TRUONG DAI HOC BACH KHOA HANOI - HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HUST

Their core work

HUST is Vietnam's leading technical university with research capabilities in satellite navigation and positioning systems, particularly Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Within H2020, they serve as the key Southeast Asian partner for European GNSS (EGNSS) promotion and capacity building across the ASEAN region. Their work bridges European satellite navigation technology with Asian markets and research communities, contributing expertise in GNSS signal processing and ionospheric scintillation effects on navigation accuracy.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

HUST's H2020 involvement began in 2015 with a clear focus on promoting European GNSS applications in Southeast Asia and building capacity across the ASEAN region (BELS project). By 2018, their participation evolved in two directions: continuing the EU-ASEAN GNSS bridge work (BELS-PLUS) while also moving into more technically demanding research on navigation accuracy under ionospheric scintillation (NAVSCIN). This suggests a shift from primarily coordination and awareness activities toward deeper scientific research contributions.

HUST appears to be transitioning from a capacity-building and awareness role toward contributing substantive technical research on GNSS signal challenges in equatorial regions, where ionospheric scintillation is most severe.

How they like to work

HUST operates exclusively as a participant or third-party partner — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. With 14 unique consortium partners across 8 countries from just 3 projects, they connect into relatively broad European networks. Their role is best understood as the Southeast Asian anchor in European-led GNSS consortia, providing regional access, local expertise, and equatorial-zone testing environments that European partners cannot easily replicate.

HUST has collaborated with 14 unique partners across 8 countries through just 3 projects, indicating involvement in medium-to-large consortia with strong geographic diversity. Their network is anchored in the European space and navigation community, where they serve as the primary Vietnamese and ASEAN-region connection point.

What sets them apart

HUST is one of very few Southeast Asian universities with direct involvement in European GNSS programs, making them a rare bridge between EU space technology and the ASEAN market of 680 million people. Their location in the equatorial ionospheric zone gives them a natural advantage for studying GNSS scintillation effects — a problem that is most severe near the equator and directly relevant to navigation reliability in tropical regions. For any consortium needing a credible partner in Vietnam or broader Southeast Asia for GNSS, positioning, or space applications, HUST is an established and proven choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BELS
  Flagship EU-ASEAN GNSS cooperation project with EUR 204,875 funding to HUST — their largest H2020 grant and the foundation of their European network.
• NAVSCIN
  Represents HUST's move into technical GNSS research (Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship), studying high-accuracy navigation under ionospheric scintillation — directly exploiting their equatorial location.