The Prime Minister decided to convert Phenikaa University into Phenikaa University

Phenikaa University officially became Phenikaa University according to Decision No. 775/QD-TTg dated April 15, 2025 of the Prime Minister . After just over 6 years of restructuring with the new name, Phenikaa University has transformed rapidly, affirming its position as the youngest university to successfully transform into a university model, marking a milestone in organizational and administrative development, affirming the school's commitment to improving the quality of training, research and technology transfer to serve the country's development.

Established in 2007 and named Phenikaa University since November 2018, with the synchronous and comprehensive investment of Phenikaa Group, Phenikaa University has become one of three "houses" of the Phenikaa Ecosystem: "House" of production and business - "House"of education - "House" of science closely linked and mutually supportive.

Phenikaa University always creates an academic environment that promotes innovation.

The process of developing and transforming Phenikaa University into Phenikaa University takes place on a solid strategic foundation and long-term vision, in the environment of a Phenikaa ecosystem consisting of 4 pillars: Industrial production, Technology development and digital transformation, Health care and Education and training, with more than 30 member units operating domestically and internationally, demonstrating the careful preparation and commitment of the school in meeting the development needs of modern education.

In 2019, the first enrollment course was started under the name Phenikaa University with an enrollment scale of only over 300 students. Up to now, Phenikaa University has a training scale of nearly 25,000 students with over 100 training programs, including 64 regular university training programs, 10 international joint programs, 16 master's training programs and 11 doctoral training programs. Phenikaa University has established 5 training schools: Phenikaa School of Engineering, Phenikaa School of Economics , Phenikaa School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Phenikaa School of Information Technology, Phenikaa School of Foreign Languages ​​- Social Sciences. In the next few years, Phenikaa University will establish a number of more schools, including a school specializing in training in Law, a school of Tourism - Hospitality, etc.

Phenikaa University students are always dynamic with many entrepreneurial aspirations.

The school is proud to have outstanding scientists who have been honored and won many prestigious awards such as: 3 Ta Quang Buu awards, 1 VIFOTEC first prize, 01 Nguyen Van Dao mechanical talent award; 3 Golden Globe awards for young scientists; The King of Thailand's Award for outstanding scientific work in 2023; 3 lecturers in the Top 100,000 most influential scientists in the world in 2024.

In addition, the school has maintained its top 1 position in the Nature Index Ranking for 4 consecutive years from 2020 to 2024; achieved "5 Stars" according to the assessment of the UPM Higher Education Quality Benchmarking System in 2024; Top 5 Vietnamese universities in the SCImago Ranking in 2024; Top 2 in the RePEc Ranking of research organizations in the field of economics in Vietnam in 2024; Top 5 IPSTAR Invention Stars (2016-2023 period) with more than 40 granted patents, along with nearly 2,500 international publications in ISI/SCOPUS journals in the period 2019-2024.

To truly become a knowledge university, increase non-tuition income, and serve to promote scientific research, Phenikaa University pays special attention to innovation, linking scientific research with technology transfer. Therefore, the school has established Phenikaa University Holding to transfer and commercialize research results. This system currently includes 7 spin-off and start-up companies, knowledge transfer training centers, turning inventions and research into practical application products, with remarkable achievements such as 115 inventions and useful solutions, outstanding in the fields of autonomous technology, new materials, biotechnology and health, including many inventions of Phenikaa University scientists that have been transferred to industrial-scale production and business, with investment and revenue of thousands of billions of VND. Among the startups of Phenikaa University Holding, Phenikaa-X and PHX are two typical units that not only achieved outstanding technological achievements such as level 4 autonomous electric vehicles and comprehensive digital solutions in education, but also affirmed their position as product suppliers for many large factories in Vietnam, typically Smart Robots for Samsung Thai Nguyen factory.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Xuan Nang - Chairman of Phenikaa Group, Chairman of the University Council affirmed: “The transformation from Phenikaa University to Phenikaa University in the operating environment of Phenikaa Group Ecosystem not only marks a turning point in the innovation of governance and development of the education system, but also affirms our commitment to the quality of training, research and technology transfer, aiming at the output of the university as real “warriors” in social activities or as excellent scientists. We believe that, with a dynamic team of staff, lecturers and students, and the companionship of Phenikaa Group, Phenikaa University will continue to enhance its position in the system of domestic and international higher education institutions, creating breakthrough values, contributing to improving the quality of human resources for the sustainable development of the country”.

With the Prime Minister's Decision to convert this university model, Phenikaa University becomes the first private university in the Northern region and the 10th university in Vietnam, alongside Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Thai Nguyen University, Hue University, Da Nang University, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, National Economics University, Duy Tan University.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/giao-duc/thu-tuong-chinh-phu-quyet-dinh-truong-dai-hoc-phenikaa-chuyen-thanh-dai-hoc-phenikaa-i765363/