Vietnamese universities were featured in seven out of total 11 subjects listed in the World University Rankings (WUR) by Subject 2023 by the Times Higher Education (THE).

Ton Duc Thang University in the computer science subject and Duy Tan University in the clinic and health subject ranked in the 176 and 200 band, the highest ranking ever achieved by Vietnamese universities.

Most notably, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) had six subjects listed among the WUR by Subject 2023, including Business and Economics, Life Sciences, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.

This year witnessed the presence of Hue University for the first time to rank among the 1001+ band in the subject of physical sciences.

Two universities, including Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University, were seen in the same 301 to 400 band in business and economics, as well as social sciences subjects, respectively.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology was named among the 801 to 1000 band in physical sciences subject and in the 601 to 800 band in the computer science subject.

The engineering subject witnessed the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City place in the 1001+ band.

The WUR by Subject 2023 ranked 11 subjects of universities based on three data sources, including results of surveys independently conducted by THE, the scientific publication database on the Scopus system under the publisher Elsevier, and data provided by the higher education institutions.

The ranking results were therefore evaluated based on five groups of criteria, including Teaching, Research, Citation, Industry Income, and International Outlook.