Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University


Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy, or Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, is a university specializing in tertiary-level training of teachers and lecturers located in District 5. HCMUP is one of 14 leading national universities of Vietnam and one of the two largest pedagogical universities, playing a leading role in teacher and lecturer training.

History

It was founded as the Saigon National Pedagogical University in 1957 and reestablished by prime ministerial decree in 1976. In 1995, the university was incorporated in Ho Chi Minh City National University, but it was split to become an autonomous university with the current name in 1999.
Between 1976 and 2006, the university educated 65,945 graduates, of which 1,000 were postgraduates. It also offered 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.

Management

The university has 20 faculties:
Three teams and subordinate divisions:
Seven centers:
The Institute for Education Research with six research centers:
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, and Social Associations.

Campuses

The university has four campuses and one dormitory: