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The Thai nguyen University of Techonology (TNUT, Vietnamese: Đại học ký thuật công nghiệp Thái Nguyên) is in Thai Nguyên, Vietnam. The university was established on December 6th, 1965, becoming fully name as today in 1995.

General information
Pledge Officially established in December 6th 1965, the University was named the University of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Since 1995, it has been named Thai Nguyen University of Technology (TNUT) and continuously growing and making considerable contributions to society development in research, teaching and technology transfers At TNUT, undergraduate and postgraduate programs have been successfully implemented and continue to be developed. Currently, the University offers various programs in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunication, Industrial Management, Computer Technology, Engineering Education and Civil Engineering. Apart from undergraduate and postgraduate courses, there are a range of projects available for research-based postgraduate studies leading to Ph.D degrees in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering and Automation. Since 2008, TNUT has become one key university in Viet Nam to run an advanced program in Mechanical Engineering, which is fully taught in English by international standard professors. The program is adopted from the State University of New York at Buffalo, permitted and funded by Vietnamese Government. In fact, Thai Nguyen University of Technology is one of the largest universities in Vietnam. The majority of the senior academic staff are appointed from the University and further trained internationally. High calibre academic staff are also recruited from Vietnam and invited from other countries. Many lecturers have been cooperators with companies in improving their technical process as well as applying new technologies. Contributions of TNUT�s staff in various fields of nationwide enterprises such as electricity transmission network, power supply, controlling system, steel rolling, die and mold, papermaking, cementmaking and pharmaceutical industries have been highly appreciated. For our great contributions to nation�s development, the University is proud of being awarded several valuable prizes: the First Class Labor Medal and the Second Class Independent Medal from Vietnamese Government.

Location

Thai Nguyen University of Technology is located in the center of Thai Nguyen city with area of 50 hectare, neighbours on six  northern mountainous provinces. Occupying a scenic position beside the nation road number 3, the University has easy access to and from Ha Noi and is also close to various famous ecological tourism zones such as the Nui Coc lake, the Dinh Hoa and Dong Hy caves. It is also easy to get train at Luu Xa station, as closed as less than 1 km from the University. The University is a self-contained and self-sufficient neighborhood village in a garden environment. It combines a very good quality living environment with state of the art learning and teaching facilities. Residential accommodation is available both inside the university and in the neighboring vicinity with walk distances. How to get TNUT? It is easy to get TNUT either by car or train. Taxi services TNUT is located 70 km north of Hanoi on National Road Number 3. It is about 50 km from Noi Bai International Airport. Taxis from central Ha Noi cost about 500 thousands VND (Vietnam Dong), approximately 30 USD. It costs about 350 thousands VND (22 USD) for a taxi trip from Noi Bai airport to TNUT. The toll fee from Ha Noi or Noi Bai to Thai Nguyen is 10 thousands VND (Less than 1 USD) and is usually included in total payments above. A taxi trip from Thai Nguyen City Center to TNUT (A very short distance of 9 km) usually costs 50 thousands VND (3 USD). Public transport Public buses can be taken at the bus terminal. It costs only 20 thousands VND (1.5 USD) for a trip from Ha Noi to Thai Nguyen. All the buses will go to Thai Nguyen City Center. You may want to take public trains from Ha Noi train station to Thai Nguyen if you do not want to travel by car. It usually takes about 3 hours and costs about 20 thousands VND. The nearest train station to TNUT is Luu Xa, about 700 meters from TNUT gate. There is only one daily trip from Ha Noi to Thai Nguyen and vice versa At somewhere in Thai Nguyen City center or Song Cong town, you can get a short distance bus, going along the National road number 3 to and from TNUT. It only costs you 5 thousands VND (1.5 USD) once you get in. International Relations

hai Nguyen University of Technology has given a prior policy to establish and strengthen co-operations with other universities in the country as well as over the world. The university has solid partnerships with the following international universities and academic organizations. - State University of New York at Buffalo � USA - Nanjing University of Science and Technology - Naming Polytechnics � P.R. China - University of Magdeburg, Germany - Stadtverband Vocational College, Germany - GAP Non-governmental Organization - UK - Suranaree University of Technology - Thailand - Chung Nam National University - South Korea - Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan Every year, the university sends tens of its teaching staffs overseas to do Master and PhD degrees or internship under Vietnam Government programs as well as programs offered by international Universities, governmental and non-governmental organizations