PM requests Vietnam-Germany university project be sped up
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the construction of the Vietnamese-German University (VGU)’s new campus in the southern province of Binh Duong be accelerated.
A graphic design of the new campus of the Vietnamese-German University in Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested theconstruction of the Vietnamese-German University (VGU)’s new campus in thesouthern province of Binh Duong be accelerated.
The VGU, founded in 2008 under the twoGovernments’ cooperation, is hoped to become a high-quality researchuniversity.
Theuniversity is currently located in Thu Dau Mot City, and will be relocated toBen Cat Town once the campus is completed.
The construction of the new campus began inOctober 2016, with total investment of more than 200 million USD, including180.4 million USD of soft loans from the International Development Association(IDA) and 20.2 million USD from the Vietnamese Government.
The project, covering 50.5ha, is divided intotwo phases. In Phase 1, the facility will be established for a maximum capacityof 5,000 students and prepared for its planned relocation in 2019. In Phase 2,it will be completed to serve 12,000 students.
However, progress is lagging behind schedule dueto problems in project management.
PM Phuc assigned the Ministry of Education andTraining to review the project’s implementation, eliminate intermediary stepsand replace incapable contractors.
He also told the ministry to coordinate with theMinistry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, relevant agenciesand German partners to propose a specific financial mechanism for the VGU.-VNA
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A graphic design of the new campus of the Vietnamese-German University in Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) 
