The university continually updates its equipment and interiors to meet international standards and strengthen its teaching and research.
TTU believes discovery drives innovation. Through applied research, the university encourages faculty and students to explore new ideas and develop practical methods, technologies, and solutions that benefit communities and society.
CAMPUS & FACILITIES
Theory classroom
Clinical skills practice room
USMLE exam preparation classroom
Emergency resuscitation practice room
Student self-study area
Obstetrics and Pediatrics Department
Biotechnology laboratory
Advanced computer lab
Standard classroom
Golf practice ground
Pickleball court
Table tennis court
Swan swimming pool
Library
Basic computer room
FOUNDING COUNCIL
Dr. Dang Thi Hoang Yen (Maya Dangelas)
Main Founder/Chairman of Tan Tao University Founder/Chairman of Tan Tao Group Member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Dr. Dang Thi Hoang Yen is Chairwoman of the Vietnam-US Business Forum, a member of ASEAN-BAC and the World Economic Forum Southeast Asia. After 13 years working in a state agency, she founded Tan Tao Group in 1993 and developed it into a leading infrastructure and industrial park enterprise in Vietnam. Tan Tao Investment and Industry Joint Stock Company (ITACO), a member company, was included in the Russell Global Index and S&P Vietnam 10 Index. In 2002, she studied the American liberal education model and founded Tan Tao University. She also established social funds supporting education and community healthcare and received awards including Top 100 ASEAN Virtuous Leaders and the Golden Rose Award for Vietnamese businesswomen.
Professor Malcolm Gillis
Founding member of the Academic Council of Tan Tao University Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rice University
Malcolm Gillis served as President of Rice University from 1993 to 2004, then continued teaching and research as a University Professor. He taught economics and public policy in nearly 20 countries for more than 25 years and co-authored many academic works, including the textbook “Economics of Development.” Before joining Rice University, he held academic leadership positions at Duke University and co-edited the Quarterly Journal of Economics. His honors included the Rice University Alumni Association Gold Medal and NASA’s Special Contribution Medal in 2004. He served on international education and research councils and advised universities and academic organizations, including Tan Tao University and the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF).
Professor Eugene Levy
Chairman of the Academic Council of Tan Tao University President of Rice University
Levy received NASA’s Medal of Honor and Germany’s Humboldt Scientist Award. He was a Distinguished Teaching Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, received the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award and an American Association for the Advancement of Science award, and served on astronomy and planetary-protection advisory councils, including NASA’s. He later served as chair of NASA’s Planetary Protection Committee. Levy serves on the board of Associated Universities, a US nonprofit that operates a leading observatory; he chaired its board from 2007 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2015. He taught at the University of Arizona from 1975 to 2000, leading its planetary sciences department and Planetary and Lunar Laboratory, and served as Dean of Science from 1993 to 2000. From 2000 to 2010, he was Vice Chancellor of Rice University.
Dr. Charles J. Henry
Member of the Founding Council of Tan Tao University Chairman of the Association of Library and Information Resources
Henry is President of the US Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). He previously served as Vice President of Rice University, edited Rice University Press, chaired the advisory council of the Center for Information Resources at Bremen International University, and served on the ACLS Committee on Educational Institutions, which works on digital infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences. He authored dozens of publications and received awards from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the J. Paul Getty Foundation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Dang Thi Hoang Yen (Maya Dangelas)
Main Founder/Chairman of Tan Tao University Founder/Chairman of Tan Tao Group Member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Professor Eugene Levy
Member of the Founding Council of Tan Tao University Chairman of the Academic Council of Tan Tao University Former President of Rice University
Dr. Charles J. Henry
Member of the Founding Council of Tan Tao University Chairman of the Association of Library and Information Resources
Thach Nguyen
Member of the Board of Directors of Tan Tao University Doctor and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology Fellow of the American Society for Interventional Cardiology Key member of the Board of Directors Acting Principal Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Michael W. Michalak
Former US Ambassador to Vietnam, appointed in August 2007 Member of the Board of Directors of Tan Tao University
Dang Thanh Tam
Chairman/CEO of Saigon Investment Group Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Construction and Building Materials Association Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan Business Forum Member of the World Presidents’ Organization Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Member of the Board of Directors of Tan Tao University
UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
Dr. Nguyen Mai Lam
Principal of Tan Tao University
Dr. Nguyen Mai Lam was appointed Vice Principal on January 26, 2022, and became Principal on November 17, 2025. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City and completed his master’s program at Vinh University. In 2023, he successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thach Nguyen
Doctor and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society for Interventional Cardiology Key member of the Board of Directors Vice Principal in charge of Academic Affairs, Research, and International Cooperation Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Thach Nguyen is currently the Director of Cardiology at St. Mary Medical Center and Director of Cardiovascular Research at Methodist Hospital, USA. He is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Indiana University, a visiting professor at many international medical universities, participates in editing many prestigious cardiovascular journals and is the author of famous books on interventional cardiology. His main research focuses on modern interventional cardiovascular techniques, antiplatelet therapy and pulmonary hypertension.
History and landmarks
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