Vietnam National University, Hanoi Explained

Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Native Name:Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội
Motto:Ab uno disce omnes
Đạt đỉnh cao dựa vào tri thức
Mottoeng:"Excellence through Knowledge"
Type:Public
Faculty:2,220 (2022)
Administrative Staff:2,443 (2022)
Students:49,948 (2022)
Undergrad:45,224 (2022)
Postgrad:8,250 (2021)
City:Hanoi
Campus:Suburban
Colors: Pale green
Academic Affiliations:AUN, AUF, SATU

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, ĐHQGHN) is a public research university system in Hanoi, Vietnam. The university system has 10 member universities and faculties. VNU is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

It was ranked 201–250th in Asia by the QS University Rankings 2020. In 2020, it was one of the two Vietnamese universities to be included in the QS Global Ranking of Top 150 universities under 50 years old by 2021.[1]

History

Throughout its history, the university has had several name changes: the University of Indochina (Université Indochinoise, 東洋大學 or Đại học Đông Dương; established in 1906), Vietnam National University (Trường Đại học Quốc gia Việt Nam; November 1945), and the University of Hanoi (Trường Đại học Tổng hợp Hà Nội; June 1956). In 1993, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội) was created by merging the University of Hanoi, Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) and College of Foreign Languages.[2]

The institution also owns four high schools - three of which are for gifted students in foreign languages (Foreign Language Specialized School), natural science (High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science), social science (High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities), and the fourth school (High School of Educational Sciences) applies advanced educational technology in teaching; as well as a middle school (ULIS Middle School).

Board of directors

Member institutions

Vietnam National University, Hanoi includes the following members (universities, schools):[4] [5] [6]

University rankings

The W:801-1000
The W Year:2020
The W Ref:[7]
The Asia:201-250
The Asia Year:2020
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The university attained a ranking in the 201–250 grouping in Asia, under the QS ASIA University Rankings 2020. Also in the same year, it attained a THE World University Ranking in the 801–1000 group, and a THE World University Ranking Asia in the 201–250 group.[8] [9]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two Vietnamese universities listed in global U50 ranking, among the best young universities in the world. Vietnam. Times. June 25, 2020. Vietnam Times.
  2. Web site: ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI - TRANG CHỦ. vnu.edu.vn. 2020-01-18.
  3. Web site: Board of Directors. vnu.edu.vn/ (in Vietnamese). 2019-03-19.
  4. Web site: Quy đinh đặt tên giao dịch quốc tế (tiếng Anh) của ĐHQGHN, các đơn vị thành viên và trực thuộc, các chức danh lãnh đạo trong ĐHQGHN. vnu.edu.vn.
  5. Web site: Establishment History (VNU-VJU).
  6. Web site: ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI - TRANG CHỦ. vnu.edu.vn.
  7. World University Rankings 2020 . . 20 August 2019 .
  8. Web site: 2019-08-20 . World University Rankings . 2022-05-15 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  9. Web site: 2020-05-28 . Asia University Rankings . 2022-05-15 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  10. News: Anchors & Reporters: Anderson Cooper . CNN . 24 Sep 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20091126071629/http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/cooper.anderson.html . November 26, 2009.