Vietnamese university gets accreditation from France

The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) received a certificate from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting its standards on December 1.
Vietnamese university gets accreditation from France ảnh 1The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) receives a certificate from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting its standards. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH)received a certificate from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research andHigher Education (HCERES) for meeting its standards on December 1.

The accreditation is valid for five years, from 2023 to 2028.

Earlier, the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology under the Vietnam NationalUniversity-HCM City, the Da Nang University of Technology, the Hanoi University ofScience and Technology, and the National University of Civil Engineering got theaccreditation for the 2017-2022 period, while Ton Duc Thang University was accreditedby the HCERES for the 2018-2023 period.

The USTH is the sixth in Vietnam and the 10th university in the world receiving theaccreditation.

According to USTH Rector Professor Jean - Marc Lavest, the accreditation is amilestone in the development of the university, affirming its commitment toimproving training and research quality in line with international standards,as well as tireless efforts to become a prestigious university amidst fiercecompetition in student admission, training and research.

The HCRES is a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance inHigher Education (ENQA). It has used the Standards and Guidelines for QualityAssurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) to evaluate institutionsand their groupings, research and study programmes, and doctoral schools in acompletely independent manner to enable them to progress./.

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