* 1167 staff members:
          o 22 professors;
          o 105 associate professors;
          o 212 doctors & 363 masters;
          o 697 lecturers;
    * 50.000 students in various levels and types of education;
    * 45 majors (specializations), 38 faculties, centers, 10 institutes;
    * ('98-'08): 200 textbooks published, 30 textbooks revised;
    * Hundreds of Nation-level and Ministry-level scientific research projects;
    * NEU's Campus: 140,000 m2;
    * Library System: 3,405 m2 with 106,500 book titles;
    * Cultural Hall: 1,000 seats;
    * 1961-1972: the Labor Order of the third class;
    * 1978: the Labor Order of the second class;
    * 1983: the Labor Order of the first class;
    * 1986: the Independence Order of the third class;
    * 1991: the Independence Order of the second class;
    * 1996: the Independence Order of the first class;
    * 2000: the title of Labor Hero;
    * 2001: the Ho Chi Minh Order;
    * 2008: Friendship Order of Lao People's Democratic Republic.