With an educational philosophy, standards, and practices based on the American liberal arts model of higher education, Tan Tao University aspires to become a globally distinguished institution providing excellence in education, participating in the advancement of knowledge through research, and serving the peoples of Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and the world. (from the TTU website)  TTU is one of two new private Vietnamese universities featured in this May 2009 Chronicle of Higher Education article by Martha Ann Overland:  2 Powerful Vietnamese Women Build Private Universities.  Tan Tao University was founded by Dang Thi Hoang Yen, the chairwoman of Tan Tao Group.  A 2008 article entitled Success from America to Vietnam provides some information about Ms. Yen’s life.