VinUniversity Milestones

2017

Cornell enters into a multi-year academic consulting contract with VinAcademy of Vingroup.

2018

Official signing ceremony among VinAcademy and Cornell. VinUniversity begins construction of campus in Hanoi, VN.

2019

Multiple Cornell faculty and leadership trips to Hanoi, VN. The Prime Minister of Vietnam officially approves VinUniversity establishment.

2020

Series of virtual engagements provided by Cornell faculty and staff. VinUniversity celebrates inaugural academic year and welcomes its first cohort of students.

2021

Continued virtual capacity building with Cornell faculty and experts. VinUniversity completes first academic year and accepts its second students cohort.

2022

Several collaborations between faculty and students of both universities. VinUniversity sends multiple Visiting Fellows to Cornell during spring and fall semesters.

2023

Collaborations prioritize research capacity building. VinUni welcomes its fourth cohort of students. VinUni sends multiple students to Cornell.

2024

Celebrated its very first graduation of 132 students, and became the youngest university ever to receive a QS Five-Star rating.

Major Accomplishments

Established four Accelerated Degree Programs within three colleges at Cornell: The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and the College of Engineering

Following the Cornell Study Away Program on the VinUni campus, four VinUni students attended one exchange semester, and 20 VinUni students attended three one-week immersion programs on the Cornell campus.

Conducted one-week VinUni faculty immersion programs within Cornell’s Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Business colleges. Four VinUni faculty members came to Cornell as two-semester Visiting Fellows.

Developed and provided professional development training for VinUniversity leadership, faculty & staff in Hanoi and in Ithaca.

Assisted in the development of VinUniversity strategies in admissions, marketing, student affairs, library management, IT, research, Entrepreneurship, Community Service Learning, Diversity & Inclusion, Institutional Research & Planning, External and Corporate Engagement.

Spearheaded the recruiting process leading to the selection of the Founding Provost, Deans in Business Management and Engineering, and the initial faculty for three colleges.

Assisted in the development, and validated VinUniversity’s curriculum in Business, Hospitality Management, Real Estate, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, General Science, Communication, Psychology, and Economics.

Developed and participated in the design charrette focusing on the high-level strategy of a world-class university. Assisted in the review and approval of campus design plans and infrastructure planning.

Provided input and feedback to VinUni leadership on university-level strategies, such as 5-year planning, research strategy, faculty hiring strategy.