Hoa Sen University
Hoa Sen University[1] (Vietnamese language: Đại học Hoa Sen, literally meaning Lotus University) is a not-for-profit private university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The predecessor of this university was Hoa Sen College.
Hoa Sen is a leading university in Vietnam; it is known for quality in education, training, and internationally recognized research for the community. It was one of the first private universities founded in Vietnam after this was legalized by the government. Its mission is "To contribute to the rapid, sustainable, and humane development of the Vietnamese and regional economy and society."
History
The predessor of Hoa Sen College was the School of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, which was established under the Decision 257/QĐ-UB dated August 12, 1991 by the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (the mayor). The school has been supported by Lotus Association in France. On October 11, 1994, the school was turned into a semi-private school. In 2001, the school inaugurated its second campus in Quang Trung Software Park, Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2005, the school was upgraded to become Hoa Sen College.
On November 30, 2006, the Vietnamese prime minister signed a decision to establish Hoa Sen University[2] on the base of Hoa Sen College.
On January 12, 2016, Hoa Sen University became the first university at Vietnam were accredited by ACBSP.[3]
Faculties
- Faculty of Sciences and Technology
- Faculty of Economics and Commerce
- Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies
- Faculty of Polytechnics
International academic partners
- NIIT, (NIIT Technologies), Mumbai, India
- ITIN,[4] (IT Institute), Cergy, France
- UBI,[5] Brussels, Belgium
- ESCIA,[6] Pontoise, France
- University of the South, Toulon-Var, Toulon, France
References
- ↑ Official Web site of Hoa Sen University
- ↑ Decision to establish Hoa Sen University
- ↑ "TCBC: Đại học Hoa Sen công bố 5 chương trình đào tạo được kiểm định bởi ACBSP (Hoa Kỳ) | Hoa Sen News". tintuc.hoasen.edu.vn. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Official Web site of ITIN
- ↑ Official Web site of UBI
- ↑ Official Web site of ESCIA
External links
- Hoa Sen University official site (Vietnamese) (English) (French)
Coordinates: 10°46′21″N 106°40′45″E / 10.7724°N 106.6793°E