The Department of Organic Chemistry, the Department of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, and the Department of Chemistry are among the six departments, six majors, and three research laboratories that make up the Faculty of Chemistry today, some 70 years after its founding. Physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and three key-research labs, including the labs for natural compounds, cancer, and computational chemistry. | Cite this paper Vietnam J. Chem. 2023 61 S2 1-6 Review DOI Faculty of Chemistry VNUHCM - University of Science VNUHCM-US 70 years of founding and development Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai Nguyen Tuyet Phuong Nguyen Thu Huong Nguyen Cong Tranh Nguyen Trung Nhan 1 Faculty of Chemistry University of Science 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street District 5 Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Viet Nam 2 Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Truong Toan Street Linh Trung District Thu Duc City Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Viet Nam Submitted July 7 2023 Revised October 17 2023 Accepted November 10 2023 1. A BRIEF HISTORY University - Ho Chi Minh City VNUHCM one of Vietnam s two national multi-disciplinary university Previously known as the Chemistry Department at systems was founded in January 1995 as a result of Saigon College of Science the Faculty of Chemistry the amalgamation of many pre-existing universities at University of Science - Vietnam National in the city. The University of Natural Sciences UNS University Ho Chi Minh City VNUHCM - US was was once more given a new name in 1996 for Ho Chi established in 1954. Organic Chemistry Physical amp Minh City University. In 2007 the University has Organic Physical Chemistry and Inorganic and officially renamed the University of Science US . Applied Chemistry were the three divisions that the Since then the US has joined the other nine Chemistry Department underwent in 1969. The universities at Vietnam National University in Ho Faculty of Chemistry was incorporated into the Ho Chi Minh City. From this point forward the Faculty Chi Minh City University after Viet Nam s of Chemistry will be one of the nine faculties in reunification in April 1975. Vietnam National VNUHCM US figure 1 . A B Figure 1 The campus overview of VNUHCM - University of Science Nguyen Van Cu Campus A and Linh Trung Campus B The Faculty of Chemistry was one of the original 2012 and in 2014 the Department of Medicinal three departments when it was founded in
