City of Can Tho is the center of the Mekong Delta (MD) in Vietnam which has a natural area of about 4 million hectares and over 18.4 million people. This is a rich land with beautiful scenery including colorful fruit trees all year round.  Can Tho University (CTU), an important state higher education institution in the MD, is the cultural, scientific, and technical center of the MD and Vietnam. Since its founding in 1966, CTU has been improving and developing itself. It has an enrollment of about 54,000 undergraduate students; 3.000 students have been pursuing Master's programs, and around 300 students are Ph.D. candidates. CTU has got over 2,000 staff members including nearly 1,200 teaching staff and 800 supporting staff. Currently, it has nearly 100 undergraduates, 36 Master's, and 15 Doctoral training programs. Every year, CTU receives students in internship programs from the U.S, Belgium, Japan, and so on, or under agreements between their universities and CTU. CTU’s main missions are training, conducting scientific research, and transferring technology to serve regional and national socio-economic development. In addition to its training responsibilities, CTU has actively taken part in scientific research projects, applying for the advances in scientific and technological knowledge to solve problems related to science, technology, economics, culture, and society in the region. From achievements in its scientific research and international cooperation projects, the university has developed a variety of products and technological production processes that benefit people’s lives and promote export, thus helping the CTU gain prestige in national and international markets.

The university is responsible for training in engineering and technology, international cooperation, research and technology transfer for the Mekong Delta region and the whole country. The university has 185 officers and employees, including 14 associate professors, 52 doctorates, and 82 masters. The school offers 1 doctoral program, 4 master's programs, and 17 undergraduate programs. The university’s main research direction is in the fields of agricultural mechanical applications, renewable energy, construction, and traffic engineering. Many research projects have been, and are being carried out with funding from many different agencies and organizations. To promote mutual strengths in training and scientific research, CoE has signed cooperation agreements with many domestic and foreign partners.