University of Information Technology

The University of Information Technology (UIT; Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Công nghệ thông tin, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), or VNU-HCM University of Information Technology, is a public university located in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, a member of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Although its name is about information technology, this university teaches many computer studies. The first course was inaugurated on 6 November 2006.

VNU-HCM University of Information Technology

Trường Đại học Công nghệ Thông tin, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Type	Public
Established	June 8, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-06-08)
Parent institution	Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Rector	Nguyễn Hoàng Tú Anh
Location	Ho Chi Minh City , Thu Duc , Vietnam
Campus	Suburban, 12.3 hectares
Website	www.uit.edu.vn

History

The predecessor of this university was Center for IT Development. On 8 June 2006, the Vietnamese prime minister signed Decision no. 134/2006/QĐ-TTg to establish this university.^[1]

Academic programs

Undergraduate programs

• Computer Sciences
• Data Science
• Information Systems
• Computer Engineering
• Electronic Commerce
• Computer Networks and Communications
• Software Engineering
• Information Technology
• Information Security
• Artificial Intelligence
• VLSI Design

Graduate programs:

• Computer Sciences
• Information Systems
• Information Security
• Information Technology

Research fields

• Knowledge Engineering
• Signal Processing
• Computer Network Protocols
• Network Security
• Multimedia Processing
• Mobile Network
• Embedded & VLSI Design
• IoT & Robotics
• Geographic Information Systems(GIS)

See also

• University of Information Technology in Warsaw (now VIZJA University)