Five local universities named in Best Global Universities Rankings
VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese higher education institutions have been named among the 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings which was recently released by the US News & World Reports.
The local education establishments featured in the list include Duy Tan University, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam National University-Hanoi (the VNU-Hanoi), Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-Ho Chi Minh City), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
According to the rankings, Ton Duc Thang University came in first in terms of Vietnamese institutions, and 387th in the world overall, a total of 236 places higher than last year.
Furthermore, Duy Tan University made it onto the list for the first time, coming in as the second top institution in Vietnam and 577th in the world as a whole.
Elsewhere, VNU-Hanoi jumped 11 places from last year to 938th, while the VNU-Ho Chi Minh City climbed 84 places to 1,187th.
In contrast, Hanoi University of Science and Technology fell 93 places to 1,449th.
The annual ranking, now in its eighth year, is widely considered to be the most comprehensive assessment of research universities globally.
The ranking is based on 13 indicators, including global and regional research reputation, publication record, the extent of its international collaborations, and the impact of its citations.
This year the top 10 educational establishments in the list are either American or British.
At the top of the rankings, Harvard University maintains its top spot, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (more commonly known as MIT), Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Elsewhere, the University of Oxford in the UK came in at fifth.
