About CICT

The College of Information and Communication Technology

1. Overview

The College of Information and Communication Technology (CICT) is honored to be one of the first seven colleges/institutes in Vietnam, offering IT Engineer’s Degree Program since 1990. Over the course of 33 years for construction and development, CICT has become a reputable brand providing high-quality human resources for the domestic and international labor market. The College’s mission is to educate students at Engineer’s, Master’s and Doctor’s Degree Levels in the ICT domain as well as other related domains, which contributes positively to the development of Vietnam's information technology industry. In addition, the College actively conducts scientific research and transfers advanced-technologies, contributing to the promotion of industrialization and modernization of the country.

CICT currently hosts 06 faculties and 04 support/service units. Each faculty is responsible for training in a number of degree programs. In terms of training scale, the College currently offers 14 training programs (including 10 engineer’s programs, 03 master's programs and 01 doctoral program) with a total size of more than 5,000 students. Regarding staff, the College currently has 123 staff members (with 104 academic staff and 19 support/service staff), including 5 associate professors, 46 PhD degree holders and 58 master's degree holders. Most of CICT’s academic staff graduated from reputable universities abroad.

In the context of digital transformation and the fourth industrial revolution, the College has always focused on promoting developments in all aspects, both in terms of quality and scale. CICT owns modern infrastructure/facilities and strong academic staff. Especially in recent years, the College has been honored to receive several prestigious awards, such as the Emulation Flag and Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Training, Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister and Labor Medal from the President of the country.

2. History of CICT

The history of the College of Information and Communication Technology (CICT) at Can Tho University is closely tied to the university's development strategy during different periods. The precursor to CICT was the Electronics and Computer Science Center established in 1990, followed by the Faculty of ICT established in 1994. Since its establishment, the Faculty of ICT has become one of the seven key faculties in the ICT domain in Vietnam. In 2022, the Faculty of ICT was upgraded to the College of ICT under Resolution No. 73/NQ-HĐT of the Can Tho University Council, Decree No. 99/2019/NĐ-CP of the Government and the Law on Higher Education (34/2018/QH14).

Upgrading the Faculty of ICT to the College of ICT (a.k.a. ICT-Specialized University) has brought about several advantages and positive impacts. On one side, it aligns with the modern university management model and the government's policy of moving towards autonomous universities, which promotes the College to quickly develop in terms of quality, reputation, brand and scale. On the other side, it brings about comparable standards with similar institutions (of the same scale/role/position), which facilitates collaboration activities as well as accelerates breakthroughs for advancements.

3. Mission and Vision

The mission of CICT is to educate, conduct scientific research and transfer technology in the field of ICT and other related fields, serving the industrialization and modernization of the country.

The vision of CICT for 2030 is to become a strong and reputable university/institute in the field of ICT in the Asian region, achieving international standards of quality assurance in education.

The core value of CICT is “Consensus – Devotion – Quality – Innovation”.

The educational philosophy of CICT is “Knowledge, Creativity and Learner-Centeredness”.

4. College's Structure