Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) has been named among the leading 1,000 universities globally and is 17th in Southeast Asia, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World University compiled by Spanish public research body Cybermetrics Labs.

In line with the latest ranking, the university in the capital witnessed increases in three criteria, including Visibility, Openness, and Excellence.

Webometrics typically ranks global universities world based on data provided by institutions. 

The purpose of compiling the rankings is to ultimately improve the presence of academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access to the publication of scientific results.