This information was published by Times Higher Education (THE) on the ranking of Emerging Economies in 2020 on February 18. For the first time, Vietnam has 3 universities named in this ranking which are Vietnam National University – Hanoi, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) and Hanoi University of Science and Technology. In particular, VNU-HCM is in the top 401-500 and ranks first in Vietnam in the index of “knowledge transfer” (42.8 points) and reaches a high position in the “international outlook” index (40.6 points).
Three Vietnamese universities for the first time have entered the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020 of the Time Higher Education (THE) magazine.
This year, THE has expanded its rankings to 533 schools in 47 countries from 4 continents (more than 442 schools from 43 countries in the previous year’s list). The Emerging Economies University Rankings includes only institutions in countries classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging” or “frontier”. Although Vietnam belongs to a group of countries with marginal economies (according to FTSE), but no university in Vietnam has previously been ranked in this ranking.
The ranking of emerging economies’ universities uses the same index in THE Ranking of the World’s Best Universities, focusing primarily on the aspects of Teaching, Research, Transfer of Knowledge and International Images. However, these criteria are adjusted to match the development priorities of universities from emerging economies.
Countries eligible for the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020:
Advanced emerging:
– Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey.
Secondary emerging:
– Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian federation, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Frontier:
– Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Vietnam.
Source: Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, Times Higher Education
