Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

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VNU-HCM University of Science

Trường Đại học Khoa học Tự nhiên, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Former name	University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
Type	Public, research university
Established	July 26, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-07-26)
Parent institution	Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Budget	$1000–$2000
Officer in charge	227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
President	Prof. Trần Lê Quan
Vice-president	Prof. Trần Minh Triết
Academic staff	565
Administrative staff	298
Students	17487
Undergraduates	16010
Postgraduates	1477
Doctoral students	201
Address	227 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street, Ward 4, District 5 , Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam 10°45′46″N 106°40′53″E / 10.76278°N 106.68139°E / 10.76278; 106.68139
Campus	Urban, 84 acres (34 ha)
Website	www.hcmus.edu.vn

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMUS; Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Khoa học Tự nhiên, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; formerly known as University of Sciences), or VNU-HCM University of Science, has offered various scientific degrees across Southern Vietnam since its establishment as the Indochina College of Science in 1941.^[1]

VNUHCM-US was re-founded in March 1996 following a split from Đại học Tổng hợp (lit. translation: Ho Chi Minh City University). The school has since been a member university of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

Due to some internal reforms, at the beginning of 1996, the Faculty of Science became the University of Natural Sciences - one of the five affiliated universities of the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. In 2007, the university was officially renamed as the University of Science. Since 2007, VNUHCM – US has been a public university playing an important role in offering education and scientific research within the VNUHCM system.

It is entrusted with providing education at undergraduate levels and postgraduate levels and undertaking scientific research as well as technological transfer. As of July 2022, the university has more than 17,000 enrolled students including:

• 52 undergraduate programs
• 40 graduate programs
• 29 PhD programs
• 2 joint bachelor programs

The two joint bachelor programs include Bachelor of Computer & Information Sciences with a major in IT Service Science collaborated with Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; Bachelor of Science in Management collaborated with a major in International Business collaborated with Keuka College, USA^[2]

The university provides several education professions: Biology, Chemistry, Electronic & Communications, Environment, Geology, Information Technology, Math & Computer Science, Materials Science, Oceanography, Physics.

The university has two campuses: One in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City and one in Thu Duc City.