Nguyen Tat Thanh University Honored to Receive QS Stars 4-Star Certification from QS

NTTU – From November 26–28, 2019, the 15th QS Higher Education Summit: Asia Pacific (QS APPLE 15) was held in Japan. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Urgent Need to Redefine the Role of Universities in Asia-Pacific in the Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Population Aging.”

Hosted by Kyushu University, Japan, the conference attracted more than 40 universities from countries across the Asia-Pacific region and several other countries around the world. Nguyen Tat Thanh University was one of three Vietnamese universities participating in the conference.

Topics discussed at the conference included:

  • student internationalization;
  • enhancing the global employability of graduates;
  • faculty internationalization;
  • global impact and research reputation; and
  • building globally recognized university brands.

As part of the conference, the QS ranking organization (United Kingdom) presented QS Stars certificates to universities awarded star ratings in 2019. Four universities from Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia received QS Stars certifications during this ceremony. Among them, one university received 5 stars, two received 4 stars, and one received 3 stars. Representing Vietnam, Nguyen Tat Thanh University was honored to receive the QS Stars 4-Star Certificate.

To achieve this recognition, Nguyen Tat Thanh University underwent a rigorous and independent process of data collection and institutional evaluation based on the QS Stars framework, which consists of eight assessment categories:

  • Teaching
  • Employability
  • Internationalization
  • Academic Development
  • Program Strength
  • Facilities
  • Social Responsibility
  • Inclusiveness

Among these:

  • Internationalization and Program Strength each received 3 stars.
  • Teaching and Social Responsibility each received 4 stars.
  • Notably, four out of the eight categories achieved 5 stars:
    • Employability
    • Academic Development
    • Facilities
    • Inclusiveness

Compared with the University’s results in 2016, Nguyen Tat Thanh University demonstrated remarkable progress following the 2019 QS Stars re-evaluation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung, President of the University, remarked:

“Developing in the direction of internationalization is the best way for a university to extend its reach to the global stage. Pursuing the QS Stars standards helps universities establish clearer and more specific goals for their internationalization strategies. Nguyen Tat Thanh University has always identified participation in both domestic and international quality accreditation as an essential means of providing credible evidence of the University’s educational quality. In addition, the University participates in rankings conducted by prestigious international educational organizations in order to affirm its position on the educational map both nationally and internationally.”

Phuong Nguyen – Tien Thanh

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