Quyết định 1069/1997/QĐ-TTg

DECISION No.1069/1997/QD-TTg of December 11, 1997 ratifying the overall plan of the Ho Chi Minh City National University.

The Ho Chi Minh City National University is a polydisciplinary and inter-branch training and scientific research center with a complete system of schools, research institutes and experimental units...to ensure the association between training, scientific research and transfer of technology. This is also a cultural center and a hub for scientific and cultural exchange that occupies a particularly important position in the tertiary education system of Vietnam.

The University shall be located in Thuan An district, Binh Duong province and in Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh City, on 792 ha of land area in use. The University is expected to train: 30,000 students by the year 2005; 50,000 students by 2010 and 80,000 students by 2020. Its functional areas shall include: schools, scientific research institutes and centers, vocational guidance and practice area, hostels; sports areas, public service area and parks.

The Prime Minister assigns the Minister of Education and Training to direct the Rector of the Ho Chi Minh City National University in working out pre-feasibility and feasibility investment projects for stage-I construction to be submitted to the competent agency for ratification; and elaborating a detailed planning on stage-I construction for the further implementation.- (Summary)