Lịch sử hình thành VNUK

The History of VNUK

VNUK Institute for Research and Executive Education - the predecessor of the International University, the University of Danang

The University of Danang was honored to have been chosen and given the task by the governments of Vietnam and the United Kingdom to work with UK universities in implementing the scheme of establishing the VN-UK University, a public-international university in Danang. Based on Decision number 5555/QĐ-BGDĐT by the Ministry of Education & Training on 22 November 2013, the Public-International University of Vietnam – United Kingdom (VNUK) is developed in two phases: (i) the establishment of VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education as a special member of Da Nang University, (ii) the development to VN-UK International University. Accordingly, VNUK is qualified to offer undergraduate, master’s and doctorate programs as well as short-term training courses.

In the past phase 1, VNUK has been collaborating with many overseas partners, particularly university partners in the UK to carry out research and training activities in the direction of approaching advanced and modern education. VNUK is regarded as the first public international university in Central Vietnam. A proposal to establish the International University has been submitted to the Ministry of Education and Training with the authorization of the Danang University Council in March 2022. During a visit to the University of Danang at that time, the Minister of Education and Training also expressed his support for the establishment of the VN-UK International University.

The Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of VNUK Institute for Research and Executive Education in Danang

Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in London to pay an official visit to the UK at the invitation of Prime Minister David Cameron on January 23, 2013. On this occasion, the two countries signed many significant contracts including the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the establishment of the VN-UK University in Da Nang. The MOU was signed by the Vice Minister of Education and Training, Tran Quang Quy, on behalf of the Vietnamese government and Mr. Anthony Stokes, the British ambassador to Vietnam, on behalf of the British government.

P2. British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Tri Dung – Vietnam News Agency

The establishment of VNUK Institute for Research and Executive Education, the predecessor of VN-UK International University

P3: Mr. Giles Lever, the British Ambassador to Vietnam, and Mr. Bui Van Ga, the Deputy Minister of Education and Training cut the ribbon to inaugurate the establishment of VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education.

The VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education began operating out of the University of Danang on October 2, 2014. This will serve as the foundation for the future of VN-UK International University. The VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education was established under the Decision number 5555/QĐ-BGDT signed on November 22, 2023.

The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Giles Lever, the British ambassador to Vietnam, Prof. PhD. Bui Van Ga, the Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Prof. Julia King, the Chancellor of Aston University and business representative for the UK Trade and Investment Department, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Tran Van Nam, President of the University of Danang, and Ms. Cherry Gough, President of the British Association in Vietnam.

The policy to build the International University was authorized by the Danang Association of Universities

In March 2021, at the first meeting of the Council of the University of Danang, term 2021–2025, Dr. Nguyen Thi My Huong, Director of the VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education, presented the proposal to establish the International University under the University of Danang on the basis of upgrading the VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education. The University of Danang will, in accordance with the plan, develop into a top-notch, multidisciplinary educational institution with the goal of becoming a premier university in Vietnam and moving toward Southeast Asian standards.

With the work and success over the years, the Association of Danang Universities has expressed their support for the plan to construct the International University on the basis of upgrading the VN-UK Institute for Research and Executive Education. The plan has thus far been submitted to the Ministry of Education and Training for feedback. Hopefully, the government will approve the scheme, allowing VNUK to become the public-international university of Central Vietnam.