Also attending were Deputy Directors: Nguyen Hieu, Nguyen Hoang Hai, Pham Bao Son, Dao Thanh Truong, members of the Project Steering Committee and heads of a number of member and affiliated training units.
On October 17, 2025, the President of VNU issued Decision No. 5419/QD-VNU on the establishment of the Steering Committee to build and implement the Project to develop VNU by 2030 to become an elite university, among the top universities in the world. The Steering Committee consists of 12 members headed by VNU President Hoang Minh Son. The Steering Committee is responsible for directing and urging units, organizations and individuals within VNU and coordinating with relevant parties to build, complete and implement the Project to develop VNU by 2030.
VNU President Hoang Minh Son emphasized the need to review and rebuild the VNU development strategy in the new context, ensuring close connection with major Resolutions of the Party and Government, especially Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation; Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on educational and training breakthroughs; and Notice No. 45-TB/TGV assigning VNU national strategic targets.
VNU is being assigned by the Party and State to develop into an elite university, among the Top 100 in Asia by 2030, with some fields reaching the Top 100 in the world by 2035. Along with the Development Strategy for the period 2025-2035, with a vision to 2045, VNU will also develop a Project to submit to the Government to propose specific policies and key resources for implementation.
Director of the Institute of Digital Training and Testing Nghiem Xuan Huy, representative of the Drafting Team, said that the draft Development Strategy for the period 2025-2035, with a vision to 2045, is built on three major orientations.
Reporting at the working session, Director of the Institute of Digital Training and Testing Nghiem Xuan Huy, representative of the Drafting Team, said that the draft Development Strategy for the period 2025-2035, with a vision to 2045, is built on three major orientations: (1) Promoting the combined strength from the traditions and interdisciplinary strengths and characteristics of units throughout VNU; (2) Linking the development of VNU with the development of the country and the capital Hanoi; (3) Taking innovation - elite development - comprehensive autonomy as the three core driving forces, taking global connectivity as the development space.
VNU sets a number of targets: total revenue reaches 6,000 billion VND/year by 2030, the proportion of revenue from science, technology and innovation reaches at least 35%, each year forming 50 start-up businesses with total research investment capital of over 50 million USD.
By 2045, VNU aims to become “an elite research and innovation university, among the world’s leading, creating and leading knowledge to serve national development”. The strategy establishes 6 development pillars including: (1) Optimal governance and creative space; (2) Convergence and development of talents; (3) Top-notch research associated with elite training; (4) Sustainable financial foundation; (5) Modern, synchronous technology; (6) Integrated, green and smart university urban area in Hoa Lac.
At the meeting, leaders of member and affiliated universities discussed and contributed ideas focusing on the contents of completing the draft strategy.
According to the Principal of the University of Education, Nguyen Quy Thanh, the development strategy of VNU needs to clearly identify key industries for breakthrough investment, with a specific roadmap for each stage.
According to the President of the University of Education, Nguyen Quy Thanh, the development strategy of VNU needs to clearly identify key sectors for breakthrough investment, have a specific roadmap for each stage, and avoid spreading resources. He believes that VNU should take advantage of the cooperation mechanism with research institutes inside and outside the two academies, forming a team of professional researchers instead of part-time lecturers. At the same time, it is necessary to clearly shape the image of an elite university in the next 5-10 years in terms of organizational structure, training programs and input standards, aiming for a training model with stratification between elite and mass programs.
Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hoang Anh Tuan proposed to clarify the cultural and creative identity of VNU.
Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hoang Anh Tuan proposed to clarify the cultural and creative identity of VNU. He emphasized three breakthrough factors that need to be focused on: awareness, institutions and resources, and proposed to adjust the vision towards a “Smart Research University”.
Rector of the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts Nguyen Van Hieu suggested that the draft strategy should highlight the multidisciplinary and multi-field identity of VNU.
Rector of the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts Nguyen Van Hieu suggested that the draft strategy should highlight the multidisciplinary and multi-field identity of VNU and clearly identify the spearhead of developing cultural and creative industries - a field with great potential, in line with national policy.
Acting Principal of the University of Law Trinh Tien Viet said that strategy needs to demonstrate self-will, not depend on assigned targets.
Acting Principal of the University of Law Trinh Tien Viet said that the strategy needs to demonstrate self-will, not depend on assigned targets, and at the same time add the goal of serving the community to the development perspective system.
Principal of the School of Business and Administration Hoang Dinh Phi suggested that the draft strategy should closely follow strategic management theory.
Principal of the School of Management and Business Hoang Dinh Phi suggested that the draft strategy should closely follow strategic management theory, the indicators should be measurable and linked to Resolution 57-NQ/TW and Resolution 71-NQ/TW. He proposed the goal of 100% of programs achieving international accreditation in the next 10 years to enhance academic reputation and attract international students.
Chairman of the Council of the University of Economics Nguyen Truc Le proposed to consider VNU as the nucleus of knowledge and innovation of the country, directly contributing to solving the country's major problems.
