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Quandela Names Quang Trung University for Vietnam’s First Quantum Computer
Quandela and Vietnamese partner Quanova plan to deploy a MosaiQ photonic quantum computer at Quang Trung University, with support from Nam A Bank. The project also includes faculty training, dedicated courses and a residency program for stu
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Quandela and Quanova announced their plan for Vietnam’s first quantum computer at an event in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of October 21. The system, Quandela’s MosaiQ photonic computer, is slated for Quang Trung University in Quy Nhơn, Gia Lai, as part of a research and education program backed by Nam A Bank. The announcement is a deployment plan, not confirmation that the computer is already installed or operating.
Quang Trung University is the planned destination
Quanova selected MosaiQ as the hardware for a program the partners call quantum-RISE: quantum research, innovation, services and entrepreneurship. Quandela’s announcement describes the project as the first France–Vietnam collaboration dedicated to quantum computing and says it will lead to Vietnam’s first quantum computer. Nam A Bank is supporting the initiative, which the company frames as both a technology project and an investment in local skills.
The plan extends beyond delivering a machine. It includes training for university faculty, dedicated curricula, Quandela’s software suite and support for a Quantum Experience Center at the university. The partners also plan to organize technology events and hackathons, giving students and researchers opportunities to work with quantum computing tools.
A residency program is part of the deployment
The Quantum Innovator Residency Program is intended to bring students, researchers, educators and technology innovators together around practical uses of quantum computing. Quanova CEO Rossy Nguyen Hoang Hong Nhung described the rationale in the announcement:
“To co-create new technologies, we must first build trusted partnerships and train the next generation.”
Rossy Nguyen Hoang Hong Nhung, CEO of Quanova
Quandela and Quanova are positioning the residency, training and curriculum as groundwork for people who can use the system, rather than treating hardware delivery as the whole project. The release does not specify when installation will take place, how many qubits MosaiQ will provide in Vietnam, or what the deployment will cost. Those omissions leave the project’s schedule and technical scope open.
Nam A Bank and French-Vietnamese ties
The initiative follows a strategic agreement between Quandela and Quanova signed in Paris during the France–Vietnam Leaders Forum, according to Quandela. The October announcement in Ho Chi Minh City included representatives of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. French Consul General Étienne Ranaivoson welcomed the project, describing the computer as a sign of trust between the two countries.
Nam A Bank’s Deputy CEO, Võ Hoàng Hải, said the bank invests in quantum technology as part of efforts to build Vietnam’s high-tech capabilities through cooperation with French organizations. The partnership thus brings together a French equipment provider, a Vietnamese quantum company, a university and a financial institution. The announced responsibilities range from system deployment and software access to training and public-facing events.
The first milestone is a plan, not a running machine
Quandela presents MosaiQ as the first quantum computer to be deployed in Vietnam, but its release describes a future installation. It offers no delivery date, performance data or account of how researchers will access the system once it is in place. For now, the concrete commitment is the planned university deployment paired with training, coursework and a residency program.
That combination will determine what the project can offer beyond a new piece of equipment: whether local students and researchers gain sustained access and build experience using the system. The public announcement identifies Quang Trung University as the destination and Nam A Bank as a supporter, but leaves the machine’s installation date unstated.