The government has determined to invest to bring Hanoi University of Science and Technology into the top group in Asia.

Today, March 25, the Prime Minister issued Decision 663/QD-TTg approving the project "Developing Hanoi University of Science and Technology into the group of leading universities in Asia".

In this decision, the Government affirmed its view: "...the state budget plays a key role in modernizing facilities, technical infrastructure and expanding development space".

Students of Hanoi University of Science and Technology's School of Mechanical Engineering in an exchange event with students of Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan

PHOTO: MAI CHI

According to Decision 663, the goal of the project is not only to develop Hanoi University of Science and Technology into a modern university, among the leading universities in Asia in the field of engineering and technology, but also to play a leading role in the Vietnamese university education system in fields serving the development of technology and strategic industries.

The specific goal by 2030 is to achieve 85% of lecturers with doctoral degrees, of which 30% have the title of professor or associate professor; at least 25% of total training programs taught in English; training at least 8,000 engineers, masters, and doctors in fields serving strategic technology and industrial development...

In addition, the project also sets a target that by 2030, each lecturer of Hanoi University of Science and Technology will have an average of 1.6 scientific publications/year in the Web of Science, SCOPUS...

By 2035, Hanoi University of Science and Technology will be the leading center of research and innovation in the country in science, engineering and technology, ranked 100-150 in Asia according to prestigious international rankings; by 2045, it will be in the top 100 schools in Asia in the field of engineering and technology.

However, the decision did not specify what percentage of postgraduate students Hanoi University of Science and Technology has in its training structure, what percentage of international students it has (which are important indicators in evaluating the reputation of a university...).

The decision outlines five groups of solutions, including: expanding university space and modernizing technical infrastructure - facilities on par with the region, improving research capacity...

Funding for project implementation is allocated in the annual state budget expenditure estimates of ministries, branches and localities according to the provisions of the State Budget Law and other legal funding sources according to the provisions of law.

See full content of Decision 663 here.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chinh-phu-xac-dinh-dau-tu-de-dh-bach-khoa-ha-noi-vao-nhom-dau-chau-a-185250325194047911.htm