Nine Vietnamese Universities Named in THE Impact Rankings 2023

Vietnam contributed nine universities to the THE Impact Rankings 2023 released by the Times Higher Education. Photo: Times Higher Education

Among them, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City is ranked highest, in the group of 301-400, after making it to the list for the first time.

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) sees its ranking being improved from last year, entering the group of 401-600. Notably, its Quality Education goal ranking experiences a strong breakthrough, earning the 70^th place in the world, the 5th in Southeast Asia and the first in Vietnam.

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) sees its ranking being improved from last year, entering the group of 401-600. Photo: baodautu.vn

Apart from VNU-Hanoi, Duy Tan University is also in the 401-600 group. Ton Duc Thang University, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), the National Economics University and FPT University are in the group of 601-800, and Phenikaa University at 801-1,000.

Also making the ranking for the first time, the HCM City Open University is ranked 1,001+.

Last year, seven Vietnamese universities were named in the ranking while only four and two were included in the list in 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Impact Rankings released the ranking following the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by the United Nations in 2016, calling for global action to build a peaceful, fair and prosperous society.

The 17 goals comprise no poverty; zero hunger; good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; industry innovation and infrastructure; reduced inequalities; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life below water; life on land; peace, justice and strong institutions; partnerships for goals.

Students at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, April 2023. Photo of the university

The 2023 Impact Rankings is the fifth edition, and the overall ranking includes 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions.

The overall ranking is led by Australia’s Western Sydney University for the second year in a row.

The UK’s University of Manchester follows in second place while Canada’s Queen’s University takes third spot.

The top institution from an emerging country is University Sains Malaysia, which ranks fourth.

The UK is the most-represented country in the top 100 with 26, followed by Australia with 16 and Canada with 15./.

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