Admissions announcement for Bachelor’s programs in 2025

1. General information

Established under the Agreement between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of France, signed on November 12, 2009, and replaced by the Agreement signed on November 2, 2018, the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), also called Vietnam France University, was founded under Decision No. 2067/QĐ-TTg dated December 9, 2009 by the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

USTH is the sixth university in Vietnam to achieve international accreditation standards for educational institutions by the High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education of France (HCERES), bringing the total number of Vietnamese universities recognized by foreign accreditation organizations to 12.

Enrollment target: 1088

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

2. Training Programs

2.1. Regular programs at USTH

USTH offers undergraduate programs in science and technology following the European Bologna Process. The standard duration of a Bachelor’s degree program is 3 years (equivalent to 180 ECTS), with all courses taught in English. For the Maintenance Engineering B1/B2 orientation (Aeronautical Engineering), the duration is 4 years, including 10 months of study and practical training at VAECO, Vietnam Airlines. Graduates are awarded a Bachelor’s degree.

The duration of training for the Pharmacy program is 5 years, with 70% of the courses taught in English and 30% in Vietnamese. Graduates are awarded a Bachelor in Pharmacy.

For candidates who meet the admission requirements but do not meet the English entry requirements, the study program includes an additional year focused on enhancing English skills (not applicable to the Pharmacy program).

2.2 Double degree programs 

Since 2022, USTH has cooperated with our partners in France to deploy double-degree programs. Students admitted to the double degree programs 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 the USTH and one by a French institution.

3. Eligibility

Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who graduated in 2025 or earlier and meet the eligibility criteria for each admissions method stated in the USTH Admissions Plan are eligible to apply.

4. Admissions methods and criteria

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

b. For Vietnamese and foreign students(9) who possessed foreign high school diploma or studied international programs in Vietnam need to meet 2 criteria as follows:

Remarks: 

(1) Candidates applying for the Pharmacy program following methods 1, 2, 3 must be classified as excellent or higher for the academic performance of grade 12 to fulfill the requirements of quality assurance threshold for the health sector in the graduated year stipulated by the MOET

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

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

(5) Grade point average of 3 subjects will be calculated as follows:

AVR[(Subject 1 + Subject 2 + Subject 3)Grade 11+ (Subject 1 + Subject 2 + Subject 3)Grade 12]

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(6) Training program and subjects combination for admission: see Annex 1 – Admissions Announcement.

(7) Eligibility for direct admission: direct admission is only applicable to the candidates graduating in 2025 and meets at least one (01) of the following conditions within the last three years:

– 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 contests (approved by Admission Committee);

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

(8) 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.

(9) Foreign applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language (IELTS score of 5.0 or higher, or other equivalent certificates) to ensure successful academic engagement at USTH. For the Pharmacy program, in addition to English proficiency, applicants are required to attain the necessary results in the  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 2024: 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 – Admissions 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) For candidates submitting applications in wave 1, wave 2, they may submit the first-semester transcript of grade 12. Candidates are required to update their full grade 12 academic results on the USTH online admissions system after completing the program. Concerning admissions method 2, the admission results will only be recognized if their high school academic results meet the threshold specified by the USTH.

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. Admissions schedule* 

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

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

**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 2025 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 – Admissions 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 details 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 for the first year collected every semester (2 semesters/year). 

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10. 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: