The paper introduces a system of criteria to assess the level of development toward the digital university of a higher education institution and demonstrates this based on the results of the digital transformation in the management and training process at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Based on the characteristics and components of a digital university, the research team has designed survey criteria with the aim of developing Hanoi University of Science and Technology into a digital university. The criteria were built into an online survey by using Google Forms to collect feedback from students who took part in the Soft skill course in the first semester of the school year 2020-2021 at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). Specifically, the Soft Skill course was run as a blended learning format based on several digital transformation tools of HUST such as the student information system (SIS), learning management system (LMS), Microsoft Teams, and the online-examination system. The survey and evaluation results of this research show that HUST achieved the starting point according to the Assessment Model for Digital University.