Dalat University or the University of Dalat (Vietnamese: Đại học Đà Lạt, French: Université de Dalat; formerly Viện Đại học Đà Lạt (1957–1975)) is a university in the city of Đà Lạt, capital of Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam.
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History
The original Dalat University was established in 1957 – after support of and requests by Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục – by the Council of Vietnamese Catholic Bishops as a centre for education. After the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the Vietnamese name was changed to Đại học Đà Lạt (Dalat University).
Today, it is a multidisciplinary public university that offers undergraduate and graduate education for the Central Highlands and the South Central Coast regions.
Location
Dalat University is in the center of Dalat – a popular tourist city on Lâm Viên Plateau with a year-round cool climate, vast pine forests, flowers, fog, and waterfalls.
The campus is widely praised for being romantic and beautiful as the campus sits on a hilly area of 40 hectares north of Xuan Huong Lake, beside an international 18-hole golf course. There is also a variety of styled buildings hidden throughout the pine trees. The location of the campus offers peace and tranquility which offers students an ideal ambience for learning and researching.
Programs, faculties and departments
Programs
At present, the university offers over 40 programs at the undergraduate level and 10 graduate programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, English, Vietnamese History, Vietnamese Literature, Business Administration and Law.
The university also offers 7 doctorate programmes including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Ecology, Vietnamese Literature, Vietnamese History and Business Administration.
Notable alumni
Trương Thị Mai, former Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat and Head of the Central Organization Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Lê Cung Bắc, Film Director
Nguyễn Đức Quang, Songwriter
Nguyễn Quốc Toản, Founder and CEO of TP&P Technology
Hieu Van Le, 35th governor of South Australia