Six Vietnamese Universities Named Among Asia’s Top 500

Vietnam has 11 representatives featured in QS Asia University Rankings 2022 released Tuesday. Though all had appeared in last year’s rankings, five climbed higher, three dropped, and three remained in place.

Of the 11, Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City ranks the highest, at 142nd, up from 163rd place last year and the 207th position in 2020, according to VnExpress.

Vietnam National University Hanoi is placed 147th, up 13 ranks, followed by Vietnam National University HCMC in 179th, down 21.

Duy Tan University in Da Nang City sees a clear improvement, climbing from the 351-400 group to the 210th rank while Hanoi University of Science and Technology rises from the 301-350 to the 281-290 group.

Hue University in central Hue Town ranks in the 401-450 group.

Can Tho University in Mekong Delta’s Can Tho City and the University of Da Nang in Da Nang both land in the group of 501-550.

The remaining Vietnamese universities in the 2022 ranking are Hanoi University of Education and University of Economics HCMC in the 551-600 group, and the Industrial University of HCMC in the 601-650 segment.

Featuring 687 institutions, the 2022 ranking of the top Asian universities is the biggest yet, QS stated.

This year, the National University of Singapore maintained its top position for the third year in a row.

It is followed by Peking University in China and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Published annually since 2009, QS Asia University Rankings highlights the top universities in Asia each year using 11 indicators: academic reputation (30 percent), employer reputation (20 percent), faculty/student ratio (10 percent), international research network (10 percent), citations per paper (10 percent) and papers per faculty (5 percent), staff with a PhD (5 percent), proportion of international faculty (2.5 percent) and proportion of international students (2.5 percent), proportion of inbound exchange students (2.5 percent) and proportion of outbound exchange students (2.5 percent).

6 Vietnamese universities named among Asia’s top 500

1. Ton Duc Thang University

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Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is a young and aspiring university in vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Established in 1997, Ton Duc Thang University has steadily developed into one of the largest and fastest-growing universities in Vietnam with over 25,000 students and 1.300 faculty members. Our international five-star learning environment encompasses five campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang City, Lam Dong Province, and Ca Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region.

The university currently has 17 faculties, 71 research groups, and 114 up-to-date undergraduate and graduate programs with a focus on high-quality research, training, and internationalization, as well as many interdisciplinary research opportunities.

On July 2, 2018, The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) recognized Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) as compliant with French and European standards for universities. This accreditation has been granted for a 5-year term, from July 2018 to July 2023.

On Dec. 6, 2019, UI Greenmetric World University Rankings (UI GreenMetric) announced the rankings of 2019, and Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) has been ranked 165 out of 780 leading universities in the world.

On April 3, 2019, THE (Times Higher Education) published the first-ever 2019 University Impact Rankings to recognize universities across the world for their social and economic impact, based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) was ranked 101-200 in the overall 2019 rankings. The University was ranked very high in Sustainable Cities and Communities, Partnerships for the Goals and Climate Action indicators, reaching scores from 60 to 70 out of 100 worldwide.

On 15 August 2020, ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) announced the results of World university ranking: Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is ranked No. 1 in Vietnam and 701-800 in the world.

2. Vietnam National University Hanoi

The entrance of the Vietnam National University (VNU) - Hanoi. Photo: VNA

Vietnam National University, Hanoi was founded in 1906 and is a direct descendant of the colonial-era Universite de Indochinie.

Along with Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, it is "one of two leading multidisciplinary and multisectoral universities, tasked with producing highly qualified human resources for the rest of the country". They operate differently from the rest of Vietnam’s higher education, reporting directly to the prime minister, rather than to the education minister, and they have greater autonomy.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi took its current name and shape in 1993 with the merger of the University of Hanoi, the College of Foreign Languages, and Hanoi National Union of Education. It is divided into 12 sub-sections called universities, plus two specialist schools for pupils with exceptional gifts in languages and the natural sciences.

It has the motto "Experience through Knowledge" and a vision that it is "expected to be one of the leading interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary research universities in the world which can contribute to national industrialization and modernization".

In 2016 the Vietnam Japan University was opened in order to "create a new momentum of socio-economic development and contribute to adding more value to Japanese investment in Vietnam" as "a center of cultural and academic exchange between Vietnam and Japan".

The two training and research centers at the university are devoted to national defence and security and physical education and sports. High school students won medals at the 2019 Academic Olympiad for maths, biology and physics.

3. Vietnam National University HCMC

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Located in the eastern part of HCMC - the most developed urban area of Vietnam, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) was established in 1995 by the government to create a training center for undergraduates, postgraduate and science research, following high-quality and innovative multidisciplinary technology. VNUHCM serves as the core of the higher education system and dedicates to the needs of socio-economic developments.

With a total area of 643.7hectar built under a modern university city model, VNUHCM is one of the largest educational institutions of Vietnam. The university has 26 units of training, scientific research and technology transfer, as well as 8 member units: the University of Technology, University of Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, International University, University of Information Technology, University of Economics and Law, and Institute for Environment and Resources.

VNUHCM has over 60.000 full-time students with an academic team of more than 300 professors and associate professors and above 1,200 doctors. As the leading higher education system of Vietnam, the training program of VNUHCM includes 99 disciplines/groups of disciplines, ranging from technology, natural science, social sciences and humanities to economic, healthcare. It also has 105 master's degree training majors and 79 doctoral ones.

Defining vision as a top university system in Asia, VNUHCM for many consecutive years was ranked in the top 150 universities in the continent by the Quacquarelli Symonds Asia Education Organization (QS). In 2019, VNUHCM maintains its ranking in the top 701-750 by the QS UK, which evaluates over 1,000 leading universities in 82 countries.

