Saigon Hi-Tech Park granted an investment license to Ho Chi Minh City Open University to build a research centre specialising in education technologies in District 9, HCMC.
With total capital of VND290 billion (US$12.7 million), the 8,985 square metre centre will include labs where researchers will create as many as 176 kinds of software for e-learning and learning management systems.
The research centre for development of high-tech education will also offer e-learning and technical training, including for post-graduates, with the aim of serving 2,400 people each year.
The centre’s first building is expected to open in 2019 and the second to open in 2020.