OVERVIEW 

The Master Program is a 2-year course with 4 semesters: Year 1 (M1) – Semester 1 and Semester 2; Year 2 (M2) – Semester 3 and Semester 4. Except for QCF (agreement between USTH and John von Neumann (JVN) Institute, VNU HCMC), the Master Degree is co-accredited by France and Vietnam and is broadly recognized in the world.

All the Master programs except for QCF were evaluated 2nd time by HCERES (The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education of France) and accredited by French Ministry of Higher Education and Research in Oct 2016.

USTH teaching methods are based on high level of hand-on practices, and internships in research and development laboratories or in industrial enterprises in Vietnam and abroad. The pedagogic teams of USTH are 100% composed of international and Vietnamese Professors and Doctors with international teaching experience. The official language used in teaching at USTH is English.

DEGREE ISSUANCE 

Each student who graduated from the Master program is issued two degrees, one by USTH and the other by a French Institution where the student is registered.

• The Master’s degree issued by French institution shall indicate the graduated specialization, and is duly signed and stamped by the President/ Director of the French Institution where the student is registered.
• The Master’s degree is issued by USTH in accordance with the Vietnamese regulations for the Master's degree.

REGISTRATION WITH A FRENCH INSITUTION 

When the students enroll at USTH Master programs, they are also registered in a French Institution of the Consortium with the same accreditation and equivalent Master degree.

Student dossiers are recorded in the information system of the French institution and they are treated as full-time students of the French institution.

LIST OF FRENCH INSTITUTION IN CO-ACCREDITATION WITH USTH 

 Master of Water-Environment-Oceanography

• University of La Rochelle
• University of Limoges
• University of the Littoral Opal Coast
• University of Montpellier
• University of Poitiers
• University of Toulon
• Paul Sabatier University
• National School for Water and Environmental Engineering (ENGEES Strasbourg)
• National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (INP Toulouse)
• National Institute of Applied Science (INSA Toulouse).

Master of Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology

• Aix-Marseille University
• Le Mans University
• Paris 7 University
• Paris 11 University
• University Paris 13
• University of Poitiers
• University of Reims.

Master of Information and Communication Technology

• Aix-Marseille University
• University of Brest
• University of La Rochelle
• University of Limoges
• University of Lorraine
• University of Montpellier
• University Paris 13
• University of Poitiers
• University Rennes 1.

Master of Energy and Valorization

• University of Paul-Sabatier
• University of INP Toulouse
• University of Poitiers
• University of Tours
• University of Le Havre
• University of Côte d’Opale
• University of Lyon 1

Master of Pharmacological, Medical and Agronomical Biotechnology

• Aix-Marseille University
• Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
• University of Montpellier
• University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

Master of SPACE (Earth Observation-Astrophysics-Satellite Engineering)

• University of Montpellier
• University Paris 7
• University Paris 12
• Paris Observatory.

7. TRAINING PROGRAMS 

 

Ref	Master Programs	Majors
1	Master in Advanced Materials Science and  Nanotechnology (AMSN)	Nanophys track
		Nanochem track
2	Master in Biotechnology Pharmacology (BP)	Pharmacological
		Medical
		Agronomical Biotechnology
3	Master in Water- Environment- Oceanography (WEO)	Water supply & Waste water treatment  (W3)
		Natural waters & Environmental quality  (NEWS)
		Hydrology & Oceanography (H & O)
4	Master in Information and Communication  Technology (ICT)	Multimedia
		Embedded systems
		Environmental Decision Support  Systems
5	Master in Space	Space Sciences
		Satelllite technologies
6	Master in Energy (ENG)	Green Electricity
		Bioenergy
7	Master in Quantitative Computational Finance (QCF)

Please find more information below:

The official decree on 12 Oct 2016

The official bulletin No.41 on 10 Nov 2016  French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Bulletin of French Ministry of Higher Education and Research: 

HCERES List of International evaluations (Consortium université des sciences et des technologies de Hanoï - USTH)