The Knight of the National Order of Merit of France has been bestowed upon Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Quoc Huy, Rector of the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HueUMP) under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, for his contributions to the bilateral relations.

Thirty two scholarships were presented to impoverished students who have excellent academic performances at the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 16.

Some 500 Laos students, who are studying in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, gathered on April 7 to celebrate their traditional New Year festival of Bunpimay.

Twenty disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results of the Hue University received Japanese-funded scholarships worth 300 USD each at a ceremony held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 3.

The Bio-technology Institute under the Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be developed into one of the three national bio-technology centres on a par with ASEAN level under a project just approved by the Prime Minister.

A delegation of educators from ASEAN of the European Union’s Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) programme visited Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue to conduct institutional assessments on March 1.

Two Vietnamese universities have secured places on a list of the top 150 universities in Asia, compiled by London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

The Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 9 presented the Honorary Professor title to two professors Kiyoshi Morita and Doo-chul from the Okayama University, Japan.