About the department

The Department of Automation Engineering was established on November 18, 2021, as Hanoi University of Science and Technology transitioned to the "School within University" governance model in accordance with previously issued Education Law regulations. The Department of Automation Engineering is one of four specialized schools within the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, restructured from three specialized departments: Measurement Engineering & Industrial Informatics, Automatic Control, and Industrial Automation, with 65 faculty members including 2 Professors, 23 Associate Professors, and 25 PhDs. The majority of the Department's faculty members have received comprehensive training at prestigious universities worldwide.

The Department of Automation Engineering annually enrolls approximately 650 students across 4 training programs in Control Engineering and Automation:

• Standard Control Engineering and Automation program (EE2): 500 students/year

• Advanced Control and Automation program (EE-E8): 120 students/year

• Vietnam-France PFIEV Industrial Informatics and Automation program (EE-EP): 40 students/year

• Talented Control and Automation program (EE-TN): 40 students/year

Currently, the Department of Automation Engineering is responsible for 8 specialized groups related to foundation courses, core courses, and specialized courses in Control Engineering and Automation:

• Fundamentals of Automatic Control Theory

• Power Electronics

• Electric Drives

• Sensors and Measurement Engineering

• Industrial Automation

• PLC and Applications

• Control and Applications

• Advanced Control and Intelligent Control

The Department of Automation Engineering leadership includes:

• Head of Department: Dr. Pham Viet Phuong

• Deputy Head of Department: Dr. Nguyen Thu Ha

• Deputy Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Duong Minh Duc