Ho Chi Minh City International University (HCMIU; Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Quốc tế, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), or VNU-HCM International University, is the first and unique English-medium public research university in Vietnam. Established in 2003, it is now becoming as one of the leading research powerhouse in Vietnam. The university is affiliated to the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM).
The university conducts all its administrative, academic, and research activities in Thu Duc university village, a 77 hectare joint land endowment between Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province. It is home to Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development, a non-profit organisation that works closely with the United Nations and other 136 RCEs to incorporate sustainable development into education.
The teaching is conducted in English. In addition to entrance exams, students also have to write an English language test or obtain TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or equivalent English certificate as required by HCMIU and its cooperative universities.
Besides offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in business studies and engineering, HCMIU also offers a number of other courses related to the two fields. The IU School of Business which offers the Bachelor of Business in Business Administration has received full accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP,[3] the USA) in 2023.
Although most of the courses offered at HCMIU are conducted in English, some courses are required to be conducted in Vietnamese as well, such as Leninist-Marxism, and Ho Chi Minh Thoughts.
The training programs at IU include: 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 language.
A number of the universities in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand have formed educational partnerships with the university. The students can study at the university for two or three years, followed by two or three years of study abroad. The tuition fee is higher than in other Vietnamese universities. Diplomas will be issued by HCMIU's cooperative universities.[4]
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.
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.
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