City leaders presented flowers to congratulate the congress

Attending the congress were Mr. Pham Duc Tien, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee; Nguyen Thanh Binh, Standing Member of the City Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee; and representatives of relevant departments and branches.

As of June 2025, the entire Party Committee of the University has 2,786 party members, operating in 11 grassroots party committees, 1 grassroots party cell and 155 affiliated party cells.

The congress highlighted 10 outstanding achievements of the University in the 2020 - 2025 term. Notably, the organization was improved and the quality of the staff and university management capacity was improved. The team of party members, civil servants and employees developed in both size and quality. Compared to the beginning of the term, by May 2025, the number of PhDs increased by nearly 18% (148 PhDs), reaching 832 PhDs; the number of lecturers with the title of professor and associate professor increased by 4.6%, reaching 229 professors and associate professors; senior lecturers increased by 10% and main lecturers increased by 28.1%.

With hundreds of research topics at all levels implemented, 52 typical research groups recognized, and hundreds of prestigious international publications, the University affirms itself as the center of science and technology in the Central region and the whole country. Many scientific products have been transferred and registered for intellectual property, including products that bring in high revenue.

HUST has signed nearly 200 memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements with international partners; managed and implemented nearly 30 international cooperation projects sponsored by foreign organizations, in which HUST participated in coordinating 2 projects sponsored by Erasmus+ for the first time; opened training programs according to international standards; implemented 12 joint undergraduate and graduate training programs with many partners around the world . International cooperation not only improves the quality of training and research but also contributes to promoting the image of HUST in the international arena.

University of Economics and Business has risen strongly in prestigious university rankings. From 451-500 in Asia (2020), HUST rose to 348 (2025) in the QS Asia rankings, 65th in Southeast Asia and 1501+ in the world by THE. For the first time, HUST was ranked in the 1201-1400 group globally according to QS World 2025. This is a step forward affirming the effectiveness of model transformation,education quality, research and international cooperation of HUST.

The Congress determined the 2025-2030 term as the decisive stage in realizing the goal of building Hue University into a National University. In the context of fundamental and comprehensive innovation of Vietnamese higher education, deep international integration and increasing demands of the labor market, Hue University sets a common goal : Building and developing Hue University into a National University, striving to be in the top 300 universities in Asia and 1,000 universities in the world by 2030; becoming a multidisciplinary, multi-field, high-quality, advanced education and training center, effectively contributing to the socio-economic development of Hue city and the whole country.

News and photos: Hoang Trieu

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