On July 30, 2023, Cybermetrics Labs (under the Spanish National Research Council) announced the second Webometrics rankings of 2023. Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) ranked 671st among the world’s top 700 universities.

All four Vietnamese students claimed medals, three golds and one silver, at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2023, the Ministry of Education and Training said on July 25.

Abstract: The common wisdom suggests that the best achievements and innovations in science and technology come from the big centers. This is certainly true statistically but there are a number of exceptions. Israel is one of them. Sometimes isolation is also an advantage and not only a disadvantage. What is the secrete of Israel which made it into the "high-tech nation"? We will discuss it from a somewhat personal perspective with the hope of talking with the audience about the similarities and differences between Israel and Vietnam and what can be learned from it.

Vo Hoang Hai - a 11th grader from VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students won a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad 2023 (IPhO 2023).

On July 11, 2023, all three Vietnamese students claimed medals, including one silver medal and two bronze medals at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2023 according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Pham Viet Hung – a 12th grader from VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students won a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2023.

On June 27, 2023, Quacquarelli Symonds released the edition of the QS World University Rankings 2024 (QS WUR 2024). Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) maintained its position in Top 1,000 world’s best higher education institutions according to the new ranking criteria of QS WUR.

On June 3, 2023, the Times Higher Education released the ranking of the world’s best young universities in 2023 (THE Young UR 2023). The THE Young UR is a ranking specially for the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger under education globalization expanding in scale and focusing on research.

On June 1, 2023, the Times Higher Education (THE) announced its Impact Rankings 2023 results. Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) has improved its rank compared to 2022, featuring in Group 401-600 globally. In particular, VNU’s Quality Education Goal made a big jump, ranked 70th globally (5th in Southeast Asia and 1st in Vietnam).

All six Vietnamese students competing at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2023 won medals, including four silvers and two bronzes, in which students from VNU HUS High School for the Gifted Students won 3/4 Silver medal.