“Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution” –   Stephen Covey.

“An action of love is giving” – TTU President Mme. Dang Thi Hoang Yen.

Honorable contributions

Tan Tao University is very grateful to the significant contributions, efforts, time, brains, experience and devoted heart of many Board members from the first day of its foundation to become the first Vietnamese university with a U.S. style education: Tan Tao University.

Members of TTU’s Board of Advisors

• Prof. Malcolm Gillis

Former President of Rice University

• Prof. Eugene H. Levy

Chair of NASA Planetary Protection Committee

Former Provost of Rice University

• Dr. Charles J. Henry 

President of Council on Library and Information Resources
Former Vice Provost and University Librarian of Rice University

• Prof. Peter Lange

Provost of Duke University

• Dr. John C. Vaugh

Executive Vice President of Association of American Universities.
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Minnesota

• Prof. Andy MacPhillimy

Principal & Partner of Morris Architects (Houston, Texas, United States).
Principal-in-Charge, Jones Graduate School of Management Project, Rice University

• Mr. Michael W. Michalak

Former United States Ambassador to Vietnam

• Dr. Ray M. Bowen

Former President of Texas A&M University.
Former Chairman of the National Science Board, which having a statutory obligation to render to the President and to the Congress reports on specific, individual policy matters related to science and engineering and education in science engineering

• Dr. Vo Tong Xuan

Former Provost of An Giang University
Former Vice Provost of Can Tho University
Board of Trustees Member of Rockefeller Foundation
Board of Governors Member of Asian Institute of Management in Manila
Research fellow and trustee of the International Rice Research Institute

• Prof. MD. Nguyen Thach

Chief of Cardiology at St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart Indiana, United States
Clinical assistant Professor at Indiana University school of medicine

• Mme. Dang Thi Hoang Yen

President of Tan Tao University
Chair of the Vietnam-US Business Forum
Member of ESCAP Business Advisory Council
Member of ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Member of World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on South-East Asia.

With the vision to develop a Non-profit Private U.S.style University and a ‘Harvard university of Vietnam’, Mme. Dang Thi Hoang Yen has donated her passion, time and wealth to establish Tan Tao University and provides opportunities for the youth to study and pursue their dreams.
Mme. Yen has donated more than US$ 135 million for the last 8 years for the construction of Tan Tao University and continued to become a major sponsor of all activities of the University, scholarship foundations, and design and construction of its facilities. To date, four buildings of TTU with a total area of 800,000 square feet has been completed. During the next 15 years, TTU plans to build 64 works with a gross floor area of 12,800,000 square feet on a land area of 503 acres. Most of the works have been committed to be donated by Mme. Dang Thi Hoang Yen and Tan Tao Group.

Invest in TTU’s Future and Your Own

Planned gifts were central to the success of TTU and to securing long-term strength for the university’s future. By planning your gift to TTU, you can make a meaningful contribution to the university while also strategically meeting your financial goals.
An increased income and effective rate of return are just a few of the ways you may benefit from a planned gift. As TTU rises to meet the challenges, your gift will create an enduring legacy of support that helps to fuel another era of remarkable discoveries and unparalleled educational opportunity.

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Tan Tao University’s budget is expected to grow significantly each year, from US$ 19.11 million in 2014 to US$ 84 million in 2023. Its total budget for the next 10 years is estimated to be US$ 670.65 million.