Văn Hiến University

Van Hien University is a university located in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is a private university established in 1997. Van Hien University presently has nine faculties: Tourism, Cultural Research, IT, Telecommunication and Electronics, Business Administration, Foreign Languages, Social Research, Literature.

Founded in accordance with Decision No 517/TTg by the Prime Minister in 1997, after ten years of development Van Hien has gone from being a non-State-run training foundation specializing in Sociology and Humanity to being a university with diversified disciplines and different academic degrees. Van Hien University is a member of V.U.N. and of Non-Government College and University Association.

The teaching staff consists of 300 lecturers, including visiting lecturers from famous universities in HCMC such as Pedagogy University, Polytechnic University, University of Economics, University of Sociology and Humanity.

Students at the university receive both scientific knowledge and practical instruction. Currently, Van Hien is setting up an inter-University training program with a view to help the students have more academic opportunities to study and gain knowledge.

In 2007, Van Hien University finalized the procedures to erect the new campus on Avenue Nguyen Van Linh, close to Dist. 7. It covers an area of 63,000 m2 with a modern facilities including lecture-halls, labs, libraries, gymnastic halls and entertainment areas.

Football team
In 2024, the football team of Văn Hiến University competed in the Vietnamese Football League Second Division after purchasing the participation slot of Quảng Nam Youth. This was the first time that a university team appear in the Vietnamese football league system. The club is playing its home matches at the 500-capacity Quận 8 Stadium in Hồ Chí Minh City.