The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance has just proposed to assign the former headquarters of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Administrative - Political Center as a basis for educational activities.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance, many departments and branches have relocated and concentrated their work in Ho Chi Minh City, so the Center only uses a small part of the area to arrange a workplace to handle transition work.
Previously, through the review of the Department of Finance, there were 2 units in need, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine and Saigon University. Of which, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is managing the use of 4 real estate facilities; while Saigon University is managing the use of 3 real estate facilities, 1 facility has been reclaimed but has not yet been allocated land in another location.
Therefore, the Department of Finance proposed a plan to arrange the headquarters of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Administrative - Political Center (Ba Ria Ward) for Saigon University as an educational institution. And Saigon University will return the houses and land that have been assigned to be managed and used to the city.
However, in an interview with Lao Dong, a representative of Saigon University said that the above proposal is only from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance, the school has not received the document. "When we have the official information, we will inform the reporter," he said.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Dang Thoai - Vice Principal in charge of the operation of Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine also said that the above proposal is only from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance. "The school has not yet issued a request document and has not yet received any document or worked with the Department of Finance," said Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Dang Thoai.
Recently, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) also sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Department of Finance approving the policy of assigning the Center headquarters to the school for use in education and training activities.
According toUEH, with the number of training increasing according to learning needs, the unit is seriously lacking in university space for learning, teaching, and research. Currently, UEH owns 10.3 m2/student when the standard is 25 m2; the floor area for construction/student is 2.23 m2 when the standard is 2.8 m2... At the same time, due to a shortage of facilities, the unit has not been able to invest in research centers, laboratories with advanced equipment...
This unit committed that if it receives the headquarters, it will implement a plan to train highly qualified human resources; implement scientific research and innovation in the fields of marine economy, ocean technology, renewable energy, seaport logistics, tourism, etc., in line with the strategic location of the eastern area of Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the Department of Finance, there are currently more than 200 real estate facilities in Ho Chi Minh City that have not been arranged. The unit has received dozens of recommendations on the need to arrange headquarters of central agencies, units, wards, communes, special zones... and is coordinating and submitting to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for consideration and resolution.
