Vietnam National University, Hanoi is considered the largest university in the North of Vietnam which has played a crucial role in undergraduate education as well as scientific researches in Vietnam for a hundred years of its history. The school has been officially re-established and named “Vietnam National University, Hanoi” in 1993 from the former name University of Indochina (“Universite Indochinoise” in French) opened by French colonial in 1906.

The university is known for its tradition and prestige in high-quality education and training. Every year, VNU produces more than 5,000 bachelors, 2,400 masters, and 200 doctors graduating from 108 undergraduate programs, 121 master programs and 112 doctor programs in natural sciences, technology, economics, social sciences, and humanities, education and foreign studies, etc.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi is considered the largest university in the North of Vietnam. Photo: vietnamonline

Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) was founded on January 27th, 1995 according to the Government’s Decree No. 16/CP on the basis of the merger of nine universities into eight members. VNU-HCM was officially launched on February 6th, 1996.

In 2001, VNU-HCM was reorganized according to the Prime Minister’s Decree No. 15/2001/QĐ-TTg (February 12nd, 2001). VNU-HCM has its own organizational and operational regulations. Accordingly, VNU-HCM is a multidisciplinary, highly qualified, and advanced center for post-secondary education and science-technology research activities which plays a key role in the national higher education system and is able to satisfy development needs.

At present, VNU-HCM consists of seven member units: University of Technology; University of Science; University of Social Sciences and Humanities; International University; University of Information Technology; University of Economics and Law; Institute for Environment and Resources.

VNU-HCM also consists of affiliated units whose tasks are training; scientific research; managing; technology transfering; and simultaneously assisting and interacting with each other in order to generate systematic power.

Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh is on the QS's top of 2021. Photo: hcmut.edu.vn