Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Coordinates: 21°0′23″N 105°50′35″E / 21.00639°N 105.84306°E / 21.00639; 105.84306
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Hanoi University
of Science and Technology
Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội
Former names
Polytechnic University (Vietnamese: Đại học Chuyên nghiệp Bách khoa)
Hanoi University of Technology (HUT) (-2010)
TypeTechnical university (Public)
EstablishedOctober 15, 1956
PresidentHuỳnh Quyết Thắng
Academic staff
1,292 (2007)
Administrative staff
2,067 (2006)
Students40,363 (2006)
Location
Hai Bà Trưng dist, Hanoi
,
Vietnam

21°0′23″N 105°50′35″E / 21.00639°N 105.84306°E / 21.00639; 105.84306
Campus26 ha Urban
ColorsRed, green, white, yellow
Websitewww.hust.edu.vn
Map
Hanoi University of Science and Technology is located in Vietnam
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Location in Vietnam

Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST; Vietnamese: Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội, formerly known in English as Hanoi University of Technology (HUT)) until 2010, founded 1956, is the first and largest technical university in Vietnam.[1][2][3][4][5]

History[edit]

After the Viet Cong took control of Hanoi in 1956, the Soviet Union helped North Vietnam to build a new technical university as a frame for university education. The construction took about two years from the grounds of an old campus of Indochina University during the French colonial period. The building was the largest one in Hanoi.

The university is the fifth oldest in Vietnam, after Indochina Medical College (1902), University of Indochina (1904), École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (1925) and Hanoi University of Education (1951). It is the parent of many spin-off technical universities in Vietnam, including Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam University of Water Resource, etc. After the unification of Vietnam, many of its professors went to Ho Chi Minh City to rebuild Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.

HUST is a multidisciplinary technical university. It always ranks first in technology training universities in Vietnam.[citation needed] Thousands of engineers have graduated from HUST and are now serving in key industrial and scientific areas. Many of them hold important positions in the government.

In 2007, the HUST staff consisted of 1950 people. Amongst them, there were 1192 in teaching staff, 394 in teaching-assistant and scientific research staff, 200 professors and associate-professors, 400 Ph.D. and D.S.c.

Currently,[when?] the number of students is about 40,000 making it the largest technical university in Vietnam. Despite the large pool of students, the passmark (in the national university entrant exam) is among the highest: HUST is well known in Vietnam for its selective students. For instance, in 2005 national university entrant exam, more than half of perfect-score students came to HUST. In June 2019, 33,000 students bidding for 6,680 places. The strongest students benefit from the Elitech scheme, which includes the 5-year Excellent Engineer Training Programmes leading to a French CTI diploma.

To further promote scientific research and training activities besides technology transfer to develop HUST as a research-focused university, in May 2010 its name in English was changed to Hanoi University of Science and Technology (abbreviated HUST). However, the name in Vietnamese and French remain the same — Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội and Institut Polytechnique de Hanoi respectively.[6]

Campus[edit]

University's main library, named after Professor-Scientist Tạ Quang Bửu

HUST has one of the largest and most treed campus in Vietnam, just in the south center of Hanoi, looking out onto the Park of Reunification.

HUST's campus area is about 26 hectares with 200 amphitheatres, teaching rooms, halls, and conference chambers. It owns about 200 laboratories among which are 8 national key laboratories and 20 practical workshops. HUST has a large of complex for physical education and sport activities including a standard stadium, an Olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts, and international standard sporting event hall (where the South East Asia Student Sports Festival was organized in 2006).

University rankings[edit]

University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World[7]1001+ (2021)
Regional – Overall
THE Asia[citation needed]251-300 (2020)

Academics[edit]

Schools, departments, and faculties[edit]

  • School of Information and Communication Technology
  • School of Material Science and Engineering
  • School of Mechanical Engineering
  • School of Economics and Management
  • School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
  • School of Chemical and Life Science
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
  • Faculty of Engineering Physics
  • Faculty of Education Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Foreign Languages
  • Faculty of Political Theory
  • Faculty of Physical Education
  • Faculty of National Defense & Security Education
  • Center for Continual Education

Institutes and research centers[edit]

  • Institute of Biological and Food Technology (IBFT)
  • Institute of Engineering Physics (INEP)
  • Institute for Environment Science and Technology (INEST)
  • Institute of Heat Engineering and Refrigeration (IHERE)
  • International Training Institute For Materials Science (ITIMS)[8]
  • Automation Research Center (ARC)
  • Bach Khoa Computer Security Center (BKCS)
  • The International Research Center for AI (BKAI)
  • Biomedical Electronics Center
  • Center for Development and Application of Software for Industry (DASI)[9]
  • Center for Education and Development of Chromatography
  • Center for High Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Center for Research and Development of High Technology
  • Center for Research and Consulting on Management
  • Center for Talents Training
  • Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)[10]
  • Corrosion and Protection Research Center
  • Inorganic Materials Research Center
  • "Multimedia Information, Communication and Applications" (MICA) Institute
  • International Training Programme and Centers
  • KITECH-HUT Center
  • Library and Information Network Center (LINC)
  • Materials Science Center
  • Polymer Center
  • Polytechnology Company
  • Precise Machinery Research Center
  • Renewable Energy Research center (RERC)

Partner universities[edit]

Hanoi University of Technology has set up cooperation in research and training with 200 universities, research institutes, and companies from 32 countries. The following are parts of this network:

Notable alumni, faculty, and staff[edit]

Alumni[edit]

University presidents[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • C1 main square
    C1 main square
  • Tree-lined road
    Tree-lined road
  • Students wearing áo dài, a form of traditional dress
    Students wearing áo dài, a form of traditional dress

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hanoi University of Technology1". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  2. ^ "LECTURERS in COMPUTING and COMMUNICATION needed". Archived from the original on 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  3. ^ "Hanoi University of Technology | International Cooperation Activities | International Cooperation Activities". Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  4. ^ "Keio University".
  5. ^ "Welcome to VietGATE". 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ "The University's English Name Change to Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)". Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  7. ^ "World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education. 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ International Training Institute For Materials Science (ITIMS)
  9. ^ "Center for Development and Application of Software for Industry (DASI)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
  10. ^ "Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.

External links[edit]

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