Before the public's attention in recent days about the information about relocating the school to develop the central land area, on the evening of March 10, the University of Science and Technology - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City issued a notice related to the information proposing to relocate the Ly Thuong Kiet campus out of the inner city.
According to the school, the research into building a new campus in the urban area of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City stems from the long-term development needs of training and research. At the same time, the plan to adjust the planning of the existing land plot at 268 Ly Thuong Kiet is also set out for research after the training activities are transferred.
This information attracted public attention because the facility on Ly Thuong Kiet street is considered an academic symbol of many generations of students and lecturers in Ho Chi Minh City. The school said that this facility currently has an area of more than 14 hectares, but many works were built decades ago, making it difficult to expand due to planning and land laws. Meanwhile, the facility in the university urban area has a larger land fund, but the new construction rate is about 30%, not meeting development needs.
With a scale of about 28,000 students currently and expected to increase to 35,000-40,000 people in the next 5-10 years, the need to invest in training infrastructure, laboratories and research space is considered urgent.
According to the school, the study of expanding facilities is also associated with Ho Chi Minh City's policy of relocating some higher education institutions out of the inner city area to suit the urban planning orientation.
The school affirms that all options are still in the research process and need to be considered and comprehensively evaluated by competent authorities to both ensure long-term development and preserve the historical values of the nearly 70-year-old school.
On March 9, Ho Chi Minh City said that the relocation study is part of the policy of moving higher education, college, vocational training, and medical facilities out of the inner city, of the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, at the end of February. However, so far, the city has affirmed that it has not had a policy to allocate the above land area to any business.
