Construction on the Vietnamese-German University campus yesterday began in a new urban area in Bình Dương Province. Seventy-one outstanding students at 35 universities and colleges in HCM City on Wednesday received scholarships granted by the Hessen state's Ministry for Science and the Arts. The 50-hectare project with a cost of US$139.54 million will include an academic cluster of buildings, a library, dormitories, administration building, and lecture and sports halls. The complex, to be completed in 2019, will initially serve 5,000 students and later 12,000 students. Founded in 2008, the university is an autonomous, research-oriented university providing programmes in the fields of engineering, technology and business. More than 1,000 students study for bachelor's and master's degrees in 11 majors at the school, and most of the 400 graduates have found jobs, said Hà Thúc Viên, deputy rector of the university. Seventy-one outstanding students at 35 universities and … [Read more...] about Construction begins on Vietnam-German University
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Vietnam – German University to increase bilateral ties
A German university named Germany-Viet Nam (GVU) will be opened in Viet Nam with an investment of 450,000 euros from the German state of Hessen, said Governor Roland Koch. Meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Tran Duc Mau in Wiesbaden city recently, the Governor mentioned an agreement reached during the Viet Nam visit by German President Horst Koehler in late May, which leads to the establishment of the tertiary institution. German Minister of Science and Arts Udo Corts, who attended the meeting, said GVU would help promote the German language and culture in Viet Nam, contributing to the exchange of students and lecturers, as well as bringing long-term economic benefits to both sides. Minister Corts and Vietnamese Education Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan signed the agreement on the establishment of the university in May. The project was highly appreciated by the Vietnamese Government, said Ambassador Mau, who also expressed wish that the university would serve a model for the … [Read more...] about Vietnam – German University to increase bilateral ties
Vietnamese-German University opens first academic year
HCMC - The Vietnamese-German University, a German-modeled public university in Vietnam, was formally opened yesterday inside the campus of the HCMC National University in Thu Duc District, at the witness of senior officials from both countries. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan cum Minister of Education & Training, who has pursued the projects for years, told reporters after the opening that started the school in the first academic year offers the two bachelor programs in civil engineering and electrical engineering. Further training programs will be developed and will start next year, he told the press conference, adding the university had chosen 48 students via a recent university exam. "Students at the school will also be given refresher courses in English and IT," explained Nhan. The school's inauguration was the highlight of a Vietnam information tour by a German delegation headed by the German Hessen State Prime Minister Roland Koch. The delegation is comprised … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-German University opens first academic year
Opening ceremony 2011-2012 school-year and inauguration of the VGU building of Vietnamese-German University
BTO - The Vietnamese-German University (VGU), which was established and put into operation in 2008, is a joint effort based on the close cooperation between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Federal Republic of Germany. Its goal is to build a research-oriented university of world standard in Vietnam. On November 21,2011, the opening ceremony 2011-2012 school-year and cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the VGU building took place at the Lucky Square (Binh Duong New City). After the opening speech of professor Bui Van Ga- Temporary Rector of VGU, Former Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Germany Gerhard Schroeder made a speech tittled "The global prospects and challenges". He emphasized that "The Vietnamese-Germany University is one of the most important combination between the two countries. Both Vietnam and Germany will significantly benefit the VGU through sharing knowledge, skills, and above all, through the close personal relationships which are developing between the … [Read more...] about Opening ceremony 2011-2012 school-year and inauguration of the VGU building of Vietnamese-German University
Vietnam – German University celebrated the academic year 2012 – 2013 and graduation ceremony
The academic year 2012 -2013, VGU welcomed 200 new students and the total is 500. VGU faculties comprise of bachelor degree: Electrical Engineering and Technology, Finance and Accounting, Computer Science, Master degree: Business Information System, Computational Engineering; Mechatronics and Sensor Systems Technology, Transportation, Sustainable Urban Development, Business Administration focusing on the Small and Medium sized Enterprise Development. According to the plan, VGU will provide the training program for 1,500 students in 2017 and 12,000 in 2030. Currently, VGU is training students in Ho Chi Minh City (Thu Duc District) and Binh Duong province (Binh Duong New City) and constructing its new campus in Ben Cat district (Binh Duong) on an area of about 50 hectares. In this occasion, VGU granted the Bachelor diploma to the first 24 students (academic year 2008 - 2012) and the Master diploma to 26 students. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – German University celebrated the academic year 2012 – 2013 and graduation ceremony