Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University

Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (Vietnamese language: "Dai hoc Su pham Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh") is a university specializing in tertiary-level training of teachers and lecturers located in District 5. The university was established on 27 October 1976 after the Fall of Saigon by Vietnamese prime minister's Decision 426/TTg. The predecessor of this university was Saigon National Pedagogical University founded in 1957 by the government of Republic of Vietnam. In 1995, this university was incorporated in Ho Chi Minh City National University but it was split to become an autonomous university with the name as it is today in 1999. This university is presently one of 14 Vietnam's leading universities and also one of two largest pedagogical universities in Vietnam, plays the leading roles in teacher and lecturer training.From the establishment date to 27 October 2006, this university has educated 65,945 graduates, of which 1000 are postgraduate. The university also offers training for 33,800 teachers and has education cooperations with over 50 universities worldwide.

Organization

The university has 821 staff, of which 533 are faculty teachers (31 professors and associate professors, 131 Ph.D.s, 232 Masters).

Management

*Chancellor: Associate Professor Bùi Mạnh Nhị, Ph.D.

*Vice-Chanchellors:
*Associate Professor Nguyễn Kim Hồng, Ph.D.

*Bạch Văn Hợp, Ph.D.

*Huỳnh Thanh Triều, Ph.D.

*Đặng Chính Nghĩa, MBA

Faculties and departments

Faculties and centers

The university has 17 faculties: Math-IT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Letters, Geography, Political Education, Psyology-Education, Junior School Teacher Education, Kindergarten Teacher Education, Physical Education, National Defense Education, English, Chinese, French, Russian.3 teams and subordinate divisions: Women Affairs Education, non-vocational Education, Special Education.
*7 centers for: IT, Foreign Languages, Environmental and Population Education, Asian-Pacific Francophone, Thuan An Disabled Children, Chinese Language and Culture, University entry Test Training.
*The Institute for Education Research with 6 research centers:
**High School Education
**Tertiary Education Research
**Education Appraisal and Verification
**Teaching Process
**Pedagogical Skill Development
**International Education and Cultural Exchange
*The Applied College.

Administrative Departments

The university has 12 departments and divisions: Personnel-Administration, Training, Sciences, Technology and Postgraduate Education, Planning-Financial, International Cooperation, Propaganda, Equipment Control, Internal Publishing, Library, Dormitory, Health Care, Social Associations

Campuses

The university has 4 campuses and a dormitory:

- Campus 1: 280 An Dương Vương Street, District, Ho Chi Minh City

- Campus 2: 222 Lê Văn Sỹ Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

- Education Research Institute: 115 Hai Bà Trưng, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

- Center for Disabled Children Education of Thuận An: Bình Đức, Lái Thiêu Township, Thuận An County, Binh Duong Province

- Dormitory: 351 Lạc Long Quân Street, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City

External links

[http://en.moet.gov.vn/?page=2.4&view=4304 Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training]

[http://www.hcmupeda.edu.vn/ Ho Chi Minh City University of Education] (Vietnamese language)