Becoming a member of AOTULE, HUST is expected to capture many opportunities to promote its research and training quality through cooperation and exchange activities with the top engineering universities in Asia-Oceania region.

Earlier on November 28, 2014, HUST was invited to attend the 9th AOTULE Annual Deans Meeting and Conference at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 

During the event, Dr. Nguyen Phu Khanh, Director of International Cooperation Department, as a representative of the institution, made a short presentation about HUST and its education, training, research and mobility activities.

All current members, 11 Asia-Oceania top universities did vote in order to offer HUST Membership of the Network.

Founded in 2007, AOTULE, is a league of thirteen premiere engineering universities in the Asia-Oceania region. The AOTULE promotes inter-university cooperation through joint programmes including an annual Dean's meeting, student workshop and exchanges of students and staff, in order to improve the quality of engineering education and research of the members. It aims to broaden participating students' perspectives through education, research and cross-cultural interactions.