Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University becomes Deputy Minister of Science and Technology

(Dan Tri) - Associate Professor Dr. Vu Hai Quan, Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, was appointed to the position of Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

On September 3, the Prime Minister appointed Mr. Vu Hai Quan, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Council, Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, to hold the position of Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology according to Decision No. 1887/QD-TTg.

The above decision takes effect from September 3.

Mr. Vu Hai Quan, Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, holds the position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology (Photo: VNUHCM).

Mr. Vu Hai Quan was born in 1974 in Ninh Binh .

He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technology, University of Science (Ho Chi Minh City National University) in 1996.

From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Vu Hai Quan was a research student at the University of Trento, Italy and obtained a doctorate degree.

Then continued postdoctoral research at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

In February 2005, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis and received a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

Returning to Vietnam in 2007, Mr. Vu Hai Quan held many positions such as Director of ITEC International Training Center and Head of AILab Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Vice Principal of University of Natural Sciences (Ho Chi Minh City National University).

In October 2017, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to the position of Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University.

In January 2021, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to hold the position of Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/giam-doc-dh-quoc-gia-tphcm-lam-thu-truong-bo-khoa-hoc-va-cong-nghe-20250903141436606.htm