[Unboxing the Glo-cal Program] UEH and Their Standing Among the World's Top Universities

19 Mar, 2025

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Along with the strategy of Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University, the internationalization journey of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) has been continuously developing, achieving proud rankings on the world's leading university rankings.

Implementing internationalization is UEH's commitment to learners and stakeholders to consistently carry out activities that provide the best quality education in the context of internationalization and globalization. Graduates from UEH are equipped with core competencies to become outstanding global citizens and to create significant values for the society.
Because of this reason, UEH has proactively participated in prestigious and high-quality global university rankings. Notably, this includes the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking and the QS Asia University Rankings.

* Times Higher Education (THE) Ranking: Published annually by Times Higher Education magazine – one of the four most prestigious and influential university ranking organizations in the world - alongside QS, ARWU, and US News. The THE ranking is recognized globally as one of the providers of rankings to assess the quality of educational institutions worldwide. This ranking methodology is based on 18 evaluation criteria across 5 groups: Teaching – Learning Environment, Research Environment, Research Quality, Internationalization, and Knowledge Transfer. In October 2024, UEH officially ranked in the Top 501-600 Universities in the world for 2025 in this ranking, leading among Vietnamese universities participating in the ranking this time.

* QS Asia University Rankings: As one of the prestigious university rankings, QS Asia is conducted by Quacquarelli Symonds, UK, to rank Universities based on 11 criteria with different weightings, including: academic reputation (30%); employer reputation (20%); student-to-faculty ratio (10%); proportion of Faculty with Doctoral degrees (5%); number of publications per faculty (5%); citation index per paper (10%); international research network (10%); international faculty (2.5%); international students (2.5%); domestic exchange students (2.5%); and international exchange students (2.5%), etc. These indicators are designed to reflect the top priorities in the educational and research activities of Asian universities. Since its first appearance in the QS Asia University Rankings in 2020, UEH has consistently improved their ranking, entering the Top 301+ of the Best Universities in Asia in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024, affirming its prestige in training and research on the international stage.

The participation in prestigious global university rankings with these commendable achievements has demonstrated UEH's transformation into a multi-disciplinary, multi-field university. Notably, the school's multi-disciplinary training capacity has also been affirmed with subject rankings as follows: Top 301+ in the fields of Economics and Business and Top 501+ in the field of Social Sciences among universities worldwide, leading all Vietnamese universities (THE Ranking); the Finance program ranked 38th in the world, outstandingly surpassing over 150 institutions including Oxford, California, Dartmouth, National University of Singapore, Cambridge, Melbourne, etc. (ShanghaiRanking Consultancy); the Economics program ranks 201-300 (ShanghaiRanking Consultancy); the Business Administration program falls within the 301–400 range (ShanghaiRanking Consultancy); the Economics and Econometrics fields within Social Science and Management rank in the Top 251-300 (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025). Previously, according to the international ranking of research institutions (SCImago), UEH is among the top universities in Vietnam in the fields of Economics, Finance, Business, Management, Accounting, and many new multi-disciplinary areas like Energy, Environmental Science, Social Science, and Mathematical Statistics.

In line with interdisciplinary efforts, UEH is committed to achieving sustainable development goals and is a pioneer in participating in global sustainability rankings like THE Impact Rankings and QS World University Ranking Sustainability.

* THE Impact Rankings: THE Impact Rankings is a renowned global assessment system that evaluates nearly 1,600 universities from 112 countries/regions based on their contributions to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The assessment methodology is based on four factors: research, management, accessibility, and the integration of SDGs into the university's teaching activities. In 2023, UEH was recognized in the THE Impact Rankings as being among the top 301-400 universities worldwide contributing to the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations (17 SDGs). This is the highest result that any university in Vietnam has achieved to date.

* QS World University Ranking Sustainability: This ranking highlights the various ways educational institutions worldwide are addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues. The ranking criteria include: Environmental (45%), Social (45%), and Governance (10%). Additionally, to qualify for this ranking, institutions must be listed in the QS World University Rankings, QS regional rankings, or QS by subject rankings. Currently, UEH has reached the Top 650 globally and the Top 162 in Asia in the QS World University Ranking for Sustainability in 2025.
Proactively participating in these rankings demonstrates UEH's determination to implement their internationalization strategy with the vision of becoming a leading multidisciplinary and sustainable university in the Asia region, along with their commitment to training global citizens and contributing knowledge to the community for a sustainable future.
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This article is part of the brand promotion series “Glo-cal Education” with the message “Empower Global Citizens for Sustainable Development” initiated by UEH.
Glo-cal Education is a distinctive educational orientation of UEH that places learners at the center, striving to teach and convey global knowledge in relation to local contexts and market realities. The unique aspect of training at UEH is realized in terms of the following elements: (1) Teaching and continuously updating knowledge from the Top 200 leading universities; (2) Diverse training methods that facilitate easy access to knowledge: from traditional classrooms, expert lectures, simulation rooms to project-based courses and online classes; (3) Enhancing the international connectivity of training programs at UEH.
Graduates from UEH are expected to become the future generation of global citizens with the following qualities: (1) self-directed learning capabilities, (2) the ability to work across nations and experience multicultural cooperation environments, (3) the potential to develop lifelong learning pathways in advanced countries, and (4) readiness to explore real and virtual environments with an understanding of technology.
UEH cordially invites esteemed readers to look forward to the upcoming article series!

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