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NEW INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNCP and THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE, VNU-HCM, VIETNAM 

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) and National University of Science at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (HCMUS) have entered into a new institutional collaboration agreement to educate global professionals. Under the agreement, UNCP and HCMUS will initiate 1+2+1 and 2+2 dual degree undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Information Technology Management, with future expansion to other majors, such as Business. A delegation from UNCP visited HCMUS July 1-3, 2008 for a campus visit and discussed the program details with HCMUS administrative and academic officials.

Both universities will acknowledge certain coursework completed at the partner university and transfer the credit. The articulation plans developed with joint efforts from both sides will allow students to complete undergraduate programs in their disciplines at two universities.

HCMUS is a member university of Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh City, founded on January 27th, 1995. It is one of the two largest national universities in Vietnam and offers bachelor programs in Information Technology Management, Mathematics & Informative, Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Biology, Biotechnology, Geology, and Environmental Science as well as programs at master’s and doctoral levels.

Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta. The city center is located 37 miles from the South China Sea, and 1,094 miles south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The Ho Chi Minh City metro area has a population of more than 9 million people.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA—PEMBROKE WELCOMES OUR PARTNER STUDENTS AT THE HO CHI MINH UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCE ! (PDF)

From left to right around the table: Mr. Tran Cong Danh, Vice Director, International Training & Education Center, HCMUS; Dr. James E. Callaghan, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs, UNCP; Dr. Yun Shi, Asian Programs Coordinator, UNCP; Ms. Sara Brackin, Director, International Programs, UNCP (not in the picture); Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc, Faculty of Information Technology & Vice Dean, Research and International Relations, HCMUS; Dr. Hoang Ngoc Cuong, Head, Office for Research & Development and International Affairs, HCMUS;and, Dr. Vu Hai Quan, Director, International Training & Education Center, HCMUS.

Dr. Quan (HCMUS) and Dr. Callaghan (UNCP) proudly display the new collaboration agreements.

Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2008

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