Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; , ÃÂHQGHN, HÃÂ¡n NÃÂ´m: ) is a public research university system in Hanoi, Vietnam. The university system has 12 member universities and schools. VNU is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

It was ranked 158th in Asia by the QS University Rankings 2026. For many consecutive years, it has maintained the No.1 position in Viet NamÃ¢ÂÂs only domestic university ranking system, the VietnamÃ¢ÂÂs University Rankings (VNUR). It has produced many notable leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture. VNU is one of the most prestigious universities in Vietnam.

The President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi is appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. The position belongs to the first-tier leadership group under the management of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and is institutionally equivalent to the rank of Vice Minister of ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

History

Throughout its history, the university has had several name changes: the University of Indochina (UniversitÃÂ© Indochinoise, Ã¦ÂÂ±Ã¦Â´ÂÃ¥Â¤Â§Ã¥ÂÂ¸ or ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i hÃ¡Â»Âc ÃÂÃÂ´ng DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng; established in 1906), Vietnam National University (TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i hÃ¡Â»Âc QuÃ¡Â»Âc gia ViÃ¡Â»Ât Nam; November 1945), and the University of Hanoi (TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i hÃ¡Â»Âc TÃ¡Â»Âng hÃ¡Â»Â£p HÃÂ NÃ¡Â»Âi; June 1956). In 1993, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i hÃ¡Â»Âc QuÃ¡Â»Âc gia HÃÂ NÃ¡Â»Âi) was created by merging the University of Hanoi, Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) and College of Foreign Languages.

This university was home to the country's first business school.

The institution currently owns four high schools - three of which are for gifted students in foreign languages (Foreign Language Specialized School), natural science (High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science), social science (High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities), and the fourth school (High School of Educational Sciences) applies advanced educational technology in teaching; as well as a middle school (ULIS Middle School).

Campus

Location

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) has 7 campuses across 7 districts of Hanoi, namely:

Board of directors

President: BÃÂ¹i ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¿ Duy
Vice President: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân HoÃÂ ng HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i
Vice President: PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m BÃ¡ÂºÂ£o SÃÂ¡n
Vice President: NguyÃ¡Â»Ân HiÃ¡Â»Âu
Vice President: ÃÂÃÂ o Thanh TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng

Member institutions

Vietnam National University, Hanoi includes the following members (universities, schools):

Member universities and schools

VNU University of Science (VNU-HUS)
High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science (HSGS)
VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-USSH)
High School for Gifted Students, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities(HSSH)
VNU University of Languages and International Studies (VNU-ULIS)
ULIS Middle School
Foreign Language Specialized School (FLSS)
VNU University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET)
VNU University of Economics and Business (VNU-UEB)
VNU University of Education (VNU-UEd)
High school of Education Sciences (HES)
VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy (VNU-UMP)
VNU Vietnam Japan University (VNU-VJU)
VNU University of Law (VNU-UL)
VNU School of Business and Management (VNU-HSB)
VNU International School (VNU-IS)
VNU School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts (VNU-SIS)

Notable alumni

Politicians

NguyÃ¡Â»Ân PhÃÂº TrÃ¡Â»Âng (General Secretary of the CPV 2011-2024)
VÃÂµ NguyÃÂªn GiÃÂ¡p (PAV General, Minister of Defence 1948-1980)
TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng Chinh (Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam 1960-1981, later Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam 1981-1987)
LÃÂª Minh HÃÂ°ng (current Head of the Central Organization Commission of the CPV)
TrÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng ThÃ¡Â»Â Mai (Head of the Central Organization Commission of the CPV 2021-2024)
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m Quang NghÃ¡Â»Â (Secretary of the Party Committee in Ha Noi city 2011-2016)
LÃÂª QuÃ¡Â»Âc Minh (current Editor-in-chief of NhÃÂ¢n DÃÂ¢n)
NgÃÂ´ XuÃÂ¢n LÃ¡Â»Âch (former Minister of Defence)
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Kim SÃÂ¡n (current Minister of Education and Training)
PhÃÂ¹ng XuÃÂ¢n NhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ (former Minister of Education and Training)
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Thanh (Vice Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam)
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân XuÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¯ng (Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics)
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân Quang ThuÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n (Chairman of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences)
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân VÃÂn HiÃ¡Â»Âu (Chairman of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology)

Other fields

NgÃÂ´ BÃ¡ÂºÂ£o ChÃÂ¢u (the first Vietnamese mathematician to have received the Fields Medal)

HÃÂ VÃÂn TÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n (historian, archaeologist, and scholar of Buddhism)
ÃÂinh XuÃÂ¢n LÃÂ¢m (historian)
LÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i VÃÂn SÃÂ¢m (journalist)
Phan Huy LÃÂª (professor of history)
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n QuÃ¡Â»Âc VÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng (historian, archaeologist, and culturologist)
HoÃÂ ng ThÃ¡Â»Â ÃÂ Nhi (poet)
ÃÂÃÂ m Thanh SÃÂ¡n (theoretical physicist)
HoÃÂ ng TÃ¡Â»Â¥y (applied mathematician, one of two founders of the mathematical institutions of Vietnam, the "father of global optimization")
ÃÂÃÂ o Duy Anh (historian and lexicographer)
BÃÂ¹i BÃÂch PhÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng (Miss Vietnam in 1988)
Thanh ThÃ¡ÂºÂ£o (poet and journalist)
PhÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m XuÃÂ¢n NguyÃÂªn (writer and literary translator)
TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n LÃ¡ÂºÂp (rock musician)
Hieu Minh Ngo (a Vietnamese cyber security specialist and a former hacker and identity thief)
BÃ¡ÂºÂ£o Ninh (Vietnamese novelist)