Strong work ethic and social responsibility are two main components of the outcome for graduates of Dong A University. Community service and response to outcries in Vietnam are hallmarks of the students at Dong A University. Many of the organizations are also set up, coordinated and governed by the students with minimal management by the Dong A University administration except for supporting and encouraging the students.

There are many academic activities: the English Club, the club for Informatics students, inviting guest lecturers like Cao Minh, a popular musician, contests to seek for the best team leader, public speaking, providing assistance to high school students and their families who have to travel to Danang City to take the national examination and organizing Environmental Protection contests. In fact, many of the activities that are classified as social activities have an academic component, arise from classes and many times reflect the prevailing environmental philosophy at Dong A University. These includes: holding informational sessions on protection the community from HIV, supporting the families of dead soldiers and heroic Vietnamese mothers like Nguyen Thi Thu, cleaning sewers, streets and waging campaigns to urge people to protect the environment. Students actively support victims of Agent Orange, disabled children, youngsters from poor families by collecting clothes, textbooks, notebooks and money.

Dong A students participate in Robot contest in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Students commit to protect and improve the environment, they participate in “I Love My City” campaign and devote time and energy to collect garbage, remove posters on the streets, buildings, light poles and clean the beach. In addition, this is an ongoing project where students will also promote environmental consciousness among their community to maintain a safe and clean environment.

Dong A students join “I Love My City” campaign

Dong A students learn to be responsible to the well-being of their community by participating a blood donation campaign. This activity can help many individuals and may even save lives is an indication of social responsibility as is the students’ reaction to natural disasters. Visiting and helping people clean up and repair homes, raising money to buy rice, noodles, clothes, medicine and water as well as donating money to help people who need financial assistance are activities that illustrate the seriousness of the Dong A students. Besides, students also have sport activities like football, tennis and volleyball which provide opportunities for the students to relax, engage in competition with other students and organizations and maintain the fitness. There are also many opportunities for the students to demonstrate their musical talents.

Dong A students visit and help the people in the flood-hit areas in the central province of Quang Binh

Above is a list of what is ongoing among Dong A students and what the University itself commits to the community as well as to its students.