Bachelor

ADMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR BACHELOR PROGRAMS  ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 – 2025

1. General information

Established under the Inter-governmental Agreement between Vietnam and France on November 12, 2009, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) also called Vietnam France University has built a reputation as an advanced-model international public university.

Enrollment target: 1050 students for the academic year 2024 – 2025.

University code on the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET): KCN

2. Training Programs

2.1. Regular programs at USTH

USTH offers 17 high-quality regular programs in science and technology following the European Bologna Process, of which, 16 programs (except Pharmacy and Aeronautical Maintenance B1/B2) provide 03-year-bachelor degree with English as the official language used in teaching and learning. Besides, USTH also offers 4-year training programs, distinguished by intensive English courses in the first year to equip necessary English language skills for accepted students who haven’t met the entry requirements for English yet. Regarding the Pharmacy program, the training duration takes 5 years with 70% in English and 30% in Vietnamese, while Aeronautical Maintenance B1/B2 program takes 4 years and is given 100% in English.

2.2 Double degree programs

From 2022, USTH cooperates with our partners in France to deploy double-degree programs. Students admitted to the double degree program will spend their first two years at USTH and have a chance to study their third year in a French institution. Upon graduation, students will be granted two bachelor’s degrees, one by USTH and one by a French institution.

3. Eligibility

Citizens who graduate from high school in 2024 or in previous years meet the admissions criteria of USTH.

4. Admissions methods and criteria

a. For students who graduated from high schools following educational program of the MOET

b. For students who possessed foreign high school diploma or studied international programs in Vietnam need to meet 2 criteria as follows:

Remarks:

(1) Grade point average of 5 subjects will be calculated as follows:

Average[Ma11+Phy11+Chem11+ Bio11+Ict11 + Ma12+Phy12+Chem12+ Bio12+Ict12] :10

(2) Candidates applying for the Pharmacy program must be classified as excellent or higher for the academic performance of grade 12 to fulfill the requirements of the quality assurance threshold for the health sector in the graduated year stipulated by the MOET.

(3) The double degree programs use only the USTH Competency Assessment examination results for admission (AM1).

(4) (5) The knowledge test and admissions interview: Candidates refer to the instructions for the USTH Competency assessment examination in Annex – Admission Announcement.

(6) Eligibility for direct admission: direct admission is only applicable to the candidates graduating in 2024 and meet at least one (01) of the following conditions:

– Candidates win prizes in examinations of selecting national, provincial gifted students (or equivalent): first, second, third prizes or encouragement in natural-science subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics and Geography;

– Candidates win first, second, or third prizes (projects related to natural sciences) in national, regional, and international science and engineering contest (approved by Admission Committee);

– Candidates participate in the international Olympic team selection exam; candidates are official members of national team participating in the international contest on subjects of natural sciences, international science and engineering contest teams (projects related to natural sciences);

– Candidates having final results of Grade 11, and 12 at Excellent rank and with GPA of 5 subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics at Grade 11, and 12 must reach at least 9.20/10 or higher.

(7) Direct admission for the Aeronautical Engineering program is only applied to students with prizes in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. Direct admission for the Pharmacy program is only applied to students with prizes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Geography is only applied for candidates of Space science and Satellite Technology specialty.

(8) Foreign applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language to ensure successful academic engagement at USTH. For the Pharmacy program, applicants are required to attain the necessary results in the knowledge and proficiency test of the Vietnamese language, in accordance with the current regulations established by the MOET.

Remarks:

In case the number of qualified candidates exceeds the enrollment quota, admissions criteria based on the order of applicants’ aspiration registered on the general enrollment support system of the Ministry of Education and Training will be applied to recognize admitted majors.

*For applicants who graduated from 2015 to 2023: besides the admission conditions, they must ensure the attendance in the High school graduation Exam with a combination of suitable exam subjects for the applied program (Annex 2 – Admission Announcement) and achieved results equal to or higher than the entrance mark of USTH in that year.

*For applicants who graduated before 2014: besides the admission conditions, they must ensure attendance in national University Entrance exams in blocks A, A1, B and D with results equal to or higher than the entrance mark of USTH in that year

5. Application dossier

Remarks:

(1)Passport is only eligible for foreign candidates.

(2)If the grading system is different from the 0-10 scale applied in Vietnam, a document by competent authorities explaining the applied grading system is required.

(3) For applicants who graduated before 2024, besides the above requested dossiers, they need to submit a copy of the certificate on the national university entrance exam result in the graduation year.

(4)Candidates pay admission fees according to the instructions in section 8.

(5)After enrollment, matriculated candidates will take an English test which decides their suitable placement. Students who have an IELTS certificate that achieved a minimum score of 5.0 or TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum score of 35 will be exempted from the English test and eligible to study for a 3-year program.

6. Admission schedule*

Enrollment based on USTH Competency assessment examination results, high school academic performance and an interview, and direct admission.

* The admission schedule may be changed and will be updated on the website of USTH. Results of direct admission, results of knowledge test, and interviews will be informed to the candidates via email and website.

**Wave 3 will be adapted to the MOET’s schedule.

Enrollment according to the MOET’s system: align with the MOET’s schedule. Regarding the Pharmacy program, applicants, who choose the admissions method based on the results of the 2024 high school graduation exam, must also fulfill the admissions criterion for English proficiency (IELTS certificate with a minimum score of 5.0 or TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum score of 35 or an equivalent certificate as stipulated in Annex 3 – Admission Announcement) and academic performance of grade 12 must be classified as excellent or higher.

7. Scholarships and financial aids

Annually, USTH grants scholarships and financial support following state policy and USTH’s regulations, please find more details on the website: https://usth.edu.vn.

8. Application fees and tuition fees

Application fees: 500,000 VND/candidate, candidate can transfer with detail as follows:

• Account name: University of Science and Technology of Ha Noi
• Account number: 002.100.024.9148
• At Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam – Hanoi Branch
• Transfer note: Number of ID card/ Passport – Full name – DoB – Pay for application fees wave 1/2/3.

Remark: The application fee is a mandatory fee when applying and is non-refundable in all cases.

Tentative tuition fee:

Tuition fee collected every semester (2 semesters/year).

9. Contact

More information and further details including admission procedures, interviews, study programs, and tuition fees, can be found in English and Vietnamese at our website or via the following contact: