Huế University () is a public, research-oriented

university system A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

located in

Huế Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng ...

, the former imperial capital of

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

; it is one of the important regional universities of

. In Vietnam, universities are classified into two classes: university system (two types are

national university A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state. In the United States, the term "national university" connotes the highe ...

and regional university) and university (or college).

History

Hue University, formerly known as The University of Huế, was initially established in March 1957. During the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

, Huế University became a focal point of intense fighting between US Marines and communist forces during the

Tet Offensive The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of ...

. News coverage depicted scenes of urban warfare as Marines fought to gain control of two city blocks around the university and the provincial headquarters. The university and surrounding buildings were heavily damaged as Marines blasted holes through homes and university structures, encountering resistance from communist forces manning machine guns. 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. Hu
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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.

Organization structure

* University Council * Science and Education Council * Council for Information Technology applications * Council for Quality Assurance * Academic member colleges and schools ** University of Sciences, Hue University ** University of Education, Hue University ** University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University ** University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University ** University of Arts, Hue University ** University of Economics, Hue University ** University of Foreign Languages, Hue University ** University of Law, Hue University ** School of Tourism and Hospitality ** School of Physical Education **International School **School of Engineering and Technology ** Hue University Quang Tri Branch * Administrative departments **Office for university administration **Academic Affairs **Science, Technology and International Relations **Planning and Finance **Personnel and Organisation **Student Relations **Facility Management **Testing **Legalism **Inspection * Centers **Center for Educational QA **Institute for Bio Technology **Institute for Natural Resources and Environment **Center for International Education **Center for Incubation and Tech Transfer **Distance Education Center **Learning Resource Centre **ICT Center **Student Service Center **National Defence Education Center

Rankings

QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...

ranked Huế University in the 451-500 band of top universities in Asia and 6th in Vietnam for 2019. The ''

'' ranked the university 348th in Asia in 2025.

References

* http://hueuni.edu.vn/portal/en/index.php/Unit/Index.html

External links

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History

Organization structure

Rankings

See also

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