The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMUS; ; formerly known as University of Sciences), or VNU-HCM University of Science, has offered various scientific degrees across Southern Vietnam since its establishment as the Indochina College of Science in 1941. VNUHCM-US was re-founded in March 1996 following a split from Đại học Tổng hợp (lit. translation: Ho Chi Minh City University). The school has since been a member university of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Due to some internal reforms, at the beginning of 1996, the Faculty of Science became the University of Natural Sciences - one of the five affiliated universities of the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. In 2007, the university was officially renamed as the University of Science. Since 2007, VNUHCM – US has been a public university playing an important role in offering education and scientific research within the VNUHCM system. It is entrusted with providing education at undergraduate levels and postgraduate levels and undertaking scientific research as well as technological transfer. As of July 2022, the university has more than 17,000 enrolled students including: The two joint bachelor programs include Bachelor of Computer & Information Sciences with a major in IT Service Science collaborated with Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; Bachelor of Science in Management collaborated with a major in International Business collaborated with Keuka College, USA The university provides several education professions: Biology, Chemistry, Electronic & Communications, Environment, Geology, Information Technology, Math & Computer Science, Materials Science, Oceanography, Physics. The university has two campuses: One in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City and one in Thu Duc City.

History

The school was originally a department from the Indochina College of Science, which began operating in 1946. In 1956, this department was renamed "Science department" and merged to form Saigon University. In 1977, it merged with several other school and colleges to form the Commons University. In March 1996, the university reformed HCMUNS is a separate institution again, as a member of the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM).

Timeline

The president of the university is Prof. Trần Lê Quan.

Campuses

Faculties

Honor Program

The Honor Program at Vietnam National University is a strategic initiative outlined in Decree 07/2001/NĐ-CP of the Government on National University. It aims to cultivate exceptional students and nurture expertise in research, fostering the development of professors and experts in advanced technologies. All students in an Honor Program must have a thesis to graduate.