Address:

Ngo Xuan Quang Street - Trauquy - Gialam - Hanoi - Vietnam 
Tel: 84 4 38276346

Fax: 84 4 38276554 

Email: webmaster@vnua.edu.vn

Mission

Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) is striving to be a multi-disciplinary  and multi-campus autonomous university following the model of research university, a national and regional center of  excellence for creative  innovation in training human resources, conducting top research, applicating knowledge and developing technology in agriculture and rural development.

Vision

Mission of VNUA is to train and supply high quality manpower; pursue research and development, and new technology and knowledge dissemination in agriculture and rural development in order to contribute to agriculture development and to international integration.

Introduction

Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) is a key and leading national university in human resource training and scientific research in agriculture and rural development, becoming more and more diversified in fields of study with ever increasing prestige among the higher education system of Vietnam.

Vietnam National University of Agriculture dates back to the founding of the University of Agriculture and Forestry on October 12, 1956. Since its foundation, the University has been renamed several times with hardships and achievements, all the while striving to advance excellence in teaching and research. It has also shared its human and material resources for capacity building towards the establishment of other universities and research institutes in the country.

After many twists and turns, Vietnam National University of Agriculture is now known as the leading university among the community of agriculture, forestry and fishery universities in the country. The March 2014 is an important milestone when Hanoi University of Agriculture was officially transferred from the Ministry of Education and Training to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with a new name: Vietnam National University of Agriculture.

VNUA is a large scale multi-disciplinary University with the current numbers of staff and students of 1,344 and around 20,000 respectively. 

It comprises 13 Faculties, including Agronomy, Animal Science, Fisheries, Veterinary Medicine, Natural Resources and Environment, Engineering, Economics and Management, Accounting and Business Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Tourism and Foreign Languages.

The University has 10 Research Institutes: Institute of Agro-Biology, Institute of Economics and Development, Institute of Engineering Technology Development, Institute of Crops Research and Development, Institute for Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Research and Development, Institute for Medicinal Plants Research and Development, Institute of Agricultural Market and Institution Research, Institute of Ornamental Creature, Institute of Microalgae and Pharmacosmetics, Institute of Green Growth Research.

The University has 22 Centers for Research and Services, 1 publishing house, and 2 company (Ltd.) that functions primarily to transfer technical advances to meet societal demands.

VNUA has 55 Undergraduate Training Programs, 22 Master Training Programs, and 18 Doctoral Training Programs. In addition to the traditional fields of study related to agriculture, VNUA has developed new training programs in other fields in its trend towards a multi-disciplinary university. Of particular note, the University has developed several advanced training programs and joint training programs with foreign partners.

Every year, VNUA enrolls roughly 6,000 freshmen, 1,200 Master and nearly 60 Doctoral candidates.