Admissions announcement for master’s degree academic year 2024-2025

1. General information

Established under the Inter-governmental Agreement between Vietnam and France in 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.

Students enrolled in the joint Master’s degree program will be registered at a French higher education institution of the Association of French Universities and Research Organizations for the Development of USTH. Upon graduation, students will be granted two Master’s degrees, one by the USTH and one by a French education institution.

Enrollment target: 120 full-time Master’s students for the academic year 2024-2025.

2. Training programs

USTH offers 05 high-quality programs in science and technology with English as the official language used in teaching and learning. 

No.	Programs	Specialties
1	Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology	Nano-physics
		Nano-chemistry
2	SPACE: Earth Observation – Astrophysics – Satellite Technologies	Science from Space
		Satellite Technologies
3	Applied Environmental Sciences	Sustainable Water and Ecological Protection
		Oceanography & Hydrology
4	Medical Biotechnology – Plant Biotechnology – Pharmacology	Biomedicine
		Drug Development
		Plant Biotechnology
5	Information and Communication Technology	Data Mining for Internet of Thing
		Infrastructure for Internet of Thing

3. Eligibility

Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields and meet one of the following language proficiency requirements for admission:

• Obtaining a language proficiency certificate equivalent to level 4* promulgated in the six-level foreign language proficiency framework of Vietnam
•  Obtaining a Bachelor’s degree or a postgraduate qualification in English or in a recognized training program using English as the main language of instruction, 
• Having completed USTH’s English Intensive course.

Citizens belonging to one of the following categories may be considered by the Admissions Committee to be admitted to a second year Master’s program (M2):

• Candidates who have completed the first year of Master’s program (M1) at local or international foreign universities following the Bologna process, i.e. have obtained a diploma Maitrise in France or have completed 240 ECTS-European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, and pass the application review process.
• Candidates who have obtained Engineering degrees from institutions accredited by CTI/PFIEV, or from other educational institutions recognized by authorities, and must be approved by the Admissions Committee.
• Candidates who have obtained a four-year Bachelor’s degree ranked Good or higher, recognized by the French government as equivalent to the first 60 ECTS after obtaining a Bachelor degree, can pass the application review process, and must be approved by the Admissions Committee with the decision of Rector.

* Conversion table of Foreign Language Degrees and Certificates equivalent to Level 4 of the six-level Foreign Language proficiency framework used in Vietnam for admissions and academic training at Master’s level.

No.	Certificate/Degree	Level/Score Level 4 equivalent
1	TOEFL iBT	46 – 93
2	IELTS	5.5 – 6.5
3	Cambridge Assessment English	B2 First/B2 Business Vantage/ Linguaskill.  Score 160 – 179
4	TOEIC (4 skills)	Listening: 400 – 489 Reading: 385 – 454 Speaking: 160 – 179 Writing: 150 – 179
5	Aptis Esol	B2

4. Admissions method: Application dossier assessment and interview.

5. Application dossier 

Compulsory documents are marked with “✓”

No.	Required documents	Vietnamese applicants	International applicants	Exchange students
1	Application form for Master’s programs in the academic year 2024-2025	✓	✓	✓
2	Motivation letter in English	✓	✓	✓
3	English translation of Bachelor’s degree(1)	✓	✓	✓
4	English translation of Bachelor’s degree transcript(2)	✓	✓	✓
5	Copy of ID card or passport	✓	✓	✓
6	Proof of funds(3)		✓
7	Student card of current university			✓
8	Registration confirmation at USTH partner			✓
9	Receipt of application fee(4)	✓	✓
10	Certificate of English language proficiency	✓	✓	✓
11	Letters of recommendation/Nomination letter from USTH’s partner (compulsory for delocalization programs)			✓
12	Awards and other achievements (if any)

Notes: 

• Applicants who have completed their Bachelor’s programs but not yet received their diplomas must submit their academic transcripts or temporary graduation certificates (copies and English translated versions).

• Applicants who are in the last year of Bachelor’s  programs must submit  the most updated academic transcripts and a confirmation letter on expected graduating time (copies and English translation). Applicants who are exchange students must provide at least their transcripts of two most recent semesters.

• International students must prove the ability to pay for tuition fees and living expenses by providing their Bank Statement or their parent’s Bank Statement with $10,000 in the account as the minimum balance.

• Candidates pay application fees according to the instructions in section 8.

6. Admission schedules

Wave	Dossier submission	Interview
1	01/4/2024 – 15/6/2024	June, July 2024
2	15/7/2024 – 31/8/2024	August, September 2024

(Detailed interview schedules will be announced via email).

7. Scholarships and fellowships

USTH provides scholarships according to state policies and USTH’s regulations. Further information  on scholarship application can be found at the following link:  https://usth.edu.vn/en/student-affairs-usth/scholarships-and-tuition-fees/usths-scholarship/

8. Application fees and tuition fees

Application fees:  500,000 VND, 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.
• Swift code: BFTVVNVX002

Tuition fees: 

Tuition fee/Academic year 2024-2025
Vietnamese students	International students
53,000,000 VND (equivalent to 2,200 USD)	95,000,000 VND (equivalent to 4,000 USD)

Notes: 

Tuition fees are collected semesterly for Vietnamese students and annually for international students.

9. Application dossier submission 

Applicants must send the scanned dossiers in format “.pdf” or “.zip” files to the email address: admission@usth.edu.vn. The title of the submission email should be as follows: “Master admission – name of major – Full name.  (e.g. Master Admission – Biomedicine – Nguyen Van A).

10. Contact

Please see detailed admission announcement HERE

Or contact Department of Academic Affairs:

	DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF HANOI
Address:	Room 102 – A21 USTH Building, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel:	0247 774 7748/ 0247 772 7748
Email:	admission@usth.edu.vn
Website:	www.usth.edu.vn/ www.tuyensinh.usth.edu.vn