HUST aims at becoming a regional leading research university with the core being the techniques and technology, contributing significantly to developing a knowledge-based economy, defending national peace and security and leading the higher-education system of Vietnam. - Location: Dai Co Viet Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi - Year of establishment: 1956 - Number of faculties and schools: 23 - Number of institutes and research centers: 12 - Total area: 26 ha - Number of classrooms and laboratories for training and research: >400 - Number of staff: 1,952 More than 30,000 full-time students Estimated annual enrolment: 5,500- 6,000 students More than 3000 Master’s and 600 Doctoral postgraduates 70% of students being employed right in the final year.