HOUSING Welcome to Bach Khoa Dormitory (BKD) of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.
LOCATION BKD is located at 497 Hoa Hao st, 7 Ward, 10 District, Ho Chi Minh City. It is about 1.5 km away from the main branch of HCMUT, 5 km away from Tan Son Nhat international airport, 3km away from main train station and only 5 km away from the city center. There are also a lot of busses in this area, so commuting and travelling are convenient with many different choices of transportation. In addition, BKD is also near big shopping center and supper market such as Coopmart, Hung Vuong Plaza, Thuan Kieu Plaza and so on… Therefore, BKD is a very ideal place for students and professors to study, research, work….., as well as to discover Ho Chi Minh City and other nearby rural areas.
INTRODUCTION BKD was established in 1978. After a long time, it had been worn out. In 2004, BKD has been rebuilt to be used as new in 2008. The new BKD has 12 levels with underground parking lot sitting on 38,000 square meters in the corner of four big streets. All the rooms in BKD can get natural sunshine and wind. The dorm also has a small park in the middle of its U shape building with a lot trees. This building provides 6 elevators, 5 staircases, fire prevention system, automatic fire alarms, and emergency exits. There are 347 rooms and 12 levels in this building which are divided accordingly: * Level 1: This level has administration offices of BKD, common room, gym room, gymnasium, footbal ground, cafeteria, public health room and so on… + Normal rooms (Level 1 to level 8) - For long terms staying: There are 287 rooms for Vietnamese students of HCMUT only. Each room is 43 square meters for 8 students. + Service rooms (Level 9 to level 11): These levels with 43 square meters each room for Vietnamese students, foreign students. Each room can fit 4, 6 or 8 students. Belong to the price, room feature includes: private bathroom, clothes drying place, refrigerator, bunk beds/ single bed, safe cases, tables with bookcases, chairs, shoe cabinet and a common table, wifi internet, washing machine, and a community room. * Level 12: These levels with 43 square meters each room for professors, experts and guesses of HCMUT only. Each room provides 4 beds, 1 wooden desks with chairs, wooden wardrobe, small table with chair, air conditioner with 2.5 HP, television with cable, refrigerator, shoe cabinet, internet, clothes drying place, washing machine, private bathroom, and community room. |