“A university’s reputation should not be measured solely by its scale of enrollment, but by the intellectual value embedded in its scientific research, the number of patents it creates, the technologies it develops, and its tangible contributions to the economy.” This statement was highlighted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Ngoc Chien, Director of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, at the celebration of Vietnam Science and Technology Day held on May 15, 2026 at Hanoi University of Industry.

On the afternoon of December 2, 2025, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Dong, Vice Rector of Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI), chaired a meeting with a delegation from Guangxi University of Science and Technology, China (GXUST). The meeting focused on reviewing and renewing existing joint training programs, while exploring opportunities to expand cooperation at higher levels of education, in close connection with scientific research activities and collaboration with enterprises.

After competing against 536 top-selected projects from a pool of over 15,000 student research entries nationwide, a student team from the Faculty of Chemical Technology at Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) achieved the prestigious Second Prize in the 2024 National Science and Technology Awards for Students.

With the aim of denaturing the byproduct from straws to collect oil and oil slick on water face, the group of 5 students from Faculty of Chemical Engineering successfully carried out the subject “Research on Cellulose denatured from straw to adsorbate gasoline in water”. The subject was awarded the First Prize of Student Science Researching Contest 2021 of Hanoi University of Industry.

On October 30th, 2021, Hanoi University of Industry held the 5th HaUI Scientific Conference. This is an annual forum for scientists inside and outside the university to discuss and publish their scientific research results.

Research paper topic "Research and application of Internet of Things technology to build an intelligent greenhouse system" by a group of students from the Faculty of Information Technology won the Third prize and was awarded at the Closing Ceremony of Student Science Research 2019. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations on the morning of December 1st, 2019 at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi.

On the morning of 7^th September, Hanoi University of Industry held the 2nd National Science Seminar in Accounting & Auditing "Research and Training in Accounting and Auditing". Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Vice Rector of HaUI, chaired the workshop.

On March 07th, 2017, at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Office, the Ministry-level Scientific and Technological Council held an appraisal meeting on the research project "A study on the technological process of producing essential oils from Buddha’s Hand" headed by Dr. Nguyen Van Loi, HaUI Institute of Technology, Hanoi University of Industry.