Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Type	Public
Established	January 27, 1995
President	Vũ Hải Quân
Academic staff	3,284
Administrative staff	2,098
Students	61.726 (2018)
Location	Ho Chi Minh City and Bình Dương Province, Vietnam
Campus	Suburban, 643.7 hectares
Website	www.vnuhcm.edu.vn

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a public research university system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. VNU-HCM is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

It ranks 201–250th in Asia according to the QS University Rankings 2020. In 2020, it was one of the first two Vietnamese universities to be included in the QS Global Ranking of Top 150 universities under 50 years old by 2021.^[1]

Founded on 27 January 1995, and reorganized on 12 February 2001, under the Decision no. 15/2001/QĐ-TTg by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải. The university now provides undergraduate and graduate education to 56,427 students, including:

165 undergraduate programs
133 M.Sc. and M.Eng programs
94 doctoral programs

The education professionals cover technology, natural sciences, basic sciences, social sciences and humanities, literature, foreign languages, and business. The headquarters of the university is in Linh Trung ward, Thủ Đức, Ho Chi Minh City.

History

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City was founded on 27 January 1995 by Government Decree 16/CP on the basis of the merger of nine universities (members): University of Ho Chi Minh City, Thu Duc Technology Training University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Sylviculture, University of Economics, University of Accounting and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (or Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University), Ho Chi Minh City Architecture University, branch of Law University of Hanoi into eight members and officially declared on 6 February 1996.^[2]

On 12 February 2001, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải signed a Decision no. 15/2001/QĐ-TTg on the reorganization of this university. According to the decision, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, the same applied for Vietnam National University, Hanoi, shall have specific internal organization and activity (unlike the one applicable for other Vietnamese universities), will be given priority to involve in education of postgraduate and science research of spheres of technologies, to be a pioneer in education and science, to contribute significantly to the country's economic and scientific development.^{[citation needed]}

Also in this decision, some member colleges were split from Ho Chi Minh City National University and came under the management of the Ministry of Education.^{[citation needed]} At present, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City consists of eight member universities, two schools, and one institute:^[3]

VNU-HCM University of Technology
VNU-HCM University of Science
VNU-HCM University of Social Sciences and Humanities
VNU-HCM International University
VNU-HCM University of Information Technology
VNU-HCM University of Economics and Law
VNU-HCM An Giang University
VNU-HCM University of Health Sciences
VNU-HCM School of Political and Administration Sciences
VNU-HCM Institute for Environment and Resources

Member universities and institute

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City includes the following members:

Schools, institutes and branches

VNU-HCM School of Medicine
VNU-HCM School of Political and Administration Sciences
VNU-HCM Institute of Environment and Resources
Branch of VNU-HCM in Bến Tre Province

Affiliated units

VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted
John von Neumann Institute
Institute of University Governance
International Education Institute
IC Design Research and Education Center
Integrated Circuit Research and Education Center
Institute for Nanotechnology
Center for Political Science
Center for Predoctoral Training
Campus in Ben Tre Province
Center for National Defense Studies and Student Security
Central Library
Publishing House
Information Technology Park
Center for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment
Center of Water Management and Climate Change
Center for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer
Journal of Science and Technology Development
Center for Dormitory Management
Center for Investment Promotion and Services
Center for Campus Management and Development
Construction Project Management Unit
Development Foundation
English Testing Center
Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR)

Board of Presidents

President

Associate Prof. Dr. Vũ Hải Quân

Vice president

Associate Prof. Dr. Qowi

References

^ "Two Vietnamese universities listed in global U50 ranking, among the best young universities in the world". Vietnam Times. June 25, 2020.
^ "Government Decree 16/CP on establishment of HCMC NU, dated 27 January 1995". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
^ http://en.vnuhcm.edu.vn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=52 Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine "Organizational Structure"

Notes

External links

Official website Archived 2017-12-20 at the Wayback Machine

10°46′58″N 106°41′43″E / 10.7828°N 106.6952°E / 10.7828; 106.6952

[1] "Two Vietnamese universities listed in global U50 ranking, among the best young universities in the world". Vietnam Times. June 25, 2020.

[2] "Government Decree 16/CP on establishment of HCMC NU, dated 27 January 1995". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2007.

[3] ttp://en.vnuhcm.edu.vn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=52 Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine "Organizational Structure"

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