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Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM)
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) is a public university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 1995.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Founded
- 1995
- Teaching language
- Vietnamese, English
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Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) is a public university system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was established in 1995 by bringing together existing institutions in the city, and it is one of Vietnam's two national universities, alongside the national university in Hanoi.
Member universities include the University of Technology (HCMUT), the University of Science, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the International University, the University of Information Technology, the University of Economics and Law, and An Giang University, among other units. Several members share a large campus at Linh Trung, Thu Duc, in the north-east of the city, while some schools remain on older inner-city sites.
Teaching is mainly in Vietnamese, with English-taught programmes at the International University and in selected degrees at other members. Admissions for Vietnamese students use the national high-school examination; international students apply to the relevant member university or to VNU-HCM.
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What language are courses taught in at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM)?
Courses at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) are taught in Vietnamese, English.
When was Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) founded?
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) was founded in 1995.
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