According to the HCMUT’s principal Vu Dinh Thanh, the recognition is amilestone in the university’s history, opening up bright careerprospects around the world for future engineers enrolled in theseprogrammes since their degrees are the first Vietnamese ones to meet thehonourable international standard.
ABET, founded in 1932, is anon-profit and non-governmental accrediting agency for academicprogrammes in the fields of applied sciences, computing, engineering,and engineering technology. It is recognised by the US’s Council forHigher Education Accreditation.
At the event, Rena Bitter, USConsul General in Ho Chi Minh City said the partnership between theprivate business sector and the education sector will equip graduateswith skills required to contribute to Vietnam’s development.-VNA