HCMUT COOPERATE WITH THE AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (AUT) IN NEW ZEALAND
The delegation of Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, in which our university (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – HCMUT) is a member, had visits to universities in Australia and New Zealand in the second week of March 2019.
During our visit, on the morning of March 13, 2019, HCMUT-Bach Khoa signed an agreement in cooperation with Auckland University of Technology (AUT). This signing ceremony had the participation of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong, the HCMUT Rector; Dr. Dang Dang Tung, Head of Office for International Study Programs of HCMUT; Prof. Derek McCormack, the AUT Rector; and Deans of the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies; Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law; Faculty of Culture and Society of AUT.
Prof. Derek McCormack (left) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong (right)
After the ceremony, the two universities will consider and promote cooperation in research, exchange programs, and 2+2 programs in the field of Computer Science and Creative Technology. Particularly, the two universities agreed to promote the development of 4 + 0 programs which lecturers from both AUT and HCMUT will lecture 100% in English at HCMUT, and students will be granted Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science by the AUT.
The AUT is located in Wellesley street – the center of the city of rising-sun, Auckland, New Zealand. This is the largest and most dynamic city in New Zealand with a comfortable climate. The city is also voted and granted a rank in the top 5 most ideal cities in the world to live and work. The AUT currently has 03 campuses: AUT City Campus (Wellesley Street, Auckland Central), AUT North Campus (Northcote), AUT South Campus (Manukau).
Congratulate a great co-operation.
Auckland University of Technology is among the third largest universities in New Zealand with more than 5,400 international students from over 95 countries all over the world, and 48% of AUT employees coming from different countries around the world. The University has cooperated in different specialized-research with universities in more than 140 countries. AUT is ranked in the Top 150 Young Leading Universities in the world by the Times Higher Education. AUT is in the top 50 Universities under 50 years in the world according to the QS Ranking 2019.
We are eager to launch cooperated programs with AUT very soon!
