The rankings feature 1,300 of the world’s most prestigious universities in 93 countries and territories, based on a methodology that assesses each institution on six metrics, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.

Ton Duc Thang University is named in the list for the first time, in the 1001-1200 Group.

The Vietnam National University - Hanoi and the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City featured in a group with numbers 801-1,000 of the best universities globally for the fourth consecutive time. The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City is placed at 398th for academic reputation. Its ranking has improved significantly over the past three years.

Meanwhile, Ton Duc Thang University and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are named in the list for the first time, in the 1001-1200 Group and 1201 Plus Group, respectively.

In Southeast Asia, Singapore has three educational institutions on the list with two in the top 15. Malaysia has 22, Indonesia 16, Thailand 10, and the Philippines four.

The US’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology continued as the best university in the world for the 10th year in a row.

It was followed by Oxford, while Stanford and Cambridge are tied in third.

University offers golf as part of 2021 curriculum

Vietnam National University in Hanoi has become the first public institution in the nation to include golf in its physical education curriculum.

Can Tho student wins Vietnam Miss University 2020 crown

Le Thi Tuong Vy, a student of Nam Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, was named the winner of the Vietnam Miss University 2020 pageant during the contest’s final night in Hanoi on January 19.

Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine generates high immune response: medical university

The second shot of Nanocovax, a Vietnamese Covid-19 vaccine, has proven safe and immunogenic, the Vietnam Military Medical University said after volunteers were vaccinated starting Thursday.

Hanoian quits university to shelter feral cats

Nguyen Thanh Binh dropped out of university to open Ngao's Home, a cat cafe and rescue center for injured, abandoned and stray felines.

Three Vietnam candidates debut in Asian university ranking

The debut of three universities in a 2021 ranking of Asian universities has brought the total number of Vietnamese candidates this year to 11.

Source: NDO