Members of the winning architects Machado Silvetti Associates attended the ground breaking ceremony in Binh Duong Province on October 6th, 2016. Representatives from the World Bank, the Vietnamese Ministries of Education and Training, International Sponsors from the State of Hessen, German, Local Officials, University Leadership, Staff and students were in attendance. Machado Silvetti Associates was also joined by their international collaborators HGCC, Arup, Langdon Seah, Grant Associates and MCA Landscape Design. Construction of Phase One is expected to be completed by 2018 and includes the administration building, exhibition hall, lecture hall, food court, library, ceremony hall, dormitories, sports hall and laboratories.
The design contest for the new Campus of the Vietnamese-German University near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has been decided in mid-2013.
The contract for the general planning services has been awarded to the winner of the first prize in the design contest, Machado and Silvettti Associates Inc., Boston/MA,USA.
The projects of all five shortlisted firms that have taken part in the competition are published in the Results section of this website.
More about the New Campus Project
The jury for another New Model University Project (The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam) convened in early December 2014. For more information on that project please visit USTH New Model University Project.
represented through the
Project Management Unit of the New Model University Project (PMU)
Higher education contributes to economic development. Building a higher education system in Vietnam that is innovative, responsive to the demands of the market and of high quality is essential to the economic growth and development of Vietnam. The Government of Vietnam has requested the World Bank to provide continued support for Vietnam‘s higher education agenda, recognizing the success of past collaboration in the sector. This is all the more critical at a time when Vietnam, having acceded to WTO membership, is looking to develop a skilled population, with a strong knowledge base, that will position the country well for economic expansion and further integration into the global economy.
“The New-Model University Project” is an integral part of the World Bank‘s ongoing support to higher education and is a major priority for the Government of Vietnam in catalyzing further reform. It will not just create a new science and technology university that will produce the type of highly qualified graduates needed in the labor market; it will also explicitly test the reforms currently taking place in higher education and demonstrate lessons and provide guidance to other universities as they develop more autonomy in the areas of governance, financing, and quality. The Vietnamese-German University (VGU) is one out of four universities within “The New-Model University Project”.
There are a number of partner institutions of VGU from Germany, including the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and the Arts of the German state of Hesse (HMWK).
- Component 1: Policy and Regulatory Framework;
- Component 2: Academic and Research Development;
- Component 3: Campus and Facilities Development;
- Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The new VGU campus is located on 50 hectares of land in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. It will have characteristics of a new model university by adopting design principles and standards from leading universities in the world, preference to design principles and standards of Germany and Europe, with consideration to the conditions and standards of Vietnam. In addition, it will also feature some of contemporary environmentally-friendly and sustainable design guidelines, materials and technologies during construction.
The campus will consist of 5 main areas: (1) academic and research, (2) science park, (3) sports and support services, (4) student and (5) faculty housing.
The seven initial academic clusters included as expected are: electrical engineering, civil engineering, biotechnology, process engineering, computer science, chemistry/forestry, and business administration.
More information about this project can be found on the World Bank Homepage.
The campus will be built in two phases with total area of approx. 327.288 sqm floor area providing capacity for 5.000 students in this first phase (up to 2017) with a construction scale of approx. 134.550 sqm.The envisioned phase 2 will be built for 12.000 students with a construction scale of 192.738 sqm (up to 2020). It is asked for to design the complete new campus VGU and its facilities with a Gross Floor Area of 327.288 sqm at this competition. The construction is covered under the World Bank loan for the investment period 1 (up to 2017) such as academic buildings, laboraties, student and Academic accommodations, sport and convenience facilities and technical facilities.
The area of the competition site measures approx. 50.5 ha. It is bordered by Ring Road 4 to the north, existing settlements to the south and southeast, the National Highway 13 (Binh Duong Avenue) to the northeast and road D4 to the west.
The new urban area of My Phuoc is rapidly developing with industrial complexes and large residential projects in the immediate surrounding of the site.
For site plans and photos of the copetition site, please go to 'information'.
• Architecture and Urban Design
• Civil Engineering including Infrastructure Engineering
• Building Engineering (MEP)
• Lighting Engineering
• Landscape Architecture
• Acoustic Engineering
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy
to enhance their qualifications.
The General Design Planner consultant may associate under the lead of the architectural or urban consultant, which shall be an advantage at the selection.
The appointed Consultant must provide the service for the period from 02/2013 till 11/2017 in all disciplines and for the following planning stages according to the Vietnamese building and construction law:
• Schematic design development/master planning scale 1/500 (for phase 1 and phase 2)
• Basic design/planning application (for phase 1)
• Construction documentation (for phase 1)
under Word Bank regulations and with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004, revised in October 2006 and May 2010 which can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org/procure
The Client will short list six general planners having submitted their expression of interest.
Those will be invited to submit a detailed proposal.
The following prizes shall be awarded:
| 1st prize | 45,000 USD |
| 2nd prize | 35,000 USD |
| 3rd prize | 25,000 USD |
| 4th prize | 20,000 USD |
| 5th prize | 15,000 USD |
| 6th prize | 10,000 USD |
Architectural Jurors
| • | Prof. Donald Bates, Architect, Melbourne/Australia |
| • | Prof. Gulzar Haider, Architect, Lahore/Pakistan |
| • | Prof. Zvonko Turkali, Architect, Frankfurt/Germany |
| • | Dr. Tran Thanh Binh, Architect, President of Institute for Research and Design of Schools, Hanoi/Vietnam |
| • | Khuong Van Muoi, Architect, Vice Chairman Architecture Association, HCMC/Vietnam |
General Jurors
| • | Prof. Bui Van Ga, Ph.D, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Education, and Training of Vietnam (MOET) |
| • | Eva Kühne-Hörmann, Minister of Higher Education, Research, and the Arts, State of Hesse, Germany |
| • | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mallon, President of Vietnamese-German University (VGU) |
| • | Nguyen Dinh Toan, Vice Minister of Ministry of Construction (MOC) of Vietnam |
Technical Expert Jurors
| • | Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. e.h. Klaus Daniels, Expert for civil and building engineering, Munich/Germany |
| • | Le Van Cu, Cost Expert, Vice Director Construction Economic Institute Vietnam, Hanoi/Vietnam |
on behalf of the Client:
Project Management Unit of the New Model University Project
No.15 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tel: 84-4-39388624; Fax: 84-4-39378049
| Short listing | October 2012 - March 2013 |
| Jury colloquium | December 3 and 4, 2012 |
| Distribution Request for Proposal | February 14/March18, 2013 |
| Question forum | February 14 to May 14, 2013 |
| Participants’ colloquium (in Vietnam) | April 15 and 16, 2013 |
| Closing time for proposal | June 11, 2013 |
| Jury meeting | July 12, 2013 |