About the Faculty of Foreign Languages
- Undergraduate programmes
- 2
- Lecturers
- 58
- Year student exchanges with Guangxi Minzu University began
- 2017
About the faculty
The Faculty of Foreign Languages runs two undergraduate programmes at Danang Architecture University: English Language (7220201) and Chinese Language (7220204). Graduates receive a bachelor's degree after four years of study.
Teaching is organised in two departments — English and Chinese — with an applied focus: translation, interpreting, and English and Chinese for tourism, business and the office. Both programmes are quality-accredited.
Studying at an architecture university, language students work alongside students of design, engineering and economics — a setting for practising storytelling, shaping a message and translating specialised terminology.
Mission and vision
Mission
To educate application-oriented graduates in English Language and Chinese Language who are skilled translators and interpreters, communicate across cultures and are ready for international integration — contributing to Danang Architecture University's mission of developing high-quality human resources that meet the demands of a new era.
Vision to 2030
To become a respected centre of applied language education that brings digital technology into teaching and translation and widens cooperation with universities across the region — growing alongside the University into a smart, application-oriented university.
Two programmes
English Language
Two specialisations, English Translation and Interpreting and English for Tourism; English exit level 5 of 6, equivalent to IELTS 6.5.
Chinese Language
Business Chinese, translation theory, translation and interpreting skills; a 3+1 programme with Guangxi Minzu University.
Key learning outcomes
- English Language: English at level 5 of Vietnam's six-level foreign language framework (equivalent to IELTS 6.5)
- A second foreign language at level 3 of the six-level framework
- Translate and interpret specialised texts and conversations
- Meet the IT standard and use translation support tools
International cooperation
2017
Student exchange with Guangxi Minzu University
Chinese Language students have studied in Guangxi (China) since the 2017–2018 academic year — the basis of today's 3+1 programme.
2022
Internships in Japan
Students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages left for internships in Japan (March 2022).
2023
Seminar on technology in language teaching
"Applying technology in foreign language teaching: opportunities and challenges" (December 2023), co-organised with the University of Foreign Language Studies – The University of Danang.
2025
Exchange with Busan University of Foreign Studies
Students from Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS, Korea) joined a cultural exchange with DAU students (November 2025).
2026
Cooperation with Mahasarakham University
Cooperation agreement signed (March 2026); the faculty welcomed lecturers and Vietnamese-language students from Thailand.
How students learn
- Translation and interpreting practice, including advanced interpreting and community interpreting courses
- Translation memories, terminology databases and machine translation tools in the translation technology course
- Culture Day, summer school, and Chinese speech and dubbing contests
- Study and internships abroad in China and Japan; exchanges with students from Korea and Thailand
Organisation
Dean's Board
The Dean and Vice Deans lead the faculty's teaching, research and cooperation.
Department of English
Runs the English Language programme and its two specialisations, English Translation and Interpreting and English for Tourism.
Department of Chinese
Runs the Chinese Language programme, including the 3+1 programme with Guangxi Minzu University.
Faculty Office
Academic administration, student affairs, and receiving student applications and requests.
Youth Union and Student Association
Organise the faculty's student movements, academic clubs and volunteer activities.
Faculty leadership
MSc. Trần Thị Thơm
Vice Dean
MSc. Phan Kiều Hạnh
Vice Dean
MSc. Bạch Quốc Hưng
Head, Department of English
MSc. Lê Thị Ánh Trinh
Head, Department of Chinese