Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture (), is the flagship university in

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, civil engineering, design education and research in

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. In addition to architecture and civil/structural engineering, the university provides higher education in several relating disciplines including urban planning, infrastructural engineering, fine arts, fashion design and building interior design. Its main campus is located in District 3,

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in addition to two provincial campuses in

Da Lat Da Lat, or Dalat (; ), is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province and the largest city of the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands region in Vietnam. The city is located above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau. Da Lat is one of the mos ...

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. The university can trace its history back to the institution founded in 1924 as the Ecole des Beaux Art. After multiple times of relocation, reforms and closure due to war, the university received its current name in 1976 and has come under the management of the

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since 2002. During the past Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture have trained over 1,100 technical personnel with Bachelor and PhD degrees; 35,000 architects, engineers, etc. Most of students were employed after graduating.

History

*1924 - L'ecole des Beaux Arts de L'Indochichine (Indochina Art School)

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: ''Trường Mỹ thuật Đông Dương'' was founded in

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*1926 - Department of Architecture was first opened in the Ecole des Beaux Art *1944 - The school was relocated to Da Lat and renamed as Architectural School of Da Lat

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: ''l'École supérieure d'architecture de Dalat'' *1948 - The Architecture School of Da Lat was merged into the Indochina University

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and renamed as College of Architecture *1950 - The school was relocated to Saigon and separated from L’École des Beaux-Arts de Paris *1976 - The school received its current name, Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture

Facilities

Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture is located at the center of town. It has classical architecture from 1972. *Classrooms fully equipped with computers, projectors and wifi. *Information Technology classrooms with individual desktops for each student. *A library with all the books the students need for their studies. *A Self-studying and social area for students to relax in their free time.

Main campus at 196 Pasteur

The main campus of Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture was built in 1972 and is still in use today. The design was originally a final year project of Trương Văn Long, at that time, a student under supervision of Professor Phạm Văn Thâng.

External collaborations

Collaborative programs the university is involved include: *Sandwich courses in industrial design and civil engineering with Australian

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*Sandwich post graduate course in urban planning with

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*Advanced urban design course, in collaboration with

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References

External links

Official Website
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