Community University partnership has been beneficial for sustainable development in both developed and developing societies. The engagement between universities and communities are symbiotic as one's prosperity is contributive to the other's and vice versa. However, the concept of this engagement is novel in Vietnam. To understand the reasons behind, I especially look into the context of higher education with focus on the teaching and learning and the research activities. This is important since these activities contribute to the framing of the content of the partnership activities. Then, I pay attention to the development process based on the Millennium Development Goals' achievement to setup the context for a possible Community University partnership to come in. Additionally, more findings about people's perception of this type of engagement are gained from the interviews. From all the facts and findings, I then suggest a model of Community University partnership in the field of healthcare and recommendations for the partnership to be feasible, productive and sustainable.