Announcement of 2nd round of postgraduate admissions in 2020

1. Admission time:
Round 2 of master's entrance exam on the following days:October 17 and 18, 2020, organize the assessment of doctoral training professional records from the dateOctober 17 to October 28, 2020.

Detailed enrollment schedule:

2. Majors and entrance exam subjects:
2.1. Master's Degree (Postgraduate)

 
2.2. Doctorate (PhD student)

3. Exam conditions, list of correct majors and related majors for master's and doctoral admission:
- Exam conditions, list of correct majors, related majors recruiting master's degree:Appendix 1
- Exam conditions, list of correct majors, related majors recruiting doctoral level students:Appendix 2
4. Bachelor's and master's degrees issued by foreign educational institutions:Candidates with a bachelor's or master's degree issued by a foreign educational institution must have a certificate of recognition from the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training at the time of online registration.
5. Standard training time:
- For doctoral training: 3 years for those with a master's degree; 4 years for those without a master's degree.
- For master's training: 2 years.
6. Foreign language requirements:
6.1. For doctoral candidates:
Candidates must have one of the following diplomas or certificates demonstrating foreign language proficiency in accordance with the foreign language output standards of the training program approved by Hanoi National University:
- Have a foreign language certificate according to the Reference TableAppendix 6by an internationally and Vietnamese recognized testing organization within 24 months from the date of the certification exam to the date of application;
- Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by a foreign educational institution for a full-time training program abroad in a language appropriate to the language required by the training program's output standards. Diplomas issued by foreign educational institutions must undergo recognition procedures according to current regulations.
- Have a university degree in foreign languages ​​or foreign language pedagogy suitable for the foreign language according to the output standards of the training program, issued by Vietnamese training institutions.
- In the above cases, if it is not English, the candidate must be able to communicate in English in the field so that others can understand in English and understand others presenting professional issues in English. The Admissions Council established a subcommittee to evaluate the English communication ability in the field of candidates in this category.
6.2. For master's candidates:
Candidates in one of the following cases are exempt from the Foreign Language exam:
- Have a university, master's or doctoral degree from a full-time training program abroad, and have the degree recognized by a competent authority according to current regulations;
- Have a university degree in an advanced program according to the Project of the Ministry of Education and Training on advanced training programs at some universities in Vietnam or a high-quality engineering degree (PFIEV) recognized by the engineering degree committee (CTI, France), with a foreign partner to jointly grant the degree or a university degree in an international standard training program, a talent training program, a high-quality training program of VNU;
- Have a university degree in foreign languages.
- Have a foreign language proficiency certificate equivalent to the levels of the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam: level 3 for master's degree training programs according to VNU standards, level 4 for international joint master's programs with degrees granted by VNU, level 5 for international standard master's degree training programs (seeAppendix 3). The certificate is valid for 2 years from the date of the foreign language certificate exam to the date of registration for the master's exam and is issued by an institution recognized by VNU.(seeAppendix 4).
6.3. Note:
- The University of Social Sciences and Humanities will send foreign language certificates to the certification bodies to verify the authenticity of the certificates. Candidates are responsible for the authenticity of the submitted certificates according to the postgraduate admission regulations of Hanoi National University.
- Certificates issued by Hanoi National University of Education, Thai Nguyen University, Can Tho University: Applicable to certificates issued after May 15, 2019 and according to the 6-level Foreign Language Certificate form of the Ministry of Education and Training.
7. Priority subjects and policies (applicable to master's entrance exams):
7.1. Priority subjects:
- People who have worked continuously for 2 years or more (as of the deadline for submitting application documents) in localities defined as Region 1 (according to the current division of national high school enrollment areas of the Ministry of Education and Training). In this case, candidates must have a decision to accept work, a decision to recruit or transfer, or a work assignment from a competent agency or organization;
- Ethnic minorities with permanent residence registration for 2 years or more (as of the application deadline) in localities defined as Region 1;
- War invalids and people enjoying policies like war invalids;
- Martyr's child;
- Hero of the armed forces, hero of labor;
