Vietnam National University
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Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, lit. 'Ho Chi Minh City National University') 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.
Recognized as one of Vietnam's premier higher education institutions, it ranks 2nd in Vietnam according to the Viet Nam's University Rankings (VNUR), 175th in Asia and 850+ in the World according to the QS University Rankings in 2026. 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.
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City is a public higher education institution managed by the Ministry of Education and Training, possessing legal entity status, its own account, and a seal bearing the National Emblem. It operates as a Level-I budget estimation unit, with its budget estimate allocated by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City is responsible for high-quality, multi-disciplinary, and multi-sectoral higher education training, scientific research, and technology transfer, featuring several training fields that lead the country and hold high global rankings.
The university was 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. It now provides undergraduate and graduate education, including:
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 Xuân (formerly Linh Trung) and Đông Hòa, northeastern suburb of Ho Chi Minh City.
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