Two thirds of universities and colleges, except those located in Districts 7, 9 and Thu Duc, will be relocated from the centre of HCM City to its suburbs following a decision made on Wednesday by the HCM City Peoples Committee and the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
Two thirds of universities and colleges, except those located in Districts 7, 9 and Thu Duc, will be relocated from the centre of
MoET asked city authorities to give priority to developing public transport to cater for students and workers that would be affected by the decision.
MoET said that the universities and colleges in question would be announced soon.
In order to build modern infrastructure and facilities for universities and colleges to satisfy the demands of modern education, MoET has decided to shake up the higher education system and relocate schools to the suburbs of Ha Noi and
According to MoET statistics, there are 69 universities and colleges with 516,000 students in
The size of
The municipal Peoples Committee has already approved a pilot plan to move the Technology University, the HCM City University for Foreign Languages and Information Technology and the Hong Duc College for Nursing and Medical Skills to the urban area northwest of the city.
(Source: VNS)
