Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE, Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Sư phạm Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh)[1] is a university specializing in tertiary-level training of teachers and lecturers located in District 5.
The university is one of two largest pedagogical universities (with Hanoi National University of Education) in Vietnam and also one of the 14 National Key Universities designated by the Government of Vietnam.[2]
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, then it became an autonomous university with the current name in 1999. In 2020, it became National Key Universities of Vietnam and the leading university in the field of education and pure science research.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
In 2019 and 2020, it respectively ranked 1st and 2nd (after Hanoi National University of Education) in Vietnam for mathematics.[3][4]
Mathematics-Informatics, Information Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, Political Education, Educational Sciences, Psychology, Primary Education, Early Childhood Education, Physical Education, National Defense Education, Special Education, English language, Chinese language, French language, Russian language, Japanese language. Korean language.
Three teams and subordinate divisions:
Women Affairs Education, Non-vocational Education, Special Education.
Seven centers:
IT, Foreign Languages, Environmental and Population Education, Asian-Pacific Francophone, Thuan An Disabled Children, Chinese Language and Culture, University Entry Test Training.
The Institute for Education Research with six research centers:
High School Education
Tertiary Education Research
Education Appraisal and Verification
Teaching Process
Pedagogical Skill Development
International Education and Cultural Exchange
The Applied College
Administrative departments
The university has twelve 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.
