Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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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
Type	Public; state-owned University
Established	16 May 1906; 120 years ago (1906-05-16)
Academic affiliations	AUN, AUF, SATU
President	Hoang Minh Son [vi]
Faculty	2,220 (2022)
Administrative staff	2,443 (2022)
Students	49,948 (2022)
Undergraduates	45,224 (2022)
Postgraduates	8,250 (2021)
Location	Hanoi , Vietnam 21°02′25″N 105°46′54″E / 21.04028°N 105.78167°E / 21.04028; 105.78167
Campus	Urban Suburban
Colors	Pale green
Website	en.vnu.edu.vn

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. 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).

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.

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.

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

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

Board of directors

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

Member institutions

Vietnam National University, Hanoi includes the following members (universities, schools):

Alumni

Awards

President of Vietnam awarded for Vietnam National University, Hanoi:

• Gold Star Order title in 2006
• 3 Order of Ho Chi Minh
• 5 Hero of Labor (Vietnam)
• 27 Independence Order
• 5 Labor Order   

References

External links

• Media related to Vietnam National University, Hanoi at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
  • Official website (English)
• Vietnam National University, Hanoi on Facebook