To connect and serve the community is one of VNUHCM’s core values. Each year, the revenue from technology transfer and serving the community of VNUHCM reaches over VND 150 billion. Along with an international network of academic partners, leading educational institutions from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia, VNUHCM actively updated the most advanced educational trends in training and research activities. This has enhanced the university's position and prestige in the international academic community.

"Promoting social progress" is the idea that the world's top universities pursue. This is also the mission committed by VNUHCM.

4. Duy Tan University

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Duy Tan University is located in the heart of sunny Da Nang, on the Pacific Ocean. The university has steadily developed, sharing its ambition with the city to create a bustling, modern, international metropolis. Founded by the decree of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on Nov. 11, 1994, Duy Tan University is the first and the largest private, multidisciplinary and diversified institution in Central Vietnam.

For nearly 24 years, thanks to its great efforts, Duy Tan University has made steady progress in education and training. The University has enrolled 2,600 students in 5 Postgraduate and 16 Graduate courses, 70,000 in 23 Undergraduate & Associate Bachelor’s Degree programs, and 1,400 students in Vocational programs.

Duy Tan University offers a wide range of academic programs, including Information Technology, Business Management, Foreign Languages, Tourism, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Medicine, Pharmacology, Literature and Journalism, International Relations, Cultural Tourism and Economic Law. Through its 16 graduate courses, Duy Tan University has fueled the local labor market with a total of 45,000 graduates and post-graduates so far. Over 89% of graduates find jobs within six months of graduation. This rate is even higher, at 100%, for Duy Tan University Software Technology graduates.

In addition, with the slogan: "Partnering with Giants”, Duy Tan University has expanded partnerships with many well-known universities around the world. These include Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), one of the top four American universities in IT; Pennsylvania State University (PSU), one of the top fifty universities in Business Management and Hospitality and Tourism; and California State University, CSU Fullerton and Cal Poly, one of the top five American public universities in Civil Engineering and Architecture on the West Coast. In 2017, DTU partnered with Troy University and Keuka College in the USA to offer students On-Site Study-Abroad programs in four disciplines: Business Administration, IT, Hotel Management and Financial Management. Students can now receive advanced education and graduate with internationally accredited degrees, without having to leave Vietnam. This is one of the key strategies to enhance the quality of education at DTU to adapt to rapidly evolving social requirements.

Over the course of almost 24 years of operation and development, Duy Tan University students have achieved special academic accomplishments in their quest for knowledge and skill such as 2013, 2016, and 2017 CDIO Cups; the Asia - Pacific IDEERS Championship in 2014, the First prizes in the 2016 and 2017 National Microsoft Imagine Cup...

In keeping the motto: “We Do Everything for Student Rights and Future Careers”, together with the mission: "To focus on the education and research of various sciences and technologies in order to produce dynamic, creative, healthy graduates, who love their country, possess humanitarian Vietnamese values, a sense of community, self-confidence and a broad range of capabilities and skills, to become Citizens of the World", Hero of Labor, Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co, DTU President and Provost, has inspired everyone at Duy Tan University to work harder for the development of the University in the near future.

5. Hanoi University of Science and Technology

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University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH, also called Vietnam - France University) is a public university, which was established in 2009 under the Intergovernmental Agreement between Vietnam and France with the ambition to become one of the most excellent research-oriented university at an international standard in Vietnam.

USTH is under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), the nation's leading research institution; also, strongly supported by the Consortium of more than 40 French leading universities and research institutes in training and research. USTH is proud to be the symbol of Vietnam - France cooperation in education and research.

USTH is the leading university in Asia following the Bologna process for Diploma, which is widely applied in more than 45 European countries. Accordingly, the training duration for Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral programs is 3, 2, and 3 years respectively.

USTH's Bachelor training programs were recognized and accredited by the High Council of Evaluation of Research and Higher Education in France (HCERES) - the most prestigious education quality accreditation organization in France and Europe. In addition, the University cooperates with the prestigious universities and research institutes in France to co-award Master's degrees.

USTH provides an international high-quality training environment with the main language in English and a team of dedicated and experienced lecturers in training and research in Vietnam and in the world. The University aims to train students comprehensively through extensive research and research activities, encouraging autonomy, critical creative thinking; also, creating an environment to nurture and develop the passion in science. Students learn theoretical and practical knowledge through practice sessions in modern laboratories, opportunities of participating in research projects with lecturers, and field trips at enterprises and manufactories, etc.

A unique feature of USTH's training program is that students are introduced and supported to find internship opportunities for 3-6 months abroad. An average of 70% of USTH's students has had the opportunity to do internships at universities and research institutes in France and many other countries with advanced science and technology in Europe and Asia such as Germany, Finland, Italia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, etc.

6. Hue University

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Hue University is a public, research-oriented university located in Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. It is one of the most important regional universities of Vietnam. In Vietnam, universities are classified into three classes: National University (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University, Hanoi), regional university (Thai Nguyen University, The University of Da Nang and Hue University), and university.

Hue University, formerly known as The University of Hue, was initially established in March 1957. After the reunification of the country in 1975, independent universities were established in Hue on the basis of the existing faculties of The University of Hue. According to Government Decree No. 30/ND-CP dated 4 April 1994, Hue University has been re-established by reorganizing all Hue-based universities. Hue University is responsible for training students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, conducting research and applying science and technology in a multitude of disciplines to serve the construction and development of the country in general and Central Vietnam and Western Highlands in particular.

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