According to U.S PLoS Biology on the ranking of citation influence among the scientific community, two scientists from VNU, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc and Assoc. Prof. Dr Le Hoang Son, continued to be listed among the world's 10,000 most influential scientists in 2022. By position, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son ranked 5,817th globally, Prof. Dr. Sc. Nguyen Dinh Duc ranked 7,455th globally. These two scientists were also named in the world ranking of reseach.com along with two other scientists from VNU, Prof. Dr. Pham Hung Viet and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tu Binh Minh.

Students from VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students participating in international Olympiads won 8 gold medals and 1 silver medal. In his letter of commendation to VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students and the Vietnamese students – the medal winners at the International Olympiads in 2022, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that those students were the pride of not only the education sector but also the nation; the students of VNU HUS High School for Gifted Students have proven the spirit and intelligence of the Vietnamese.

Dr. Chu Duc Ha - Lecturer of VNU University of Engineering and Technology received the Golden Globe Award 2022 in the Biotechnology field. The Golden Globe Award is co-awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day on November 20, the Minister of Education and Training decided to award certificates of merit to 400 outstanding teachers and managers of educational institutions. VNU had 3 teachers honoured to receive this Certificate of Merit, namely, Prof. Dr. Mai Trong Nhuan - Chairman of VNU Education Quality Assurance Council, Prof. Dr. Sc. Nguyen Dinh Duc - Director of VNU Academic Affairs Department, and Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thanh - Rector of VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

In 2022, two scientific works by VNU’s scientists, namely “Anti-colonialism movement in Vietnam” by late Prof. Dr. Dinh Xuan Lam and “Modern Vietnamese Poetry” by Prof. Dr. Le Van Lan (also known with his penname Ma Giang Lan) were awarded the State Prize in Science and Technology.

In the past year, many VNU individuals and teams have been honoured to receive noble awards from the Party and State: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngoc, Prof. Dr. Sc Luu Van Boi, Prof. Dr. Pham Hung Viet, Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thanh and VNU Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union were awarded First-class Labour Orders; Prof. Dr. Sc Nguyen Dinh Duc was awarded the Second-class Labour Order; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truc Le, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thanh Son from VNU University of Economics and Business, and VNU International School were awarded Third-class Labour Orders.