QS Rankings 2022: Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) adds new ranked fields and improves its position in 4 fields.

In the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject (QS WUR by Subject 2022), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) continued to strengthen its position in key areas, with 6 out of 51 areas ranked. In addition to the 5 areas that continued to be ranked (including 4 out of 5 areas that improved their ranking), VNU also had one new area ranked for the first time: Engineering – Electrical & Electronic.

VNU's subject ranking results (QS WUR by Subject) in 2021 and 2022

In the 6 fields ranked by QS in QS WUR by subject 2022 including: Computer Science and Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Manufacturing, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Business and Management Sciences and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, VNU has 5/6 fields in the top 500 in the world - especially 3 fields: Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Business and Management Studies are all ranked number 1 in Vietnam.

The QS WUR by subject 2022 rankings are based on five criteria with weights customized to suit each field, including:

+ Academic Reputation

+ Employer Reputation

+ Average citation rate per paper

+ The H-index measures the productivity and impact of scientific publications of the teaching staff.

+ International Research Network

QS ranking criteria emphasize the contribution and impact of a field of study's quality of education on society (through assessments by academics and employers); contributions to scientific research (through citation levels and H-index); and the ability to internationalize scientific research (through international research networks).

From 2022, QS will add rankings according to 5 subject groups. VNU also shows its position in research trends when 3/5 subject groups are ranked: Engineering & Technology ranked 386th, Natural Sciences ranked 401-450th and Social Science & Management ranked 451-500th.

Social Sciences and Management group – ranked in the 451-500 group (59.8 points)

Within the Natural Sciences group, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) has two fields ranked first in Vietnam: Mathematics (ranked in the 351-400 group globally) and Physics & Astronomy (ranked in the 451-500 group globally). VNU is also the only higher education institution in Vietnam to be ranked in this group.

Natural Sciences group – ranked in the 401-450 group in the world, first in Vietnam (62.3 points)

The Engineering and Technology field group also shows Vietnam's strength when, in addition to VNU, there are 4 other higher education institutions in Vietnam ranked, including: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University.

Engineering and Technology group - ranked 386th in the world (64.6 points)

Specific scores according to the criteria of the field groups are as follows:

The specific scores for the three ranked categories are provided below.

As can be seen, the scores for the Employer Reputation criterion in all three fields are above 68/100 points, showing the recognition by businesses and employers of the competence of graduates and the quality of training in these fields in particular and at VNU in general.