1. Name:

Water Resources University- WRU

2. Governing Body

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

3. Establishment:

-1959: Electricity Water Resources Institute

-1963: WaterResourcesUniversity and College

-1964- to date: WaterResourcesUniversity

WaterResourcesUniversity (WRU) was established in 1959 with the precursor as Electricity Water Resources Institute. After 46 years of establishment and development, the University has educated enormous scientific and technical staff contributing actively of water resource development in Viet Nam.

To look back past 46 years since establishing, the University was undergoing development in the critical difficult conditions of national Anti- American War period. Thank to the special attention paid by Vietnam Communist Party, Government, along with the support of People and international community, the sustained effort of staff, .faculty and student generations, the University has affirmed that it is a premier university of Viet Nam, in educating and trainingthe undergraduate and post-graduate human resources as well asit has been a scientific research and technological transferring center in the field ofHydraulic- Hydro-power and Water Resources.

In the aspect of International co-operation, the university has developed relationship with oversea through academic and technical collaborative and exchange universities, companies, institutes, international organizations.

Thank to the achievement the University achieved to date, the Government and Vietnam Communist Party has granted WRU noble rewards as Hero of Labor of“doi moi” period, Ho Chi Minh Medal in 2004.

Bearing “doi moi” spirit taken place through out the country, WRU is striving for new exploits to enter a new period - turning- point in the history of WRU’s establishment and development so that WRU will be a reliable counterpart for equal cooperating in the region and world-wide.

Basic Infomation

ADDRESS:Water Resources University- 175 Tay Son str, Dong Da dist, Ha Noi

TEL:04-8522201- Fax: 04-5633351

EMAIL:wru@wru.edu.vn

WEBSITE:http://www.wru.edu.vn

THE SECOND BASE IN HO CHI MINH

MAIN CAMPUS: 2 Truong Sa str, Binh Thanh dist, Ho Chi Minh city

Tel:08-8400532; Fax:08-8400542

TRAINING CAMPUS at An Thanh, Thuan An, Binh Duong

Tel: 0650- 824440-Fax:0650- 833489