Many policies to support and attract students in the 2023 university entrance exam

Update: 09-08-2023 | 12:09:27

By this time, candidates have completed the payment of university aspiration fee in 2023 and anxiously waited for the schools to announce benchmark scores. Universities in the province have all announced the entrance quality assurance threshold (cutoff score) to receive admission applications evaluated based on test scores of high school graduation exam 2023 and benchmark scores of early enrollment methods. Basically, schools still keep the same enrollment method as last year.

Officials of Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology show candidates and parents how to supplement their application documents.

Stabilize the enrollment method

In 2023, Thu Dau Mot University enrolled 37 undergraduate programs with 3,616 slots by 4 admission methods. Recently, the school's admission council has announced cutoff score to receive the admission application based on the results of high school graduation exam 2023. Accordingly, cutoff score for admission to Thu Dau Mot University is from 15.5 to 19 points.

Specifically, majors of pedagogy: primary education, preschool education, philology pedagogy had the highest cutoff score (19 points); the remaining majors ranged from 15.5 to 18 points. The school still maintains 4 admission methods as in previous years, including: reviewing academic records, results of the high school graduation exam 2023, direct admission, and results of the competency assessment exam of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. As for the group of pedagogical majors, only one enrollment method is applied, which is to consider test scores of high school graduation exam 2023.

Dr. Ngo Hong Diep, Vice Rector of Thu Dau Mot University, said that in early July, the school announced the early admission results. This year, admission scores of early admission methods are higher than in 2022. For the method of considering test scores of the high school graduation exam, the school will implement the admission process of Ministry of Education and Training. By this method, it is expected that no later than 5:00 pm of August 22, the school will announce the admission results. Successful candidates will supplement their admission documents from August 23 to September 6.

Similarly, in this year's enrollment season, universities in Binh Duong province have stabilized their enrollment methods, namely: evaluating academic records, results of high school graduation exams, direct admission, and results of the competency assessment exam of the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Particularly, Vietnam-Germany University has its own entrance exam, TestAS. Currently, universities in the province have announced admission scores for the early admission methods and cutoff scores for the high school graduation exam results.

More new majors

According to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, universities are allowed to open new majors if they ensure the regulations. In the enrollment season for universities and colleges in 2023, many universities have opened new majors to attract students and meet demands of the labor market. In 2023-2024 academic year, Vietnam-Germany University enrolls 775 students for 7 undergraduate majors. The school will also open four new faculties, including: biomedical engineering, smart mobility engineering, environment - process engineering, and materials science. In 2023, Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology opened two new majors, law and software engineering, bringing the total number of undergraduate majors to 16.

According to Phan Quang Phuoc, officer in charge of Admissions Department of Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology, in 2023-2024 academic year, the school has 1,915 enrollment slots according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. Namely, slots enrolled by evaluating high school graduation scores account for 30%, while slots of early admission methods account for 70%. Compared to last year, this year, the number of candidates applying for admission by early methods, such as reviewing academic records and test scores, is relatively high. Benchmark scores according to early admission methods this year have not changed much compared to last year.

Officials of Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology show candidates and parents how to supplement their application for admission.

Many support for new students

In addition to developing enrollment, in 2023, universities in the province have also implemented many support policies to attract new students. Vietnam-Germany University has announced a full scholarship policy for new students that have the highest entrance results in 2023. The support level of this scholarship is 100% tuition fees for the entire four years studying at this school, with a total cost of more than 320 million VND. In addition to the full scholarship, 25% of fresh students with excellent achievements in each major may receive the school's talent scholarships valued at from 25% to 100% tuition fees.

In addition to attractive scholarship policies, Vietnam-Germany University also applies many tuition support policies for special student groups, such as: students subject to tuition fee exemption or reduction according to Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP of the Government; children of lecturers and staff working in education sector. In addition, new students who have financial difficulties may apply for a WUS scholarship - a scholarship for overcoming difficulties of the global University Support Organization and the Vietnam - Germany Friendship Association.

In the new school year, Binh Duong University will offer 640 scholarships to the earliest candidates who are admitted to 16 faculties of the school, 40 scholarships each, each worth VND8 million. The school also has scholarships for candidates making high achievements in the national excellent student exam as well as winning prizes in culture - art - sports at provincial level or higher, each student will receive a scholarship of VND30 million.

According to Dr. Do Doan Trang, Vice Rector of Binh Duong University, scholarships not only provide financial support, but also nurture sustainable thinking for students. The school will not stop at financial support, but also help successful students to study in a good environment, to develop comprehensively soft skills and professional knowledge.

Early admission results will be officially recognized only when: a candidate is recognized as graduating from high school; registers their admission aspirations on website http://thisinh.thithptquocgia.edu.vn for major in which the candidate is eligible for early admission; is recognized as being admitted on the system of Ministry of Education and Training according to regulations. According to statistics of Ministry of Education and Training, in 2022, Binh Duong is the province that has the highest admission rate in the country with 67.42%. Binh Duong has a university enrollment rate nearly 20% higher than the national average.

Reported by Hong Phuong - Translated by Ngoc Huynh

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