GDU welcomes new president and vice president

On November 23rd, GDU held a ceremony to announce the decision to appoint a new President and Vice President. Therefore, from November 20th, 2020, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao, former Director of the University Department of NHG will officially become the new President of GDU.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao holds a Master's degree in Law from Hanoi National University (2003), Ph.D. in Law from Free University, Berlin, Germany (2011), and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. He is also a Fulbright Fellow Scholar. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao has nearly 20 years of experience in managerial positions in the education field and has experience in mediation, consultation and litigation. He led 2 research projects at the ministerial level and has hundreds of articles published in scientific journals and international conferences. In 2020, he joined NHG as the Director of University Department.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can, Chairman of GDU gave the appointment decision to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao and Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA).

Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao shared: “GDU currently has a lot of growth potential. The tuition fees of GDU are currently the most attractive in the market and this will be a strength to attract students as well as create conditions for GDU to become the most popular and chosen public university”. He emphasized that the training cost is low, but the quality of training will always be guaranteed, with many outstanding aspects thanks to its training strategy in the direction of experimentation and practice.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Tri Hao also thanked all the lecturers, staff of GDU for their efforts in building and developing GDU, especially in enrollment and training in 2019-2020. He believed that GDU will be a great educational environment for talented lecturers, staff as well as students in HCMC and around Vietnam.

On the same day, GDU also announced the appointment of Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA), former Associate Director of NHG University Department as Vice President. Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA) is a member of the HCMC Bar Association. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from I-Shou University (Taiwan).

The Board of Directors and GDU faculties took photos at the ceremony.

Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA) had 17 years working at HIU. He also held the position of Vice Principal of HIU. With the achievements in education, Mr. Huu Chung was awarded the Third-class Labour Medal, Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister, “For the Young Generation” Medal, Ho Chi Minh City Medal, etc. He was also awarded many certificates of merit from the MoET, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, and People's Committee of provinces.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA) shared that he will promote the current strengths of GDU which are activities of the university’s clubs. “GDU will pay more attention to the student care activities, enhance experience and engagement activities for GDU students as well as build an open environment of GDU clubs so that they can attract students from other universities, making GDU an ideal learning environment for students”, said Mr. Trinh Huu Chung (MBA).
 

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