The establishment of Thu Dau Mot University was officially announced in Binh Duong Province November 2.

The establishment of Thu Dau Mot University is officially announced in Binh Duong Province on November 2.

The university, based on upgrading the Binh Duong Pedagogic College, has seven faculties, including pedagogy, economics, environment, architecture, construction, information technology, and electricity and electronics.

The university, with a capacity of around 3,500 students and 246 lecturers, is expected to provide high quality human resources for the province and its surroundings, and strengthen local and international cooperation in science and technology.

The university was officially put into operation on September 22.

New construction on 52 hectares in the Thoi Hoa urban zone, Ben Cat District, is expected to be completed in 2013, said Dr Nguyen Van Hiep, the provincial People’s Committee vice chairman and head of the university.