Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – Vietnam National University, HCMC has reached its history of 50 years. The University was formerly known as National Technical Center which was established on 29 June 1957 to undertake the mission of “…training young people in engineering fields contributing to the economic and technological development of the country”.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) was established in 1957 and has been recognized as a centre of excellence among technological universities in Vietnam. Prior to the country re-unification in 1975, the university was the only institution to produce engineers in the Southern Vietnam. Up to the present day, HCMUT still remains as the largest, the most prestigious and the oldest engineering university in the South of Vietnam.The University has two campuses: one is located in the inner of Ho Chi Minh City and the other in the outskirts of the city.