What is Information Technology?

Information Technology (IT) is the field of research, development, and application of computer systems, software, and computer networks to collect, process, store, and transmit information. This field includes many sub-specialties such as software programming, network administration, information security, databases, artificial intelligence, and mobile application development.

Some important fields in IT include:

Software Programming: Designing and developing computer applications and specialized software.

System and Network Administration: Ensuring systems and networks operate stably and securely.

Cybersecurity: Protecting information systems from attacks and fraud.

Data Science: Analyzing and processing big data to extract important information.

Artificial Intelligence: Developing systems capable of learning and self-improving. ... This field of study is creating many job opportunities. Depending on each person's capacity and ability, this field of study brings stable and high income, even considered outstanding among current fields of study.

There are many \"doors\" for high school students to study Information Technology at Tay Do University thanks to the university's use of multiple admission methods. Specifically: considering high school graduation exam scores; considering high school academic records (transcripts); considering the results of the competency assessment exam of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

Training Objectives

With the orientation of being an applied university, students studying Information Technology at Tay Do University will be equipped with specialized knowledge along with how to use tools, programming software, and application software to well meet the needs of the modern creative and entertainment industry as well as applying it to software projects. With a team of highly specialized lecturers to equip students with the most solid and newest knowledge about the field of study. The curriculum has the participation of teaching by industry experts who are lecturers trained domestically and abroad, combined with good lecturers from neighboring universities.

The training objective of the Information Technology field is to help students apply knowledge and skills about information technology, skills in software application creation, project management, and outsourcing programming. Serving the work needs at administrative agencies, companies, working remotely... In addition, students are also trained in professional skills and professional practice capacity in activities such as building a solid foundation for postgraduate studies... Students can also participate in experiential programs visiting enterprises which both help students have more learning opportunities from reality and open up and motivate creativity even when sitting in the lecture hall.

Diverse Job Positions

Graduating in Information Technology from Tay Do University, students can become employees, managers, and executives in the field of software project management, network security, and application software usage, website creation, mobile programming, and supporting AI programming and data science. Students will have an advantage in environments requiring foreign language skills. At the same time, they can also become good programmers, software applications, network administrators, information system administrators, database management and exploitation, specialists creating machine learning and deep learning foundations, ... After graduation, students also have the opportunity to become research and teaching staff in information technology at institutes, research centers, and training establishments.