British University Vietnam (BUV) has conducted the groundbreakingceremony on its new campus in Ecopark township in Hung Yen province.
The project, which will be built in three phases on 6.5 hectaresand on a total investment of 70 million USD, is expected to accommodate7,000 full-time students upon completion.
The 25-million USD first phase will cover nearly three hectares and is scheduled to become functional by the end of 2017.
The school's second campus, just 12km away from the Hanoi's centre,will also accommodate a sports and entertainment complex, which will beopen not only to its students but also to residents in its vicinity.
"Educational institutions need to grow sustainably. Apart fromimparting knowledge and critical thinking skills, we are also committedto offering Vietnamese students professional working skills to keep pacewith the global employment market," BUV's Dean Christopher Jeffery saidduring a press conference held ahead of the ceremony.
"The Ecopark new campus construction shows BUV's commitment topromoting sustainable development in Vietnam. We are aiming to recreatethe modern, supreme teaching environment in UK schools here so thatVietnamese students can obtain a world-class, highly regarded trainingand education right here in their home country."
According to the school's officials, the new campus is designed not onlyfor local students but also for international students who will like toexperience Vietnamese culture whilst gaining exactly similar trainingcourses as in the UK.
With its major focus on business,BUV is the first international university in Vietnam to get the Ministryof Education and Training's approval to conduct full-time degreeprogrammes: B.A. in Finance and in Economics.-VNA
The project, which will be built in three phases on 6.5 hectaresand on a total investment of 70 million USD, is expected to accommodate7,000 full-time students upon completion.
The 25-million USD first phase will cover nearly three hectares and is scheduled to become functional by the end of 2017.
The school's second campus, just 12km away from the Hanoi's centre,will also accommodate a sports and entertainment complex, which will beopen not only to its students but also to residents in its vicinity.
"Educational institutions need to grow sustainably. Apart fromimparting knowledge and critical thinking skills, we are also committedto offering Vietnamese students professional working skills to keep pacewith the global employment market," BUV's Dean Christopher Jeffery saidduring a press conference held ahead of the ceremony.
"The Ecopark new campus construction shows BUV's commitment topromoting sustainable development in Vietnam. We are aiming to recreatethe modern, supreme teaching environment in UK schools here so thatVietnamese students can obtain a world-class, highly regarded trainingand education right here in their home country."
According to the school's officials, the new campus is designed not onlyfor local students but also for international students who will like toexperience Vietnamese culture whilst gaining exactly similar trainingcourses as in the UK.
With its major focus on business,BUV is the first international university in Vietnam to get the Ministryof Education and Training's approval to conduct full-time degreeprogrammes: B.A. in Finance and in Economics.-VNA
