Two Vietnamese universities enter top 500 in World University Rankings 2022

[ASEAN NOW News]

Ton Duc Thang University and Duy Tan University in Vietnam have made it into the Times Higher Education (THE)’s World University Rankings 2022.

 

In the latest rankings, Duy Tan University scored 100 points in the criteria of citation to take the lead as the top university in the global rankings, while Ton Duc Thang University earned a total of 99.3 points to be ranked 18th in the world.

 

Ton Duc Thang university. Photo: VOV

 

The three other Vietnamese representatives to make the list include the Hanoi National University, which is in the top 1001 to 1200, while the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are among the top 1201+.

 

THE’s World University Rankings 2022 is based on 13 performance indicators, with a primary focus on four core criteria, including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook, reported VOV.

 

Duy Tan University (file photo)

 

According to THE rankings, Oxford University leads the way for the sixth year in a row, while China had two representatives featured among the top 20 for the first time. Meanwhile, the US was the most represented country with 183 educational institutions in the list.

 

This year’s rankings attracted the participation of more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories worldwide.