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Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP / Đại học Y Dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh)
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP / Đại học Y Dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a recognised university in Vietnam. Below is what AlmiStudy
records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed
is deliberately left out rather than guessed.
CityHo Chi Minh City
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy
AccreditationMinistry of Education and Training, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo / MoET) — apex regulator for Vietnamese HEIs. Plus Vietnam Accreditation Council for HE QA. Vietnamese HE: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU 1906/1993 north flagship) + Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM 1995 south flagship) — unique 2-flagship system reflecting Vietnam's North-South geographic + historical structure; (2) REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Hue University, Thai Nguyen University, University of Danang, Can Tho University (covering central + northern + southern + Mekong Delta regions); (3) SPECIALIZED PUBLIC — Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST 1956 premier engineering), Foreign Trade (FTU), National Economics (NEU), Hanoi Medical, HCM Medicine/Pharmacy, Vietnam National Agriculture, Hanoi/HCM Law, Hanoi University (foreign languages), pedagogical universities; (4) PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (growing) — Duy Tan, FPT (technology corporate-founded), Ton Duc Thang, VinUniversity (Vingroup 2020 elite), Hong Bang, Phenikaa; (5) FOREIGN BRANCHES — RMIT Vietnam (Australian, 2000 first foreign 100% campus); (6) MILITARY — Vietnam Military Medical University 103, military institutes. Total ~240 HEIs. Vietnamese (Quốc ngữ Latin script since 1910s replacing chữ Nôm Chinese-derived script) is national language + HE primary medium; ENGLISH-medium programmes RAPIDLY GROWING especially at elite + private + foreign-branch institutions; French continues at some institutions (Indochinese legacy).
Founded 1947 (heritage to French-era Indochinese Medical School Saigon branch; full UMP 1976 post-reunification). Southern Vietnam's premier medical + pharmacy university. Heritage to 1947 French-era Indochinese Medical School Saigon branch. Full UMP 1976 post-reunification. ~12,000+ students. Pakistani MBBS context: significant Pakistani medical students at southern Vietnamese medical schools.
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