# Hoa Sen University
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{{Short description|Private university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}}
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| name = Hoa Sen University
| native_name = Đại học Hoa Sen
| native_name_lang = Vietnamese
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| motto = Tôn trọng sự khác biệt
| mottoeng = Respect Diversity
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| type = [Private](/source/Private_university)
| established = {{start date and age|1991}}
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| president = Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Huy Nhut
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| vice_chancellor = Dr. Le Van Ut, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tuan Duc, Dr. Tu Minh Thien, Mrs. Tran Thị Dieu Huyen, M.A Doan Ngoc Duy, M.A Pham Doan Nguyen
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| address = 8 Nguyễn Văn Tráng, [Bến Thành](/source/B%E1%BA%BFn_Th%C3%A0nh)
| city = [Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City)
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| country = [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)
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| website = {{url|https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/}}
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'''Hoa Sen University'''[[http://www.hoasen.edu.vn] Official Web site of Hoa Sen University] ({{langx|vi|Đại học Hoa Sen|lit=Lotus University}}) is a [private university](/source/private_university) in [Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City), Vietnam. The predecessor of this university was Hoa Sen College.
==History==
The predecessor of Hoa Sen College was the School of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, which was established under the Decision 257/QĐ-UB dated August 12, 1991 by the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (the mayor). The school has been supported by Lotus Association in [France](/source/France). On October 11, 1994, the school was turned into a semi-private school. In 2001, the school inaugurated its second campus in [Quang Trung Software Park, Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Quang_Trung_Software_Park%2C_Ho_Chi_Minh_City). In 2005, the school was officially upgraded to become Hoa Sen University.[{{Cite news |last=HSU |date=2017-05-05 |title=Lịch sử hình thành & Phát triển |language=vi |work=Đại học Hoa Sen |url=https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/en/about-hoa-sen/overview-of-hsu/ |access-date=2018-08-20}}]
On November 30, 2006, the [Vietnamese prime minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Vietnam) signed a decision to establish Hoa Sen University[[http://news.vnanet.vn/vietnamlaw/Service.asp?CATEGORY_ID=11&SUBCATEGORY_ID=16&NEWS_ID=1742] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724004057/http://news.vnanet.vn/vietnamlaw/Service.asp?CATEGORY_ID=11&SUBCATEGORY_ID=16&NEWS_ID=1742|date=2009-07-24}} Decision to establish Hoa Sen University] on the base of Hoa Sen College. One of the university's founding principles was a not-for-profit orientation that focused on reinvestment in education activities - one of the first and only educational institution to do so in Vietnam.
On January 12, 2016, Hoa Sen University (HSU) became the first university at Vietnam were accredited by [ACBSP](/source/ACBSP).[{{Cite web|url=http://tintuc.hoasen.edu.vn/vi/3731/danh-cho-bao-chi/tcbc-dai-hoc-hoa-sen-cong-bo-5-chuong-trinh-dao-tao-duoc-kiem-dinh-boi-acbsp|title=TCBC: Đại học Hoa Sen công bố 5 chương trình đào tạo được kiểm định bởi ACBSP (Hoa Kỳ) {{!}} Hoa Sen News|last=|first=|date=|website=tintuc.hoasen.edu.vn|access-date=}}]
In 2018, HSU became a member of Nguyen Hoang Group (NHG) which is the university system of educational corporations.
In 2019, 7 programs achieved international accreditation standards, including 5 ACBSP programs & 2 AUN-QA programs.
In 2020, HSU achieved national quality accreditation standards.
In 2021, HSU achieved 4-star [QS](/source/Quacquarelli_Symonds)-Stars standard, 10 programs achieved international accreditation standards, including ACBSP & 5 AUN-QA programs.
In 2022, HSU accredited for the International English Communication Program by the National Education Assessment System of Australia - NEAS. 17 programs meet international standards, 5 programs have achieved ACBSP accreditation, 8 programs have achieved AUN-QA standards, and 3 programs have achieved FIBAA accreditation.
==Faculties==
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/cntt/ Faculty of Information and Technology]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/tknt/ Faculty of Design and Art]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/tcnh/ Faculty of Finance and Banking]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/dl/ Faculty of Tourism]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/lgtmqt/ Faculty of Logistics and International Trade]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/nn/ Faculty of Languages and International Cultures]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/khxh/ Faculty of Social Sciences - Law]
*[https://www.hoasen.edu.vn/ktqt/ Faculty of Economics and Management]
== International academic partners==
*[NIIT](/source/NIIT), (NIIT Technologies), [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), [India](/source/India)
*[ITIN](/source/Ecole_sup%C3%A9rieure_d'informatique_r%C3%A9seaux_et_syst%C3%A8mes_d'information),[[http://www.itin.fr/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121094046/http://www.itin.fr/|date=2008-01-21}} Official Web site of ITIN] (IT Institute), [Cergy](/source/Cergy), [France](/source/France)
*UBI,[[http://www.ubi.edu/] Official Web site of UBI] [Brussels](/source/Brussels), [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
*ESCIA,[[http://www.escia.fr/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030033431/http://www.escia.fr/|date=2007-10-30}} Official Web site of ESCIA] [Pontoise](/source/Pontoise), [France](/source/France)
*[University of the South, Toulon-Var](/source/University_of_the_South%2C_Toulon-Var), [Toulon](/source/Toulon), [France](/source/France)
*[De Montfort University](/source/De_Montfort_University), [Leicester](/source/Leicester), [England](/source/England)[{{Cite web |title=Hoa Sen University (HSU) |url=https://www.dmu.ac.uk/community/global-partnerships-unit/partners/hoa-sen-university.aspx |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=www.dmu.ac.uk}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hoasen.edu.vn/ Hoa Sen University official site] {{in lang|vi|en|fr}}
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Category:Universities in Ho Chi Minh City
Category:1991 establishments in Vietnam
Category:Educational institutions established in 1991
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