According to the list updated by the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training), the 4 new additions are VinUni University, Lac Hong University, Hoa Sen University, and Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

The remaining 12 universities include Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Hanoi University of Science and Technology; Hanoi Architectural University; National Economics University; Ton Duc Thang University; University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Van Lang University; British University Vietnam (BUV); University of Science and Technology, Da Nang University; Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH); International University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

These universities have been accredited by 6 international organizations. The most frequent accreditors are HCERES (High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education) and AUN-QA (ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance).

JUAA (Japan University Accreditation Association) is a new addition this year. Vietnam Japan University is the first university in Vietnam to be accredited by this association.

The list of universities, along with their respective accrediting organizations, is as follows:

In addition to the above 12 universities, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, 200 universities and 11 colleges of education nationwide have met the standards of domestic accreditation organizations, an increase of 7 universities compared to last year.

Currently, the Ministry has licensed 17 educational quality accreditation organizations, including 11 international and 8 domestic organizations. Each organization has different evaluation criteria, weighting, and costs.

For example, HCERES's set of standards includes 6 areas: Strategy and governance (mission, development strategy, strategy implementation, communication); training and scientific research (training policy, research, types of training to meet learner needs); training process and career orientation (learning environment and training management); external relations; management and administration (financial system, assets, human resources, information systems); quality and ethics (quality assurance policy, ethics in training and research).

AUN-QA offers 15 evaluation criteria such as Vision, Mission, Culture and Governance; Human Resources; Financial and Material Resources; Research Policy; Educational Outcomes, External Relations and Networking, etc.

According to the amended Law on Higher Education (2018), accreditation is mandatory and periodic to ensure and improve the quality of higher education. Universities can choose accreditation organizations from the Ministry's licensed list.

VinUni University campus. Photo: University Website

VinUni University campus. Photo: University Website

In addition to evaluating the quality of universities, the organizations also accredit individual training programs. Currently, the country has nearly 1,950 programs that meet domestic standards and nearly 700 that meet international standards, a total increase of over 700 compared to last year.

The Ministry of Education and Training assesses that the increase in the number of institutions and programs meeting international standards demonstrates a clear direction in improving training quality, aiming for extensive integration with regional and global education. According to representatives of many universities, accreditation helps increase prestige and identify strengths and weaknesses to develop plans for quality improvement.

According to Decree 238/2025 by the Government on public tuition fees, universities are allowed to determine their own tuition fees for programs that have achieved quality accreditation.

Duong Tam