Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a public research university system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The headquarters of the university is in Linh Trung ward, Thủ Đức, Ho Chi Minh City.

[2] On 12 February 2001, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải signed a Decision no.

According to the decision, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, the same applied for Vietnam National University, Hanoi, shall have specific internal organization and activity (unlike the one applicable for other Vietnamese universities), will be given priority to involve in education of postgraduate and science research of spheres of technologies, to be a pioneer in education and science, to contribute significantly to the country's economic and scientific development.

[citation needed] Also in this decision, some member colleges were split from Ho Chi Minh City National University and came under the management of the Ministry of Education.