Vietnam’s seven universities ranked among Asia’s best

October 24, 2018 | 18:11

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Two more Vietnamese universities won places on a list of Asia’s top universities, bringing to seven the country’s number of universities on the list compiled by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

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A view of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, one of the top universities in Asia listed by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds.-Photo vnu.edu.vn

The 2019 list of 505 top universities in Asia was announced on Tuesday by the QS.

The seven Vietnamese universities include the Vietnam National University, Hanoi ranking 124th, Vietnam National University, HCM City ranking the 144th, Hanoi University of Science and Technology ranking in the group of 261st-270th, Ton Duc Thang University ranking in the group of 291st-300th, Cần Thơ University ranking in the group of 351st-400th and Hue University and Da Nang University in the group of 451st-500th.

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi ranked 124th together with South Korea’s Ulsan University.

Compared with the QS Asia 2018, two Vietnamese universities have made significant progress. Specifically, the Vietnam National University, Hanoi maintained its position as Vietnam’s best university and rose 15 spots compared with last year. The Hanoi University of Science and Technology also rose by 30 levels.

However, the HCM City National University slipped two spots compared with last year. Can Tho University moved from the group of 301st-350th to the group of 351st-400th. Similarly, Hue University and Da Nang University also fell behind.

Ton Duc Thang University appeared on the list for the first time and ranked in the group of 291st-300th.

To measure excellence among Asian universities, QS uses several key indicators to compare institutions, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, proportion of international students and research quality indicators.

VNA

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