Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering

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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering, formerly Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (Abbreviation: HCMUTE, Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Công nghệ Kỹ thuật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a public university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] It is located in Thá»§ Đức Ward, about 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. This university offers multidisciplinary bachelor's degree from engineering, technology to economics, laws and linguistics. It also conducts technical research and vocational training, in addition to educational cooperation with foreign universities in the US, the UK, Australia, France, Korea, Taiwan, etc.

The central building of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
The central building of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
Secretary Kerry visited and delivered speech at Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education
Secretary Kerry visited and delivered speech at Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Engineering
Former names
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
MottoPhát triển toàn diện, bền vững và hội nhập quốc tế
Motto inEnglish
Grow into a well-rounded individual, and globalize
TypePublic
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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
Trường Đại học Công nghệ Kỹ thuật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Campus 1 main gate
Former names
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
MottoPhát triển toàn diện, bền vững và hội nhập quốc tế
Motto in English
Grow into a well-rounded individual, and globalize
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 5th, 1962
PresidentDr. Le Hieu Giang, Assoc. Prof.
Students30,000
Undergraduates29,000
Postgraduates1,000
Address
1 Võ Văn Ngân Street
,
Thủ Đức ward, Ho Chi Minh City
,
Vietnam

10.8499°N 106.7717°E / 10.8499; 106.7717
CampusUrban
Websiteen.hcmute.edu.vn
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History

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering (HCMUTE) is the first university in Vietnam educating and training technical teachers for the whole country. Chronologically, HCMUTE has been renamed several times due to integration with other schools or its own promotion.

The university evolved from the Board of Technical Education, first founded on October 5, 1962, then renamed Nguyen Truong To Center for Technical Education in Thu Duc in September 1972, and later upgraded to Thu Duc College of Education in 1974. On October 27, 1976, the SRV Prime Minister issued a decision to establish Thu Duc University of Technical Education on the basis of Thu Duc College of Education. This was amalgamated with Thu Duc Industrial Vocational School in 1984 and further merged with Technical Teacher Training School No.5 in 1991 to become Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education. In 1995, the university incorporated with National University Ho Chi Minh City as an informal member. In 2000, HCMUTE became a member under supervision of Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam (MoET). In December 26, 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam signed a decision to rename the university as the present day Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering.[2][3]

Milestones

  • October 5, 1962: Founded as Board of Technical Education founded with five disciplines
  • 1972: Renamed as Nguyen Truong To Center for Technical Education in Thu Duc
  • 1974: Upgraded to Thu Duc College of Education
  • October 27, 1976: Promoted to Thu Duc University of Technical Education
  • 1984: Thu Duc Industrial Vocational School amalgamated with Thu Duc University of Technical Education
  • 1991: Technical Teacher Training School No. 5 amalgamated with Thu Duc University of Technical Education
  • 1992: First post graduate program started
  • 1995: Became non-official member of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
  • 2000: Separated from Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
  • November 2011: The Center Building inaugurated
  • March 2012: 3 PhD programs started
  • October 2014: Renamed as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education[4]
  • December 26, 2025: Renamed as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering[2][3]

Governmental awards

During its more than 60 years of development, HCMUTE has been granted governmental awards for excellent performance, such as an Independence Decoration - Second Class (2012), Independence Decoration - Third Class (2007), a Labor Decoration - First Class (2001), a Labor Decoration -Second Class (1996), a Labor Decoration - Third Class (1985) by the SRV President, an Emulation Flag of the Government (2008), an Emulation Flag of the MoET (2009), Emulation Flag of Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (2012), other Certificates of Merit and so on.[5]

Infrastructure

Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Engineering has two campuses with total area of 21 ha (52 acres) and 128,128 m2 (1,379,160 sq ft) of construction area includes 98 practice workshops (16,980 m2 [182,800 sq ft]) and 58 laboratories (10,362 m2 [111,540 sq ft]), 175 classrooms with a total area of 27,902 m2 (300,330 sq ft), size of each varying from 42 to 187 m2 (450 to 2,010 sq ft).

Computers: 1,100 for teaching, learning and research; 450 for management and administration.

HCMUTE has a football field (10,000 m2 [110,000 sq ft]), three volleyball courts, a tennis court, a sporting event hall and two dormitories.[6]

Accreditation

Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Engineering is one of the first ten accredited universities in Vietnam, one of the universities applying ISO 9001 management system.[7]

References

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