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Work starts on new building of Hanoi University of Science

Construction of the first building serving teaching and research activities of the Hanoi University of Science (HUS) under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) started on March 7 in Hoa Lac urban area.
Work starts on new building of Hanoi University of Science ảnh 1The ceremony starting the construction of a new building of the Hanoi University of Science in Hoa Lac urban area (Photo: Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

Hanoi (VNA) –Construction of the first building serving teaching and research activities ofthe Hanoi University of Science (HUS) under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi(VNU) started on March 7 in Hoa Lac urban area.

The building, named HT1, is located in Zone 4 ofthe HUS construction project, is part of another project on building new VNUheadquarters in Hoa Lac.

The HT1 construction is the first activity thatthe VNU has deployed since the university took over the VNU building project inHoa Lac from the Ministry of Construction in January 2018.

The five-storey building, dedicated to theFaculty of Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics, has a total ground area of14,330 sq.m. It is built at a total cost of 113.9 billion VND (5 million USD)and scheduled to be finished in 2019.

The HUS construction project, approved by theConstruction Ministry in December 2014, is set to serve the training of 12,800university students and 2,000 high school students. It covers 65.1ha of landand has total investment capital of 3.1 trillion VND (136.5 million USD). Itconsists of nine zones, from Zone 1 to Zone 9, divided according to theirfunctions.

VNU Rector Nguyen Kim Son said the VNU is alsomaking preparations to start the building of other facilities this year such asthose of the University of Engineering and Technology, the InternationalSchool, and the Tran Nhan Tong Institute.

Covering more than 1,000ha of land, the VNUproject in Hoa Lac comprises 21 sub-projects and is designed as a high-qualityuniversity city. Some facilities of the project have been put into use.-VNA
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