Hoa Sen University
History
History
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The predecessor of Hoa Sen College was the School of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, which was established under the Decision 257/QĐ\-UB dated August 12, 1991 by the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (the mayor). The school has been supported by Lotus Association in [France](/wiki/France "France"). On October 11, 1994, the school was turned into a semi\-private school. In 2001, the school inaugurated its second campus in [Quang Trung Software Park, Ho Chi Minh City](/wiki/Quang_Trung_Software_Park%2C_Ho_Chi_Minh_City "Quang Trung Software Park, Ho Chi Minh City"). In 2005, the school was officially upgraded to become Hoa Sen University.

On November 30, 2006, the [Vietnamese prime minister](/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Vietnam "Prime Minister of Vietnam") signed a decision to establish Hoa Sen University[http://news.vnanet.vn/vietnamlaw/Service.asp?CATEGORY\_ID\=11\&SUBCATEGORY\_ID\=16\&NEWS\_ID\=1742](http://news.vnanet.vn/vietnamlaw/Service.asp?CATEGORY_ID=11&SUBCATEGORY_ID=16&NEWS_ID=1742)  Decision to establish Hoa Sen University on the base of Hoa Sen College. One of the university's founding principles was a not\-for\-profit orientation that focused on reinvestment in education activities \- one of the first and only educational institution to do so in Vietnam.

On January 12, 2016, Hoa Sen University (HSU) became the first university at Vietnam were accredited by [ACBSP](/wiki/ACBSP "ACBSP").

In 2018, HSU became a member of Nguyen Hoang Group (NHG) which is the university system of educational corporations. 

In 2019, 7 programs achieved international accreditation standards, including 5 ACBSP programs \& 2 AUN\-QA programs. 

In 2020, HSU achieved national quality accreditation standards. 

In 2021, HSU achieved 4\-star QS\-Stars standard, 10 programs achieved international accreditation standards, including ACBSP \& 5 AUN\-QA programs. 

In 2022, HSU accredited for the International English Communication Program by the National Education Assessment System of Australia \- NEAS. 17 programs meet international standards, 5 programs have achieved ACBSP accreditation, 8 programs have achieved AUN\-QA standards, and 3 programs have achieved FIBAA accreditation.


When did the school become a semi-private school?