Chairman of the Council of the University of Economics Nguyen Truc Le proposed to consider VNU as the core of knowledge and innovation of the country, directly contributing to solving big problems such as semiconductors, AI, biotechnology, digital economy; deploying a post-graduate training model linked to businesses; establishing Centers of Excellence (COE) and VNU Dashboard for data-based management.
The Vice Presidents of VNU all highly agreed with the strategic orientation and at the same time gave notes to ensure feasibility and consistency in the implementation process.
Permanent Deputy Director of VNU Nguyen Hieu said that the draft Strategy fully reflects the major orientations of VNU in the new period, but it is necessary to clearly identify internal weaknesses.
Permanent Vice President of VNU Nguyen Hieu said that the draft Strategy fully reflects the major orientations of VNU in the new period, but it is necessary to clearly identify the internal weaknesses in elite human resources, research infrastructure and financial resources. He suggested adding the value cluster "elite development" to the core value system, and clarifying the 2030 - 2035 - 2045 target milestones to ensure measurability and feasibility. Vice President Nguyen Hieu also emphasized that VNU needs to demonstrate more clearly its national leadership role in the higher education system and science and technology, associated with contributions to the socio-economic development of the capital and the whole country.
Vice President Dao Thanh Truong assessed that the development strategy of VNU in the coming period must go hand in hand with the elite vision and organizational culture, creating a distinct academic identity of the national university.
Vice President Dao Thanh Truong assessed that the development strategy of VNU in the coming period must go hand in hand with the elite vision and organizational culture, creating a unique academic identity for the national university. He proposed to build a policy to attract and retain talent with focus and key points, along with specific assessment indicators on research capacity and social contribution. In addition, Vice President Dao Thanh Truong emphasized the need to promote postgraduate training and internationalize training programs, considering this a key driving force to form an elite community of scholars, capable of integrating and leading knowledge.
Vice President Pham Bao Son emphasized the role of social sciences and humanities in the overall development structure of VNU.
Vice President Pham Bao Son emphasized the role of the social sciences and humanities sector in the overall development structure of VNU, considering it the foundation for strategic technology fields such as artificial intelligence and data science. Vice President Pham Bao Son also pointed out the challenge of the limited interdisciplinary coordination mechanism, which has prevented interdisciplinary research groups from fully exploiting their potential. He proposed that VNU must simultaneously build core conditions for interdisciplinary development: working in the same space (Hoa Lac), having common projects and tasks, having interdisciplinary organizations and having a resource sharing mechanism and appropriate incentive policies.
Deputy Director Nguyen Hoang Hai affirmed that the goal of entering the Top 100 in Asia and the Top 200 in the world requires VNU to clearly define the basic conditions of infrastructure, human resources and time roadmap.
Vice President Nguyen Hoang Hai affirmed that the goal of entering the Top 100 in Asia and the Top 200 in the world requires VNU to clearly define the basic conditions of infrastructure, human resources and time schedule, ensuring feasibility in implementation. He proposed establishing a flexible mechanism for students to change majors, while expanding full scholarships for graduate students, especially in the field of basic sciences to encourage in-depth research. Vice President Nguyen Hoang Hai also emphasized the need to build a liberal, creative and humane academic environment, where knowledge is respected, free exchange and science becomes the core value of elite universities.
Concluding the meeting, VNU President Hoang Minh Son emphasized that the Strategy and Project for VNU development to 2030, with a vision to 2045, must clearly demonstrate the role, responsibility and national mission of VNU - a leading university center in the country with the task of leading knowledge, science and innovation to serve the country's development.
Concluding the meeting, VNU President Hoang Minh Son emphasized that the Strategy and Project for VNU development to 2030, with a vision to 2045, must clearly demonstrate the role, responsibility and national mission of VNU - a leading university center in the country with the task of leading knowledge, science and innovation to serve the country's development.
He affirmed that all development activities must aim for real efficiency, in which budget investment must be linked to the mission, quality and output efficiency. The Director of VNU added that in terms of spatial orientation, the VNU Urban Area needs to be planned and invested in systematically to become a national-scale center of knowledge, research and innovation, where R&D centers of large corporations are formed, while creating a sustainable source of revenue for VNU.
Director Hoang Minh Son also emphasized the need to make the right choice and focus on investing in strategic areas, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, biotechnology – biomedicine, cyber security, along with social science fields related to management and development administration. He asked units to specifically propose industries and groups of industries with the potential to enter the Top 100 or Top 200 in the world.
Regarding strategic targets, Director Hoang Minh Son requested to focus only on core indicators that demonstrate real contributions to the capital and the country, such as attracting talent, training talent, developing science and technology, innovation and serving the community, avoiding the situation of setting general goals that lack basis and implementation roadmap.
VNU President Hoang Minh Son assigned the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee and the Drafting Team to urgently complete the draft Strategy/Project, fully absorb comments and submit it to the Board of Directors for approval to implement the next steps as soon as possible.
