Established | 1957 |
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Affiliation | Huế University |
President | Nguyen Quang Linh |
Location | Huế , Viet Nam |
Website | https://hueuni.edu.vn |
Huế University (Vietnamese: Đại học Huế) is a public, research-oriented university located in Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam; it is one of the important regional universities of Vietnam. In Vietnam, universities are classified into three classes: national university (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University, Hanoi), regional university (Thái Nguyên University, The University of Da Nang and Hue University) and university.
Hue University, formerly known as The University of Huế, was initially established in March 1957. After the reunification of the country in 1975, independent universities were established in Hue on the basis of the existing faculties of The University of Hue. According to the Government Decree No. 30/ND-CP dated 4 April 1994, Hue University has been re-established by reorganizing all Hue-based universities. Hue University is responsible for training students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, conducting research and applying science and technology in a multitude of disciplines to serve the construction and development of the country in general and Central Vietnam and Western Highlands in particular.
QS World University Rankings ranked Huế University in the 451-500 band of top universities in Asia and 6th in Vietnam for 2019.[1]
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