Property giant to provide university funding for research

HCM CITY — Hưng Thịnh Corporation has agreed to provide the Việt Nam National University- HCM City (VNUHCM) with VNĐ 二0 billion (US$ 八 六 四, 八0 八) worth of funding for research into big data, AI, blockchain, industrial control technology, new materials, smart solutions, and others.

Hưng Thịnh Technology, a subsidiary of the property giant, and the VNUHCM Development Fund will oversee the work.  

VNUHCM is the largest higher education establishment in the country with  三 六 institutions under it.

The HCM City People’s Co妹妹ittee vice chairman, Dương Anh Đức, said the corporation should also co-operate with VNUHCM to build a hospital for its medical students and provide scholarships to its students. — VNS