On April 4, 1994, Thai Nguyen University was established under Decree No. 31/CP of the Government on the basis of rearranging and reorganizing 04 universities (Viet Bac Pedagogical University, Bac Thai Agricultural University 3, Thai Nguyen Industrial University, Bac Thai Medical University) and Viet Bac Electromechanical Workers' School in Thai Nguyen city. In 1996, the General University was established, a member university of Thai Nguyen, existing from 1996 to 1998 with the task of training general education knowledge in a two-stage training process. The establishment of Thai Nguyen University along with 02 national universities and 02 regional universities is a major policy of the Party to form large, multi-disciplinary, multi-field training centers, meeting the demand for high-quality human resources for the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country; At the same time, enhance competitiveness in education and training, science and technology in the trend of increasingly deep international integration.