With a clear strategic vision, robust research foundation, and comprehensive incentive policies, Ton Duc Thang University is steadily moving toward its goal of becoming an internationally recognized research university by 2037.
Doing research at TDTU
With the goal of developing into a world-class research university, scientific and technological activities at TDTU are organized according to international standards with the following directions:
-Basic research: Research outcomes must result in publications in top-tier, reputable journals listed in WoS or Scopus databases.
-Technology research: Research outcomes must successfully address practical issues, with the results being new designs, patents, or inventions granted patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
-Applied research: Research activities are closely linked with businesses to transfer research products into practical applications.