Ho Chi Minh City International University

VNUHCM-International University

Trường Đại học Quốc Tế,
Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Type| Public
Established| 5 December 2003
Rector| Dr. Trần Tiến Khoa

Academic staff

| 164 [1]
Students| 6,278 [1]
Undergraduates| 5,809 [1]
Postgraduates| 469 [1]
Location|

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Campus| Suburban, 11.52 hectares[2]
Affiliations| Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Website| www.hcmiu.edu.vn

VNUHCM-International University (VNUHCM-IU, Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Quốc tế, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is an English-speaking university located 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 teaching is conducted 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: business administration, finance & banking, logistics, biotechnology, biochemistry, food technology, electrical engineering, automation & control, information technology (computer science engineering), biomedical engineering, civil engineering, industrial systems engineering, space engineering, environmental engineering, financial engineering & risk management (applied mathematics) and English linguistic.

## Contents

* 1 Cooperative and Twinning Programs
* 2 Postgraduate Programs
* 3 Schools and Departments
* 3.1 School of Business
* 3.2 School of Biotechnology
* 3.3 School of Electrical Engineering
* 3.4 School of Computer Science and Engineering
* 3.5 Departments Biomedical Engineering
* 3.6 Department of Industrial Systems Engineering
* 3.7 Department of Civil Engineering
* 3.8 Department of Physics
* 3.9 Department of Mathematics
* 3.10 Department of English
* 4 Accreditation
* 5 Student life
* 5.1 Student organizations
* 5.2 Student accommodation
* 6 Campuses
* 7 Board of Rectors
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## Cooperative and Twinning Programs

The university has education partnerships with some universities from The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. 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. Diplomas will be issued by HCMIU's cooperative universities.[3]

United States:

* Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
* Binghamton University
* University of Houston

United Kingdom:

* The University of Nottingham
* University of the West of England

Australia:

* The University of New South Wales

New Zealand:

* Auckland University of Technology

## Postgraduate Programs

1. Doctor of Biotechnology
2. Doctor of Business administration
3. Master of Business Administration
4. Master of Science in Biotechnology
5. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
6. Master of Science in Information Management
7. Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
8. Master of Science in Industrial Systems Engineering
9. Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
10. Master of Science in Leadership, joint program with Northeastern University, United States

## Schools and Departments

Currently, International University has 4 schools and 6 departments as listed below:

### School of Business

Programs offered:

* Business Administration, with 4 specializations:
* Business Management
* Marketing
* Hospitality - Tourism Management
* International Business
* Finance and Banking, with 2 specializations:
* Corporate Finance
* Banking and Financial Investment

### School of Biotechnology

Programs offered:

* Biotechnology, with 4 tracks:
* BioMedical
* Molecular
* Industrial
* Marine and Environmental Science
* Food Technology, with 2 tracks:
* Production Management
* Technology-Engineering
* Aquatic Resource Management, with 2 tracks:
* Management
* Technology
* Chemical Biology

### School of Electrical Engineering

Programs offered:

* Electrical Engineering, with the following specializations:
* Electronics and Embedded Systems
* Telecommunication Networks
* Signal Processing
* RF Design
* Automation and Control Engineering

### School of Computer Science and Engineering

Programs offered:

* Information Technology, with 3 specializations:
* Network Engineering
* Computer Engineering
* Computer Science

### Departments Biomedical Engineering

Programs offered:

* Biomedical Engineering, with 4 tracks:
* Medical Instrumentation
* Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
* Pharmaceutical Engineering
* Regenerative Medicine

### Department of Industrial Systems Engineering

Programs offered:

* Industrial Systems Engineering
* Logistics and Supply Chain Management

### Department of Civil Engineering

The department offers the program of Civil Engineering.

### Department of Physics

The department offer undergraduate program in Space Engineering which specialises in Image Analysis and Remote Sensing. It is responsible for all Physics courses. Its scientific research includes the fields of Galactic Astronomy and Plasma Physics.[4]

### Department of Mathematics

The department offers the program of Applied Mathematics with the specialization of Financial Engineering and Risk Management. It is also responsible for other mathematical-related courses.

### Department of English

The English Department provides globally standardized language programs to assist students in their studies, which are conducted wholly in English.

## Accreditation

The International University has received accreditation from the ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) for the following programs:[5]

* Computer Science (2009)
* Biotechnology (2011)
* Business Administration (2012)
* Electronics and Telecommunications (2013, AUN - DAAD)
* Industrial Systems Engineering (2015)

## Student life

### Student organizations

Students at the International University run over 15 clubs and organizations, including volunteer groups, academic clubs and common-interest teams. Most organizations are funded and governed by the Youth Union and the Students Union, while a few others are directly run and supported by Schools and Departments.

Youth Union:

* Event Department
* External Relations Department
* Information Department
* Science and Technology Department

Students Union:

* Social Work Team (SWT)
* English Teaching Volunteers (ETV)
* Arts Team (Arteam)
* Enactus IU (formerly SIFE IU)
* Soft Skills Club (SSC)
* ISE Art club (IAC)
* Guitar Club (GC)
* English Club (IEC)
* French Club (FC)
* Sports Club (SC)
* Japan Club
* Korean Club (KYG)

Other organizations:

* Securities Exchange Club (SEC)
* Marketing Club (Martic)
* IT Club (ITC)
* English Speaking Club (ESC)
* IU Buddy (Exchange student support group)

### Student accommodation

Students can register for housing services at the following dormitories:

* VNU-HCMC Dormitory
* VNU-HCMC Guest House
* Dormitories in city center: Phan Liem and Ly Van Phuc streets.

## Campuses

* IU Main Campus, Thu Duc
* Ground floor, VNU-HCMC Central Library
* IU City Campus, 234 Pasteur, District 3 (old address: 33 Ly Tu Trong, District 1)

## Board of Rectors

Rector: Dr. Trần Tiến Khoa, PhD.

Vice Rectors:

* Dr. Nguyễn Văn Cảnh, PhD.
* Dr. Hồ Nhựt Quang, PhD.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Transparent Report 2014". http://hcmiu.edu.vn/Portals/1/Docs/lichcongtac/Master/Summary table__.docx. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
2. ↑ "Architectural Planning Regulations by VNU-HCMC". Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. May 28, 2015. http://www.vnuhcm.edu.vn/Resources/File/Tin tuc/nam 2015/Quyche_QHKT-DHQGHCM_5-2015 (1).pdf. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
3. ↑ "Joint programs". International University. http://hcmiu.edu.vn/language/en-US/Dao-tao-Academics/Dai-hoc-Undergraduate/Chuong-trinh-lien-ket-nuoc-ngoai-Joint-Programs. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
4. ↑ "Introduction". http://www.hcmiu.edu.vn/physics-en/.
5. ↑ "Educational Accreditation". International University. http://hcmiu.edu.vn/language/en-US/Kiem-dinh-chat-luong-giao-duc-Educational-Accreditation. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

## External links

* Official Website

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