On April 3, 2018, 28 days after announcing its decision to join the higher education field by establishing VinUniversity, Vingroup officially signed a collaboration agreement with two leading universities in the world: Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. The collaboration affirms the long-term commitment of Vingroup to create a world-class university that will be a breakthrough in higher education in Vietnam. According to this collaboration:

• • The entire curriculum, from design to quality validation, is supported by Cornell University (for the College of Business & Management, and the College of Engineering & Computer Science) and University of Pennsylvania (for the College of Health Sciences).
  • Professor Rohit Verma, a leading expert in Business Administration at Cornell University, top 2% of the world’s most cited scholars, has been named VinUniversity’s Founding Provost to help establish a university of excellence. In addition, academic programs in the College of Health Sciences are also offered and led by faculty from the University of Pennsylvania.
  • 100% of VinUniversity faculty participated in training in active-learning pedagogy, delivered by the Center for Teaching Innovation, Cornell University.
  • In July 2020, VinUniversity initiated the Study Away program, hosting students from Cornell University for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semester.
  • Alongside Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, VinUniversity continues to develop international cooperation with world-renowned universities, i.e. University of Technology Sydney (Australia), Yonsei University (Korea), Western University in Ontario (Canada), etc offering opportunities for exchange of faculty, students, joint research and educational collaborations.

After 3 years from the signing ceremony, with tireless efforts, VinUniversity is realizing its dream of becoming a distinguished, world-class university, with the mission of training and educating outstanding individuals who are capable and passionate about improving the quality of life within the community.