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Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội
Administration building
Former names
University of Indochina (1906–1945)
Vietnam National University College, University of Indochina (1945–1956)
University of Hanoi (1956–1993)
Motto
Ab uno disce omnes
Motto in English
Excellence through Knowledge
TypePublic; state-owned University
Established16 May 1906 (1906-05-16)
Academic affiliations
AUN, AUF, SATU
PresidentHoang Minh Son
Faculty2,220 (2022)
Administrative staff
2,443 (2022)
Students49,948 (2022)
Undergraduates45,224 (2022)
Postgraduates8,250 (2021)
Location
Hanoi
,
Vietnam

21°02′25″N 105°46′54″E / 21.04028°N 105.78167°E / 21.04028; 105.78167
Campus
Colors  Pale green
Websiteen.vnu.edu.vn
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[1]761-770 (2026)
THE World[2]1201-1500 (2026)
Global – Business and economics
THE Business and Economics[3]601-800 (2026)
Global – Liberal arts
QS Social Sciences and Management[4]353 (2026)
THE Social Sciences[5]801-1000 (2026)
Global – Life sciences and medicine
THE Life Sciences[6]1001+ (2026)
Global – Science and engineering
QS Chemistry[7]601-700 (2026)
QS Engineering & Tech.[8]401-450 (2026)
QS Natural Sciences[9]451-500 (2026)
THE Computer Science[10]1001+ (2026)
THE Engineering[11]1001-1250 (2026)
THE Physical Sciences[12]1001-1250 (2026)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[13]158 (2026)
THE Asia[14]501-600 (2025)

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi National University') is a public research university system in Hanoi, Vietnam. It has 12 member universities and schools. VNU is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

VNU was ranked 158th in Asia by the QS University Rankings 2026.[15][16] For some consecutive years, it has maintained the No.1 position in Viet Nam’s only domestic university ranking system, the Vietnam’s University Rankings (VNUR).[17][18]

The President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi is appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. The position belongs to the first-tier leadership group under the management of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and is institutionally equivalent to the rank of Vice Minister of ministries and ministerial-level agencies.[19]

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.[20]

This university was home to the country's first business school.[21]

The institution 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; and a middle school (ULIS Middle School).

Campus

Location

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) has 7 campuses across 7 districts of Hanoi, namely:

  1. Cầu Giấy campus
  2. Hoàn Kiếm campus
  3. Thanh Xuân campus
  4. Hai Bà Trưng campus
  5. Hòa Lạc campus, Thạch Thất district (current headquarters)
  6. Nam Từ Liêm campus
  7. Ba Vì campus

Board of directors

  • President: Bùi Thế Duy[22]
  • Vice President: Nguyễn Hoàng Hải
  • Vice President: Phạm Bảo Sơn[23]
  • Vice President: Nguyễn Hiệu
  • Vice President: Đào Thanh Trường

Member institutions

Vietnam National University, Hanoi includes the following members (universities, schools):[24][25][26]

Alumni

Politicians

  • Nguyễn Xuân Thắng (Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics)

Other fields

  • Hoàng Tụy (applied mathematician, one of two founders of the mathematical institutions of Vietnam, the "father of global optimization")

Awards

President of Vietnam awarded for Vietnam National University, Hanoi:[27]

References

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  13. "QS Asia University Rankings 2026 – Overall". Top Universities. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  14. "Asia University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 22 April 2026.
  15. "QS Asia University Rankings 2026 - Overall". Top Universities. 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  16. Hanoitimes. "Vietnam's university keeps rising in QS Asia Rankings 2026". Hanoitimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  17. "Việt Nam university ranking a good channel for quality improvement". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  18. vietnam.vn (2024-01-19). "Vietnam University Rankings 2024". vietnam.vn. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  19. "Quy định số 368-QĐ/TW ngày 08/9/2025 của Bộ Chính trị về Danh mục vị trí chức danh, nhóm chức danh, ..." tulieuvankien.dangcongsan.vn (in Vietnamese). 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  20. "ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI - TRANG CHỦ". vnu.edu.vn. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  21. "Adrien Jean-Guy Passant: Educating indigenous commercial executives. A business school in colonial context: The case of the Indochina Higher School of Commerce (1920–1932), Business History, Volume 66, Issue 5, pp.955-1000, 2022". doi:10.1080/00076791.2022.2052853.
  22. "Ban Giám đốc". vnu.edu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  23. "Board of Directors". vnu.edu.vn/ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  24. "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.
  25. "Establishment History (VNU-VJU)". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  26. "ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI - TRANG CHỦ". vnu.edu.vn.
  27. "TỔNG HỢP SỐ LIỆU VỀ CÁC DANH HIỆU THI ĐUA KHEN THƯỞNG CỦA ĐHQGHN (Cập nhật đến tháng 8/2019)". vnu.edu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-11-29.