Press Release

Technologic Arts Inc., on March 27, 2012, will collaborate with Ton Duc Thang University to develop an Agile IT Training Program for university students focusing on software engineering.

Ten years have passed since the inception of the acronym "BRIC", which refers to the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Since that time, these countries have developed strong ties with Japanese companies and have become key players in the global market. However, the recent astounding economic growth has caused shortages in skilled labor, resulting in increased wage costs. This has become problematic for Japanese companies running operations in countries such as China.
Such problems have caused Japanese companies to shift their attention to other emerging markets, notably Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines (VIP). VIP is characterized as Japan friendly with young demographics representing a majority of the population, as is evident in its vibrant work force. These characteristics are very attractive for Japanese companies looking to engage in business globally.
VIP has also seen a strong growth in its IT sector, which can be seen in an increase in the number of highly skilled software engineers. Some have even said that the level of software development in India and China have surpassed that of Japan and Vietnam is on the same track.

Therefore, we feel that it is imperative to cooperate with Universities in Vietnam to provide the next generation of Vietnamese software engineers with the latest software education and training needed to produce software for the Japanese market.
Our training course is a 3-month course broken up into 5 subjects: Introduction to UML, Introduction to Agile Software Development, Introduction to Design Pattern (Java version), Introduction to Test-Driven Development (Java version) and Introduction to Refactoring (Java version). This course is taught by our local staff and is free of cost for 4th-year university students desiring to be software engineers.

Our program will produce work ready graduates immediately able to contribute to their companies. In addition, it will help strengthen ties with our partner universities in Vietnam. Moreover, we not only hope to establish this program in Vietnam but also expand it to other Asian countries.

Photos of the signing

The cooperation university

Trường Đại Học Tôn Đức Thắng（Ton Duc Thang University（TDTU））

Established in 1997, Ton Duc Thang University has steadily developed into one of the largest, fastest growing universities in Vietnam.
The most significant milestone of such amazing growth is the inauguration of our biggest campus in Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City in August 2011. It is equipped with modern facilities and state-of-the-art instruments that allow for the consolidation of many academic disciplines; however, the old campus in Ho Chi Minh City is still maintained and is now dedicated to the university’s vocational mission when it was first founded. Besides the two main campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, we also have two regional campuses.
Regarding academic organization, TDT University has 23 under graduate and related graduate programs with some inter disciplinary research opportunities. Academic faculties offer rigorous curricula in addition to vocational training, and continuing education for working professionals. TDT University currently confers bachelor and master degrees in most of its faculties whereas doctorates are also offered in select disciplines.