On March 18th, 2021, VNU University of Science held the announcement ceremony of the decision to appoint the Vice Principal. There was also an announcement of the appointment of new associate professors for 2020.

On March 4, 2021, the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published the results of the world university rankings for 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas at 1,500 higher education institutions from 85 countries and regions with about 14,000 training programs.

On January 27, 2021, the Cybermetrics Lab (under the Spanish National Research Council) published its first Webometrics Ranking edition in 2021. Accordingly, VNU is the best university in Vietnam, ranked 17th in Southeast Asia and 1,000th globally.

The Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam has just announced a list of educational institutions achieving recognition of educational quality standards (updated to 31st January, 2021). VNU University of Science (VNU - HUS) was one of the educational institutions to meet foreign quality standards.

Recently, post-graduate student Pham Thanh Luan, born in 1990, lecturer of the Faculty of Physics, HUS, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis. Remarkably, the post-graduate student has 23 articles related to the thesis, of which he is the main author of 10 ISI articles, 4 belonging to emerging group ESCI of ISI, 2 Scopus, 4 belong to national and international magazines. Besides, this post-graduate student also co-authored 2 ISI articles and 1 article in an International Conference Proceedings. This is a much higher accomplishment than the latest Regulations on Admission and Training for Doctoral level issued by the Ministry of Education and Training in 2017 which requires only one international publication.

In the morning of Nov 26th, 2020, a grand ceremony was held at Metri Hall (182 Luong The Vinh, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) to celebrate HSGS’s10th anniversary, 55 years of tradition of Mathematics – Informatics Department, 35 years of tradition of Physics Department, and receive the title Labor Hero.

On December 30th, 2020, at the hall of Ngụy Như Kon Tum (19 Lê Thánh Tông, Hanoi), VNU University of Science held the 2020 Doctoral Award Ceremony for 42 graduate students who completed their training program and successfully defended their doctoral thesis in 2020.

Phạm Chiến Thắng (33), lecturer of the Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science (VNU - HUS), was recently awarded the title of Associate Professor by the State Council for Professor Title. He became the youngest person to attain the title. He has 42 scientific articles published domestically and internationally.

On October 28, 2020, the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine announced the latest World University Rankings 2020 by subject (THE WUR by Subject). Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) has three academic disciplines, namely Engineering and Technology, Computer Sciences, and Physical Sciences, ranked No.1 in Vietnam.

Two students from VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students among the four Vietnamese contestants attending the International Biology Olympiad 2020 won a silver medal and a bronze medal.