Five Vietnamese universities up in global rankings
VOV.VN - Five out of six Vietnamese universities have seen their improvements in the QS World University Rankings 2025(QS WUR 2025) recently released by the British education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
Notably, Vietnam National University (VNU) - Hanoi recorded a significant increase, ranking in the 851-900 group, up 100 places from its previous position in the 951-1000 band.
In the category of Employment Outcomes, VNU Hanoi was placed in 202nd position, up 197 notches compared to the previous rankings.
Four other Vietnamese universities that claimed higher positions than last year were Duy Tan University, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam National University (VNU) – Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi University of Technology.
This year saw Hue University make the list in the 1201-1400 group.
Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Malaysia leads with 28 ranked universities, followed by Indonesia with 26, Thailand with 13, and the Philippines with five.
The QS World University Rankings 2025 features over 1,500 of the world’s most prestigious universities from 105 countries and territories. It assesses each institution on six metrics, including its reputation among academics and employers, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio.
The United States was the most represented country or territory on the list with 197 ranked institutions, followed by the UK with 90 and China with 71.
