VinUniversity

In November 2017, Vingroup began its collaboration with the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business of Cornell University in order to explore the development of a new private university in Vietnam aiming at QS 5-star rating standard. According to Cornell, it would be in charge of the creation of the initial leadership and faculty for VinUni from its own faculty members, as well as the examination and validation of the quality of curricula developed by VinUni.{{cite web |url= https://business.cornell.edu/faculty-research/vinuniversity-project/ |title=VinUniversity Project |last= |first= |date= |website= business.cornell.edu |publisher= Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} Expanding this initiative, in April 2018 Vingroup signed a strategic collaboration and strategic alliance with Cornell and another Ivy League member - University of Pennsylvania, which agreed with supporting the VinUniversity Project with the development of its undergraduate and graduate medical training programs.{{cite web |url= https://www.med.upenn.edu/globalhealth/vingroup-penn-alliance.html |title=Vingroup-Penn Alliance |last= |first= |date= |website= med.upenn.edu |publisher= Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} A year later, dean of external relations at the SC Johnson College of Business Professor Rohit Verma was appointed to be the founding provost of VinUni in April 2018.{{cite web |url= https://cornellsun.com/2019/04/07/johnson-dean-rohit-verma-named-founding-provost-at-vietnamese-university/ |title=Johnson Dean Rohit Verma Named Founding Provost at Vietnamese University |last= Giufurta|first= Alec|date= 7 April 2019|website= cornellsun.com |publisher= The Cornell Daily Sun |accessdate= 29 April 2020}}

Along with the creation of strategic partnership with Cornell and UPenn, Vingroup also proceeded with the administrative and physical foundations for the VinUni Project by successfully applying for an approvals of establishment and operation by the Government of Vietnam in March 2018 and December 2019 respectively,{{cite web |url= https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/giao-duc/vinuni-duoc-phe-duyet-thanh-lap-hoat-dong-theo-mo-hinh-dai-hoc-tinh-hoa-603968.html |title=VinUni được phê duyệt thành lập, hoạt động theo mô hình đại học tinh hoa |last= Minh Tuấn|date= 27 December 2019|website= Vietnamnet.vn |publisher= Vietnamnet |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} and beginning the construction of the VinUni campus in November 2018.{{cite web |url= https://www.nhandan.com.vn/giaoduc/item/38242502-khoi-cong-xay-dung-truong-dai-hoc-vinuni.html |title=Khởi công xây dựng Trường đại học VinUni |last= Mạnh Xuân|date= 14 November 2018|website= nhandan.com.vn |publisher= Nhân Dân |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} On 15 January 2020, this main campus of VinUniversity was officially inaugurated at the Opening Ceremony with the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam and Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ.{{cite web |url= https://tuoitre.vn/khanh-thanh-truong-dh-vinuni-dat-muc-tieu-dang-cap-the-gioi-20200116100122899.htm |title=Khánh thành trường ĐH VinUni: Đặt mục tiêu đẳng cấp thế giới |last= V.Hà|date= 16 January 2020|website= tuoitre.vn |publisher= Tuổi Trẻ |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} After two years in operation, it received 5-Star QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) ratings in seven categories.{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Cornell SC |last2=Endresen |first2=Janice |date=2023-03-29 |title=Cornell Collaboration with VinUniversity Expands Land Grant Mission to Southeast Asia |url=https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2023/03/29/cornell-collaboration-vinuniversity-expands-land-grant-mission-southeast-asia/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Cornell SC Johnson |language=en-US}}https://www.qs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/QS-Stars-Case-Study_VIN_4Stars_final.pdf{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=VinUniversity is the Youngest University in the Asia - Pacific Region to Receive 5 Star QS Ratings in 7 Criteria |url=https://vinuni.edu.vn/vinuni-is-the-youngest-university-in-the-asia-pacific-region-to-receive-5-star-qs-ratings-in-7-criteria/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=VinUni |language=en-US}}

VinUniversity Campus is located next to Vinhomes Ocean Park - a 420-ha residential area newly established by Vingroup in Gia Lâm District of Hanoi. After the ground-breaking ceremony in November 2018, it took Vingroup only one year and two months to complete the first phase of the campus over an area of {{convert|230000|m2|acre|2}} at a cost of around 6,500 billion VND.{{cite web |url= https://vinuni.edu.vn/campus-en/ |title=Facilities |last= |first= |date= |website= vinuni.edu.vn |publisher= VinUniversity |accessdate= 29 April 2020}} Aside from classrooms, the office area, library, and laboratories, the main VinUni campus is also equipped with a 1,500-seat auditorium, a sport complex with swimming pool and facilities for various sports. In this initial phase, the 24/7 library of VinUni has a total area of {{convert|4000|m2|sqft|2}}, which is sufficient for around 1,000 students concurrently. As a self-contained campus, VinUni Ocean Park Campus has separate dormitories for all freshmen, as well as for faculties, who will live and work alongside their students.{{cite web |url= https://znews.vn/can-canh-vinuni-truong-duoc-dau-tu-6500-ty-mang-kien-truc-chau-au-post1035653.html |title=Cận cảnh VinUni, trường được đầu tư 6.500 tỷ, mang kiến trúc châu Âu |last= Việt Hùng & Quyên Quyên|date= 14 January 2020|website= zingnews.vn |publisher= Zing News |access-date= 29 April 2020}}

VinUni is organized into 3 colleges with 9 programs in total, including:{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Academic Catalogs |url=https://policy.vinuni.edu.vn/publication/academic-catalogs-2023-2024/ |accessdate=29 April 2020 |website=vinuni.edu.vn |publisher=VinUniversity}}

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