On June 9th, the British education organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) announced its QS World University Rankings 2023, a ranking of the world’s best universities. Five Vietnamese institutions were ranked, including Duy Tan University, the only Vietnamese private institution, which appeared in the ranking for the first time.
The top five of Vietnam:
1. DTU, in the 801–1000 range,
2. Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, in the 801–1000 range,
3. Vietnam National University Hanoi, in the 801–1000 range,
4. Ton Duc Thang University, in the 1001–1200 range,
5. Hanoi University of Science & Technology, in the 1201–1400 range.
Accordingly, three Vietnamese universities made it to the top 1000 of the world’s best universities in this ranking: DTU, the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, and the Vietnam National University Hanoi. The four Vietnamese universities that were ranked last year maintain their positions.
Top Five of Vietnamese Universities in the QS World University Rankings 2023
At the QS EduData Summit and Announcement of the QS World University Rankings 2023, QS awarded prizes to 26 outstanding institutions in four sections: “Data Engagement”, “Welcome to World”, “Internationalization”, and “Graduate Employability”.
Among Vietnamese institutions, DTU was honored in two sections: “Data Engagement” (a prize for universities entering the QS World University Rankings for the first time with good results) and “Welcome to World” (a prize for the commitment to interact and exchange ratings data with QS.
DTU was honored in two sections: “Data Engagement” and “Welcome to World”
Besides the six ranking criteria, which are Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty-to-Student Ratio, Citations per Faculty, International Faculty Ratio, International Student Ratio, this year’s ranking features two new indicators: International Research Network and Employment Outcomes. These are both not yet weighted, which means they don’t affect the overall score or rank of a university. Instead, they have been included so QS can gather feedback from institutions ahead of fully including them within the ranking in next year’s 2024 methodology.
Vietnamese universities score as follows on these criteria:
- the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City is strongest in Academic Reputation (20.5),
- Ton Duc Thang University is strongest in Faculty-to-Student Ratio (64) and International Student Ratio (1.8)
- DTU is strongest in Employer Reputation (24.7), Citations per Faculty (19.5), and International Student Ratio (37.6).
The QS World University Rankings 2023 is the largest ever. 1,422 institutions have been ranked so far. In 2023, the ranking counts 122 more institutions than in 2022. The results account for 16.4 million academic papers and 117.8 million citations received by those papers; they also reflect the expert opinions of 151,000 academic faculty and 99,000 employers.
The top ten of the world’s best universities in this ranking is:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US,
2. University of Cambridge, UK,
3. Stanford University, US,
4. University of Oxford, UK,
5. Harvard University, US,
=6. Caltech, US,
=6. Imperial College London, UK,
8. UCL, UK,
9. ETH Zurich, Switzerland,
10. University of Chicago, US.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) celebrates eleven years as the world’s best university. The University of Oxford (4th) drops two places while the University of Cambridge (2nd) gains one to second place. Stanford University remains in the third position. Asia’s top university is the National University of Singapore, 11th of the world. Peking University (China) continues to climb the rankings, having risen from 38th (five years ago) to now be ranked 12th.
Dr. Le Nguyen Bao, DTU Provost, receives the QS Recognition for “Engagement” and “Welcome to World”
In Southeast Asia, the National University of Singapore is ranked 11th of the world. Malaysia led the group with 24 institutions, followed by Indonesia with 16, Thailand with 10, Vietnam with 5, the Philippines with 4, and Singapore with 3.
(Media Center)