- Children of resistance fighters infected with toxic chemicals, recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as having deformities, disabilities, or reduced ability to self-reliant in daily life and study due to the consequences of toxic chemicals.
7.2. Priority level:
- Candidates who are in priority groups (including those who are in multiple priority groups) will have 10 points added to their English test results (on a 100-point scale) if they are not exempt from the English test and 1 point (on a 10-point scale) added to their basic test or 15 points (on a 150-point scale) added to their competency assessment test results.
- Determination of priority subjects must be done at the time of registration.
8. Additional knowledge course schedule:
Candidates should contact the Training Department (Admissions Department) of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU and the Offices of the Faculties/Departments for details on the supplementary knowledge study plan. The school continuously organizes university supplementary knowledge classes for master's exams corresponding to the exam sessions during the year. Candidates in related/other majors must have a certificate of university supplementary knowledge in the corresponding majors to be eligible to take the exam.
9. Time for registration and receiving documents:
9.1. For master's candidates:
In 2020, registration continues to be conducted on VNU's postgraduate admission software.
Candidates' tasks:
- Access the VNU postgraduate admission software and register for the exam online according to the instructions. Candidates who have registered an account in previous admission periods and have not enrolled at any unit in VNU can use their existing account to register for the exam in 2020. Candidates must commit and be responsible for the truthfulness of the declared information.
- Registration time:from 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 2020 to 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020.
- Registration portal:http://tssdh.vnu.edu.vn
- Pay the prescribed admission fee into the account of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU or pay directly in cash at the School.(Candidates are required to receive feedback from the Admissions Council before making a transfer).
- After 48 hours of registration, if the candidate does not receive a response from the Admissions Council, the candidate is requested to contact the admissions officer again via phone number: 0243.8583957, or via Email:tuyensinhsdh.ussh@gmail.com, or Zalo: 0912.708840 for support..
9.2 For doctoral candidates:
In 2020, doctoral application was partially conducted online.
Candidates' tasks:
- Access the VNU postgraduate admission registration portal at:http://tssdh.vnu.edu.vnto declare basic information.
- Registration time:from 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 2020 to 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020.
- Submit hard copies of documents according to the School's regulations including:(seeAppendix 5)and submit directly to the Training Department (Admissions Department), Room 601, 6th floor, Building E, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi. Time for receiving documents from 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 2020 to 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020. Documents sent by post will be counted according to the postmark before October 2, 2020.
Note:Each candidate must prepare 01 original set of documents.(documents with direct signatures, notarized copies with red seal)and 05 photocopied sets of documents corresponding to the original set of documents.
- Download the application form for doctoral admission at:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxbwOaXsfoc4TE9TZWhrZEk5N28
- Pay the prescribed admission fee into the unit's account or pay directly in cash at the unit.
- After 48 hours of registration, if the candidate does not receive a response from the Admissions Council, the candidate is requested to contact the admissions officer again via phone number: 0243.8583957, or via Email:tuyensinhsdh.ussh@gmail.com, or Zalo: 0912.708840 for support..
10. Fees and payment methods
10.1 Master's application fee:
- Exam registration fee: 60,000 VND/candidate
- Exam fee: 360,000 VND/candidate (240,000 VND/candidate for candidates exempted from the Foreign Language exam).
10.2 Doctoral application fee:
- Exam registration fee: 60,000 VND/candidate
- Admission fee: 200,000 VND/candidate
Note:No refunds will be made after the candidate has successfully registered and his/her application has been approved.
10.3 Fee payment method:
- Transfer:
+ Beneficiary:University of Social Sciences and Humanities
+ Account number:2221.0000.656.899;at the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam Thanh Xuan branch (BIDV Thanh Xuan)
When transferring money, clearly state the following information:Full name of the candidate; Date of birth; Registration code, Master's/PhD exam fee; Exam major
- Submit directly to University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi.
11. Time to announce results:Expectedbefore 5:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020.
12. Second admission period: expected in November 2020.
Note: The school verifies the degrees and certificates of candidates applying for postgraduate training before issuing a decision to recognize students and postgraduates.
13. Contact information:
Training Department (Admissions Department), