Governance
University Council
As the highest governing body of VinUniversity, the University Council is responsible for representing the interests of the Founding Donor as well as those of a broad range of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, government authorities, and both the national and international communities. Its overarching mission is to collaborate with the entire VinUniversity community to build a university of excellence and to nurture the talents of the future.
Institutional Advisory Board
Lily Kong, Prof.
President, Singapore Management University
Mai Thanh Phong, Prof., PhD
President, HCMC University of Technology – VNU-HCM
Madam Dam Bich Thuy
Founding President, Fulbright University Vietnam
Soumitra Dutta, Prof.
Former Peter Moores Dean, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford University
Nguyen Duc Khuong, Prof.
Professor of Finance, EMLV Business School
Director of International Development, De Vinci Higher Education
Ilesanmi Adesida, Prof.
Former Provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Former Provost, Nazarbayev University (NU)
Doan Quoc Hung, Prof., Dr
Director of Training, Vinmec Healthcare System
Senior Leadership
The VinUniversity’s leadership team, representing the best interests of the University, includes the President, Provost, Vice-Provost, Deans and Heads of Faculty, Vice-Deans, and Heads of Operational and Administrative Units. The VinUniversity organizational structure is based on the principle of hybrid governance, in which administrative and operational support is centralized, and academic units (colleges and faculty) are decentralized, for implementation of the education and research mission of the university.
Le Mai Lan, PhD
President of the University Council, VinUniversity
Dr. Le Mai Lan serves as Vice Chairwoman of the Vingroup Joint Stock Company, in charge of Education. In 2013, she was tasked with setting up Vinschool, a not-for-profit K-12 education system, with the goal of becoming a Vietnamese education system based on the highest international standards. Founded in 2013, Vinschool has become the largest education system in Vietnam with a core of quality teachers and robust educational programs.
In 2017, Dr. Lan began to lead other Vingroup’s major education project, setting up VinUniversity, an excellent, private, not-for-profit university aspires to develop talents for the future, to make a breakthrough in Vietnam higher education and to become a world-class university.
Ling San, Prof.
Professor Ling San obtained his BA and MA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, and has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. He spent 13 years at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as a faculty member, before joining Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2005 as the Founding Head of the Division of Mathematical Sciences in the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (SPMS). He also served as Chair of SPMS and Dean, College of Science, before being appointed Provost and Vice President (Academic) on 1 January 2018. He became Deputy President & Provost on 1 January 2020, till 30 June 2025. Professor Ling was appointed Distinguished Nanyang Professor at NTU Singapore from 1 July 2025. Between August 2022 and July 2024, Professor Ling also served concurrently as the Chief Scientific Advisor for the National Research Foundation, Singapore. Professor Ling joined VinUniversity as Senior Deputy President in July 2025.
Tan Yap Peng, Prof.
Dr. Tan Yap Peng received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, all in Electrical Engineering. He worked at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center (New York), Intel Corporation (Arizona), and Sharp Laboratories of America (Washington) before joining Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 1999.
At NTU, he held several leadership roles, including Head of the Division of Information Engineering, Associate Chair (Academic), and Chair of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Deputy Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, and Associate Vice President (Lifelong Learning – Postgraduate Programmes by Coursework). He was also the Founding Director of the INFINITUS Infocomm Research Centre and President’s Chair in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. His research interests include image and video processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.
Vice Provosts & Deans
Sunmee Choi, PhD
Vice Provost of External Engagement, VinUniversity
Professor of Service Operations Management, College of Business and Management
Laurent El Ghaoui, PhD
Vice Provost of Research & Innovation, VinUniversity
Director, Center for Environmental Intelligence
Duong Nguyen Vu, Prof.
Vice Provost of Graduate Education, VinUniversity
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for AI Research
Nguyen Hong Ha, MS
Vice Provost of Academic Administration, VinUniversity
Member, University Council
K. David Harrison, PhD
Vice Provost for Special Projects, VinUniversity
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair, VinUniversity
John Evans, MBUS, MSc, PhD, FCPA
Dean, College of Business and Management
Umberto Ansaldo, Prof.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Research Scientist - Linguistic and Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Chair, VinUniversity
Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD
Dean, College of Health Sciences
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Innovation in Health Sciences
Research Center Directors
Nguyen Thanh Liem, MD, PhD
Director, Research Institute of Stem cell and Gene Technology
Affiliate Faculty, College of Health Sciences
Nguyen Van Dinh, MD, PhD
Director, Research Institute of Immunology
Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD
Dean, College of Health Sciences
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Innovation in Health Sciences
Pham Trung Hieu, MD, Specialist Level II
Director, 3D Technology in Medicine Center
Laurent El Ghaoui, PhD
Vice Provost of Research & Innovation, VinUniversity
Director, Center for Environmental Intelligence
Phan Manh Huong, Prof.
Professor cum Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Materials Innovation and Technology
Duong Nguyen Vu, Prof.
Vice Provost of Graduate Education, VinUniversity
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for AI Research
Vu Ha Van, Prof.
Chief Scientific Officer, Institute of VinUni Big Data Research
Director, Vingroup Innovation Foundation
Phan Thi Thuc Anh, Assoc. Prof.
Associate Vice Provost (Executive Director), VinUniversity
Director, VinUniversity’s Smart Green Transformation Center (Green X)
Edmund Malesky, Prof.
Scientific Director, VinUniversity’s Smart Green Transformation Center (Green X)
Senior Officers
Nguyen Hong Ha, MS
Vice Provost of Academic Administration, VinUniversity
Member, University Council
Nguyen Hoang Viet, MBA
Head, Campus Services and Development Office
Co-Chair, Sustainability Committee
Pham Ngoc Lan
Chief Financial Officer, VinUniversity
Phung Thi Viet Bac, PhD
Director, Research Management Office
Ex officio Member, Sustainability Committee
Nguyen Thi Hong Thai
Head of Department, Admissions Office
Bui Thi Minh Hong, PhD, Prof.
Director, Center for Education Management
Tony Tin
Director of Learning Resources Center, VinUniversity
Pham Hong Hanh
Head of Career, Alumni, Industry & Development, VinUniversity
VinUniversity Scientific and Educational Committee
The Scientific and Educational Committee is the principal advisory body on academic (education and research) matters and assists the leadership team to more effectively carry out its mission and main objectives.
Tan Yap Peng, Prof.
Provost, VinUniversity
Ling San, Prof.
Senior Deputy President, VinUniversity
Sunmee Choi, PhD
Vice Provost of External Engagement, VinUniversity
Professor of Service Operations Management, College of Business and Management
Laurent El Ghaoui, PhD
Vice Provost of Research & Innovation, VinUniversity
Director, Center for Environmental Intelligence
Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Duong Nguyen Vu, Prof.
Vice Provost of Graduate Education, VinUniversity
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for AI Research
Nguyen Hong Ha, MS
Vice Provost of Academic Administration, VinUniversity
Member, University Council
Head, Student Services & Experience
Phung Thi Viet Bac, PhD
Director, Research Management Office
Ex officio Member, Sustainability Committee
Faculty, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Intelligence Center
Umberto Ansaldo, Prof.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Research Scientist - Linguistic and Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Chair, VinUniversity
John Evans, MBUS, MSc, PhD, FCPA
Dean, College of Business and Management
Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD
Dean, College of Health Sciences
Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Innovation in Health Sciences
Pham Ngoc Nam, PhD
Vice Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Electrical Engineering program, College of Engineering and Computer Science
