Affirming the leading position in transport training

On November 15, the University of Transport celebrated its 80th anniversary and received the First Class Labor Medal.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, authorized by the President, awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the University of Transport. Photo: LV

Speaking at the ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Hung, Principal of the University of Transport, said that since the 1978-1979 school year, the school was officially assigned the task of postgraduate training and was allowed to train doctoral students from the 1980-1981 school year, affirming the growth in training capacity and scientific research.

Entering the 21st century, the University of Transport continues to affirm its position as the leading training, scientific research and technology transfer center in Vietnam in the field of transport. The school always proactively adapts to the new development requirements of the country, firmly pursuing the goal of comprehensively innovating training content and methods towards modernity and international integration.

Implementing the development strategy for the period 2021-2030, the University of Transport is determined to realize the goal of becoming a multidisciplinary and multi-field university, affirming its leading position in the field of transport and achieving quality on par with the Asian region.

The school is one of the pioneering universities to complete two quality accreditations (2016 and 2021) and has brought many core programs to international standards; it is the only university in Vietnam in the field of transportation ranked by QS (UK).

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Hung said: "Over 80 years of construction and development, the University of Transport has grown strongly in both position and strength, with a team of more than 1,000 staff, lecturers, and workers, including more than 100 professors, associate professors, 254 PhDs, and 34 university training majors ranging from traditional to modern. From this historic school, tens of thousands of engineers, bachelors, masters and thousands of PhDs have grown up, assigned to hold many important positions in Party and State agencies, enterprises, and international organizations, bringing the pioneering spirit, courage and intelligence of the Transport people to spread throughout the country."

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung congratulated, commended and highly appreciated the efforts and achievements of generations of leaders, teachers, staff, students and alumni of the University of Transport during the 80-year journey of construction, innovation and development.

Entering a new stage of development, facing many new opportunities and challenges, the Deputy Prime Minister made 5 proposals to the University of Transport.

Firstly, the goal is to be in the top 250-300 universities in Asia in the next 5 years, with some key majors in the top 200, firmly affirming its position as a key national university in science and technology in the field of transport; moving towards affirming its position as a multi-disciplinary, key university of the Capital and Ho Chi Minh City.

Second, strengthen innovation in training programs, integrate advanced content on digital technology, artificial intelligence, big data into core majors such as smart transportation, green logistics. By 2030, the school needs to achieve at least 50% of training programs meeting international standards, focusing on training high-quality engineers, meeting human resource needs for national projects such as the North-South Expressway Phase 2 and urban railway systems, high-speed railways, etc.

Third, promote scientific research and technology transfer, prioritizing practical application projects such as sustainable urban transport models and automated seaport management systems. Focus resources on forming laboratories, research centers, and international-class science and technology centers as the core, expanding pedagogical and creative spaces, forming an ecosystem of innovation and digital transformation, creating a "launching pad" for students, lecturers and businesses to research, innovate and commercialize scientific results.

Fourth, proactively propose to the Government, ministries, departments, branches and localities major problems in science and technology, proactively organize research to decode and master national strategic technologies; especially in areas where the school has leading strengths such as modern railways, semiconductor technology, smart transportation, smart cities, new materials and sustainable development.

Fifth, focus on building a team of lecturers, especially the younger generation, increase doctoral training, support student start-ups, build a creative school culture, and connect with the community. Teachers need to continue to be role models, and students need to practice courage, creativity, and be ready to contribute to the country.

Sixth, promote the expansion of international cooperation, build student and lecturer exchange programs, first with leading schools in Asia - Pacific, aiming to become a regional and world transport research center.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son, authorized by the President, awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to two individuals from the University of Transport. Photo: GT

Minister Nguyen Kim Son of the Ministry of Education and Training suggested that, in order to realize the vision of becoming a leading key technical university, the school needs to continue to pioneer in decoding and mastering strategic technologies, especially in developing modern railway systems, researching new materials, new energy and smart traffic solutions.

Emphasizing a number of key tasks that the school needs to implement well in the coming time, the Minister said: Before requiring breakthrough development in the spirit of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW, Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, along with strong innovation in educational institutions, the University of Transport needs to review and perfect the development strategy in a feasible way, most suitable to reality. The core goal is to realize the aspiration to become a smart, multidisciplinary university according to international standards and quickly enter the top 200 in Asia by 2030 as the strategic vision that the Party Congress of the school has determined and announced.

In particular, the school needs to focus on implementing well the tasks of training and developing human resources for Vietnam's railways until 2035, with a vision to 2045 of the Government; effectively implementing the Ministry-level Science and Technology Program on building modern railway infrastructure and projects to develop high-quality training in the microchip - semiconductor industry; soon deploying the construction and training of general engineers for the school's strengths; having plans to attract good experts to cooperate, work and work at the school. The school also needs to continue to promote the formation of an internal innovation ecosystem, turning it into a pillar of science and technology capable of promoting breakthrough development of national transportation and infrastructure.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/giao-duc/khang-dinh-vi-the-hang-dau-trong-dao-tao-giao-thong-van-tai-20251115175828332.htm