Saigon Technology University

It was established from the Ho Chi Minh City Technology College, founded on 24 September 1997 by Decision number 198/QĐ-TTg signed by the prime minister of Vietnam.

In March 2005, the prime minister signed Decision 52/2005/QĐ-TTg to rename and recognized the upgrading of this college; the name of the university was officially changed.

Saigon University of Technology started as Ho Chi Minh City Engineering College (SEC).

Due to the high assessment of STU lecturers and infrastructure, the Ministry of Education and Training allowed the university to start the in-service training system, besides the regular one (based o¬n the Decision No 3410/QD-BGD&DT) and begin a university-level course program (according to the Decision No 7373/QD-BGD&DT, now called successive system into university).

At present, STU has the function of training from technical junior level to tertiary one, and implementing applied research in Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Informatics Technology, Industrial Electricity, Automatic Control, Food Technology, Civil Engineering and Business Administration.

Saigon Technology University started on Ho Chi Minh City Engineering College (SEC).

From 1997 to early 2002, the training of STU was mainly conducted at 345 Ben Chuong Duong Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City — so-called Building No.

Together with strongly comprehensive development, the university put the new building into use in the first semester of the academic year 2002–2003 at Canh Dong Dieu (Kite Field), District 8, Ho Chi Minh City.

The university owns a square campus, over 20,000 m2 wide, located on 180 Cao Lo, District 8, near the bridges of Nguyen Tri Phuong, Chanh Hung and Ta Quang Buu Street.

The architects paid special attention to a modern building construction, having appearance of a technical university with harmonious colors and cubes.