Organization
USTH was born from a joint French and Vietnamese initiative in terms of governance and organization.
The main institutional and financial stakeholders of USTH are: the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) , the French Embassy in Vietnam (VASTVietnam Academy of Science and Technology) on the one hand and the Ministry of Education and Training (MEFMinistère de l'Éducation et de la Formation), the Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST), the Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technologies (VASTVietnam Academy of Science and Technology) on the other hand.
This bi-national organization is complemented with a University board which acts as the decision- making body and whose members are French and Vietnamese.
The French Chancellor, Mr Patrick Boiron is assisted by two Vietnamese vice-chancellors.