Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
| Đại Học Quốc Gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | January 27, 1995 |
| Director | Huỳnh Thành Đạt |
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Academic staff
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2,403 |
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Administrative staff
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4,302 |
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Campus | Suburban, 643.7 hectares |
| Website | www.vnuhcm.edu.vn |
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is one of the two largest national universities in Vietnam (the other is Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 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 35,391 students, including:
The education professionals cover technology, natural sciences, basic sciences, social and humanity sciences, literature, foreign languages, and business. The headquarters of the university is in Linh Trung ward, Thủ Đức District, Thu Duc University Village, Ho Chi Minh City. The university is planning a new campus project with the area of 643.7 ha.
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 Pedagogical University, Ho Chi Minh City Architecture University, branch of Law University of Hanoi into eight members and officially declared on 6 February 1996.
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