| Ho Chi Minh City International University | |
|---|---|
| Đại học Quốc tế Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | |
| Established | 5 December 2003 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Hồ Thanh Phong |
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Campus | Suburban, 5.39 hectares |
| Website | www.hcmiu.edu.vn |
Ho Chi Minh City International University (a.k.a HCMIU) is a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is a member university of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. It was established in 2003 with the aim to become one of the leading research universities in Vietnam. The official website is at International University
The teaching is conducted mainly in English. Thus, in addition to entrance exams, students also have to take an English test or have a TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or equivalent English certificate as required by HCMIU and its cooperative universities. Majors offered by HCMIU are: Computer Science and Engineering, Bio-technology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Food Technology, Industrial & Systems Engineering, BioMedical Engineering, Aquaculture Resource Development, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, and Civil Engineering.
Educational renovation is nowadays a global trend. Viet Nam education, especially college education must put a step forward in the process of renovation and integration. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the places to have key roles in being proactive in regional and global integration. We do this by providing high quality human resources in the nationally oriented cause of industrialization and modernization.
Therefore, in planning universities and college operational activities for the years 2001-2010 along with the Decision No.472001/QD-TT issued on April 4, 2001, the Prime Minister demands the universities and colleges in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to be the pioneers in the regional and international integration of college education; to enhance the national and international investment sources; to cooperate with the world prestige universities in enhancing quality of education.
Vietnamese learners, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, have an increasing need of international quality education for world standard degrees via instructional languages of English and others. There is currently a big wave of people going abroad for their higher education, as well as of many overseas accredited universities with 2 plus 2 programs. Some overseas universities actually have or are preparing building grounds in Viet Nam. Thus, in the medium-term strategy of development in the years 2001-2005, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City clearly states “International University is founded to be cooperate with the overseas prestige universities in providing domestic education of studying-abroad quality to learners; thus, to set sample of educating and training in Vietnam National University.”
After two years of project planning, International University has obtained the decision for establishment signed by the Prime Minister on May 12, 2003.
International University – VNU is the first international university of Viet Nam, and is a public university with its legal status, its own authorized seal and account. It is fully empowered to award all degrees from undergraduate to post graduate levels. Its internationality is reflected in international academic environment of IU – VNU as a whole, including all degree programs, teaching staff, languages of instruction, academic and research infrastructure. Its publicity is reflected in the long-term support from the government and other funding agencies and organizations at all levels – from local national to regional and international.
Within five years the International University will become a high quality, research-oriented university with:
To provide international quality undergraduate and postgraduate education and training in Engineering and Economics in order to meet the development demands of Vietnam, to conduct research and apply it to industry and society; and to play a key role in the development of the community.
The International University strives to become a moderately sized, research oriented university, with an international work and study environment, where a strong faculty and staff provide quality training in key subjects to a highly motivated student body of Vietnamese and International learners and whose reputation as a top-level institute of higher learning attracts top-notch learners, researchers and lecturers.
The International University will soon create a development strategy for the next 5 years and 10 years which will introduce and implement new policies on salary, clarify systems of process, provide work and function descriptions for the whole university, and establish international standards for the recruitment of staff and faculty.
The International University will also review and improve the training program with the goal of providing our students with an international standard education, approaching the quality of world’s top universities. The intermediate goal will be to match the academic standards of top tier American universities, so as to permit transfers of credits and allow for future collaboration to be based on the principles of equal cooperation and mutual benefit.
The International University will establish policies to ensure that 100% of staff and faculty will be afforded the opportunity to receive domestic and overseas professional training, with the goal of insuring that the training provided, research conducted and administrative support given are of the highest possible quality.
Rector: Assoc. Prof. Hồ Thanh Phong, PhD.
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The university has education partnerships with some universities from The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. Students may study two years at the university and two or three graduate years overseas. The tuition fee is higher than in other Vietnamese universities due to the quality of education. Diplomas will be issued by HCMIU's cooperative universities.
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