Adelaide University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) launched the Adelaide University – Hanoi University of Science and Technology Collaboration Centre on Friday 23 October in Hanoi, giving the two universities a strategic base in Vietnam for collaboration in education, research and industry engagement.
The AU–HUST Collaboration Centre is located in HUST’s Ta Quang Buu Library in Hanoi, which also houses the university’s new interdisciplinary innovation space.
It is the next stage of a partnership that began in 2019 with a credit transfer agreement and has broadened to cover research and teaching across data technology and intelligent systems, sustainable energy and environment, advanced materials and health sciences.
The Centre will facilitate deeper, sustained cooperation with benefits for both nations, including the delivery of joint educational offerings in Vietnam that will see students graduate with a qualification from both universities.
The launch comes as Vietnam places science, technology, innovation and digital transformation at the centre of its development, including setting targets for universities to train more engineers, master’s graduates and PhDs in strategic technologies. The new initiative coincides with HUST’s 70th anniversary year, two years after Australia and Vietnam elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Adelaide University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Nicola Phillips, travelled to Hanoi to launch the Centre with HUST President Professor Le Anh Tuan, alongside guests from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, government agencies and industry.
“This Centre is a practical example of the kind of university Adelaide University is, a global institution that stays close to industry and builds partnerships that last. In HUST we have a partner that shares our ambition and commitment to opening up opportunities for our students, graduates and community,” Professor Phillips said.
“South Australia is investing seriously in science, technology and digital transformation, as is Vietnam. That kind of capability is built over many years, through steady work between universities, industry and government. Today both our universities are committing to that work for the long term.”
HUST President Professor Le Anh Tuan said the Centre would give HUST students and researchers lasting international connections in fields where Vietnam needs high-level expertise.
“Our task at HUST is to develop the talent and the technology Vietnam needs for its next stage of growth. International partnerships matter when they become part of how we teach and do research, and that is what this Centre is designed to do,” Professor Tuan said.
“The Centre can open more opportunities for our students and young researchers to pursue study and joint research with Adelaide University in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy. It also brings an international partner into our work with industry and government, so that what we develop together is put to use in Vietnam.”
The Centre will support a wide range of activities. Joint programs delivered in Hanoi will be an initial priority, including undergraduate, postgraduate and joint PhD pathways, together with collaborative research in priority technology fields, and professional training developed with Vietnamese industry.
For Adelaide University, the Centre reflects its ambition to be a new kind of university that widens access to education, collaborates with partners across the world in research and innovation, and works closely with industry. Its experience in quality-assured micro-credentials and short professional courses could open up learning options for people in Vietnam, and this important international collaboration with HUST opens doors for students, educators and researchers at Adelaide University.
For HUST, the Centre supports the Vietnam Government’s goal to develop the university into one of Asia’s leading institutions in engineering and technology including programs developed with leading companies and international universities, and professional courses that meet industry needs and support lifelong learning.
Adelaide University is home to some 60,000 students and 11,000 staff, and supports 11 world class research institutes. A member of Australia’s Group of Eight, it is ranked 79th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027 and has around 430,000 alumni in 150 countries.
Founded in 1956, Hanoi University of Science and Technology is Vietnam’s oldest and largest technical university. It offers more than 100 academic programs to around 42,000 students and learners, and has about 300,000 alumni.
Image caption: Adelaide University Vice Chancellor Professor Nicola Phillips (second from left) at the launch of the joint centre in Hanoi, with colleagues from Adelaide University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Media contact:
Adelaide University: Megan Andrews Email: meganoandrews@adelaide.edu.au Telephone: +61 434 819 275
Hanoi University of Science and Technology: Mr Ngo Que Lan, Deputy Director of the Centre for Communications and Digital Knowledge Email: Lan.ngoque@hust.edu.vn Telephone: +84 091 3583969