Dalat University


Dalat University or the University of Dalat is a university in the city of Đà Lạt, capital of Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam.

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.
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.

Faculties