Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | January 27, 1995 |
| President | Vũ Hải Quân |
Academic staff | 3,284 |
Administrative staff | 2,098 |
| Students | 61.726 (2018) |
| Location | , |
| 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.
- ^ "Two Vietnamese universities listed in global U50 ranking, among the best young universities in the world". Vietnam Times. June 25, 2020.