Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Đại học Khoa học xã hội và Nhân văn – Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | |
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| Established | 1955 |
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| Rector | Prof. Dr. Vo Van Sen |
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Ho Chi Minh City,  Vietnam
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| Website | www.hcmussh.edu.vn |
Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Abbreviation: HCMUSSH, Vietnamese: Đại học Khoa học xã hội và Nhân văn Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is one of the member universities of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, which includes the HCMUSSH, the University of Natural Sciences, the University of Technology, the International University, the University of Computer Science and the University of Economics and Law. The HCMUSSH plays an important role in Vietnam's higher education, especially in the fields of social sciences and humanities.
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (or the USSH) boasts a 60-year history of establishment and growth. After the 1954 Geneva Accords, the university was founded in Saigon, but its origins go back to the Hanoi University of Letters. Its predecessor, the French Preparatory College of Letters, an affiliate member of the Vietnam National University (later changed into the University of Saigon), was founded in November 1955.
On March 1, 1957, the Faculty of Letters, part of the University of Saigon, was officially established. From 1976 till 1996, the Faculty of Letters matured into one of the two component members of the Ho Chi Minh City University, covering social sciences and humanities.
Pursuant to Decision No. 1233/QD-BGD&DT signed by the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training Tran Hong Quan, the university officially bore the name of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City on March 30, 1996.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities has more than 890 faculty members and non-teaching staff. The percentage of the academic staff holding professorial titles or postgraduate degrees is 98.4%. There are more than 22,000 students enrolled in 28 undergraduate programs, 38 postgraduate programs and over 10 joint programs in collaboration with international partners.
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