In 2019, Vietnamese universities were included for the first time by the Center of World University Rankings, (CWUR), in the top 2,000 of 25,000 universities worldwide. CWUR is now the largest international university ranker. The four Vietnamese universities ranked by CWUR were:
1. Vietnam National University in Hanoi, 1,510th
2. Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh city, 1,585th
3. Duy Tan University in Danang, 1,854th
4. Ton Duc Thang University, 1,978th
DTU is ranked by the CWUR
CWUR uses following factors in their ranking system:
- Quality of Education, (25%): measured by the number of a university alumni who have won major international awards, prizes and medals, relative to the university's size.
- Alumni Employment, (25%): measured by the number of a university alumni who have held CEO positions in the world's top companies, relative to the university's size.
- Quality of Faculty, (10%): measured by the number of academics who have won major international awards, prizes, and medals.
- Research Performance, (40%):
• Research output, (10%): measured by the total number of research papers.
• High-quality publications, (10%): measured by the number of research papers published in top-tier journals.
• Influence, (10%): measured by the number of research papers appearing in highly-influential journals.
• Citations, (10%): measured by the number of highly-cited research papers.
Examples of universities ranked by CWUR in 2019-2020
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Rank
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Institution
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Location
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1
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Harvard University
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US
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2
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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US
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3
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Stanford University
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US
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4
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University of Cambridge
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UK
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5
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University of Oxford
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UK
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6
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Columbia University
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US
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7
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Princeton University
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US
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8
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University of California, Berkeley
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US
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9
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University of Pennsylvania
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US
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10
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University of Chicago
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US
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…
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…
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64
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University of Melbourne
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Australia
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…
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…
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…
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70
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Tsinghua University
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China
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…
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…
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…
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85
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National University of Singapore
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Singapore
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…
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…
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…
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222
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Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Russia
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For further information about DTU, see: https://duytan.edu.vn/
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- Duy Tan University entered the list of QS Asia’s top 500 universities
- Duy Tan University was the second Vietnamese university to receive American ABET accreditation
- Duy Tan University ranked third in URAP’s 2018-2019 top eight Vietnamese universities.
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(Media Center)