Organization:National Key Universities of Vietnam

National key universities (Vietnamese: Đại học trọng điểm quốc gia) are national (leading regional and national) universities, universities, and research-oriented institutes, which are given priority by the government to autonomy such as: be self-printed and doctoral degrees; have full authority to send officials to study abroad, except for cases of studying with the state budget; be actively invited and receive lecturers and foreign students to study and teach; It is suggested to open training disciplines not included in the training list. In addition, the Principal will decide the budget for equipment investment and capital construction without having to go through the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

Currently, in Vietnam, there are 19 higher education institutions selected to be built into national key universities including 2 national university systems, 3 regional university systems and 14 specialized universities and institutes according to fields and key national branches (pedagogy, medicine, economics, agriculture, technology, military engineering, military medicine, maritime, journalism and media).

According to the government's plan, national key research universities will be built with advanced training and research qualifications to be the driving force for the development of Vietnam's university network. More than 75% of teaching staff will have a doctorate level.

List of national key universities

National Key Universities of Vietnam

No.	Type	University system	Location	Description
1	National university	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Hanoi	The first system of training and basic science research applications in Northern Vietnam.
2		Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City	The second system of training and pure science research and application schools in Southern Vietnam.
3	Regional university	Hue University	Thừa Thiên Huế	The largest university system in the North Central Coast.
4		University of Da Nang	Da Nang	The largest university system in Central Vietnam.
5		Thái Nguyên University	Thái Nguyên	The largest university system in northern midlands and mountainous.
6	Specialized university system	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Hanoi	The leading university in the field of engineering and technology schools of Vietnam.
7		University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City	The leading university in the field of economic and management schools in Southern Vietnam.
No.	Type	University	Location	Description
8	Regional university	Can Tho University	Cần Thơ	The largest university in the Mekong Delta.
9		Vinh University	Nghệ An	The second largest university in the North Central Coast.
No.	Specializes in	Specialized university	Location	Description
10	Education	Hanoi National University of Education	Hanoi	The leading university in the field of education and pure science research in Northern Vietnam.
11		Ho Chi Minh City University of Education	Ho Chi Minh City	The leading university in the field of education and pure science research in Southern Vietnam.
12	Economics	National Economics University	Hanoi	The leading university in economics and management schools in Northern Vietnam.
13	Transport	Vietnam Maritime University	Haiphong	The leading university in the field of transport and logistics schools of Vietnam
14	Health sciences	Hanoi Medical University	Hanoi	The leading university in the field of medical and pharmaceutical schools in Northern Vietnam.
15		Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University	Ho Chi Minh City	The leading university in the field of medical and pharmaceutical schools in Southern Vietnam.
16		Vietnam Military Medical University	Hanoi	The leading university of military medicine and pharmacy in Vietnam.
17	Engineering	Vietnam National University of Agriculture	Hanoi	The leading university in Vietnam of agriculture and forestry schools.
18		Le Quy Don Technical University		The leading university in the field of military technology and defense technology industry in Vietnam.
19	Journalism	Academy of Journalism and Communication	Hanoi	The leading university in the field of journalism and media industry.

Universities that are striving to be listed as national key universities

1. Quy Nhon University
2. National University of Civil Engineering, under the Ministry of Education and Training.
3. Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment
4. University of Transport Technology
5. People's Police Academy, under the Ministry of Public Security