Vietnam National University

Also known as VNU, VNU-Hanoi, Hanoi National University

university in Hanoi, Vietnam

Key facts

Former name: University of Indochina (1906–1945), Vietnam National University College, University of Indochina (1945–1956), University of Hanoi (1956–1993)
Motto: Ab uno disce omnes
Motto in english: Excellence through Knowledge
Type: Public ; state-owned University
Established: 16 May 1906 ; 120 years ago ( 1906-05-16 )
Academic affiliations: AUN , AUF , SATU
President: Hoang Minh Son [ vi ]
Academic staff: 2,220 (2022)
Administrative staff: 2,443 (2022)
Students: 49,948 (2022)
Undergraduates: 45,224 (2022)
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Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi National University') is a public research university system in Hanoi, Vietnam. It 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.

VNU was ranked 158th in Asia by the QS University Rankings 2026. For some consecutive years, it has maintained the No.1 position in Viet Nam’s only domestic university ranking system, the Vietnam’s University Rankings (VNUR).