During a working session with the VNU-HCM staff on November 20 on the
occasion of the 34 th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day, PM Phuc
said the university must successfully exercise self-reliance mechanism
in line with international practices, as well as pay attention to
accountability and social responsibility.
As the VNU-HCM is building a modern university urban area, the first of
its kind in the country, on an area of 643.7ha in Thu Duc-Di An – a
gateway to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the PM requested greater
efforts to complete site clearance as soon as possible, which has so far
reached 73 percent.
He also encouraged the VNU-HCM to attract social resources for its
development and further expand ties with foreign partners to improve the
quality of teaching and learning.
The government, ministries, agencies and localities, including Ho Chi
Minh City and the neighbouring province of Binh Duong, will provide all
possible support to the university during the process, he said.
The VNU-HCM groups six member universities; including the University of
Technology, the University of Science, the University of Social Sciences
and Humanities, the Ho Chi Minh City International University, the
University of Information Technology, the University of Economics and
Law; the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources; and the Faculty
of Medicine along with more than 30 affiliate members.
In the QS university rankings this year, the VNU-HCM was listed among
the top 150 universities in Asia for the first time, ranking 147 th , up
five places from 2015.
PM expects VNU-HCM to rank among top Asian universities
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope
that the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) will
achieve its target of ranking among top Asian universities and becoming a
source of brainpower and start-up incubation.
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