The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST; Vietnamese: Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi Polytechnic', formerly known in English as Hanoi University of Technology (HUT) until 2010) is the first and largest technical university and the most prestigious university in Vietnam.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
After the Viet Minh and its government 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.
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
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.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) covers a total area of 22 hectares dedicated to teaching, scientific research, and meetings. The university has over 200 lecture halls, classrooms, large auditoriums, and seminar rooms; nearly 200 laboratories, including 12 national key laboratories and around 20 practical training workshops.
All lecture halls are equipped with air-conditioning, modern teaching equipment, and free Wi-Fi across the entire campus.
The Tạ Quang Bửu library spans 37,000 square meters, capable of simultaneously serving 2,000 students, with a collection of 600,000 books and 130,000 electronic titles. Students have free access to databases such as Science Direct, Scopus, and more.
The university’s physical education and student sports facilities are comprehensive and modern, including:
1 national-standard football field
1 Southeast Asia-standard multi-purpose sports hall
1 national-standard swimming pool
National-standard tennis courts
The university has a dormitory complex with 420 rooms, accommodating up to 4,500 students.
Total land area in use by the university: 252,857.8 m², including:
15,252 m² for offices,
78,846 m² for academic facilities,
29,321 m² for recreational and entertainment areas.
There is also a Student Club House with 350 seats, equipped with modern audio systems, and a Health Center operating as a multi-specialty clinic, providing regular healthcare for staff and students.
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:
Hoàng Nam Tiến: Alumnus. Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT Software, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT Telecom. Youngest son of Major General Hoàng Đan.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong: Alumnus. Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lê Tiến Dũng: Alumnus, K44, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Vice Rector of the University of Danang – University of Science and Technology.
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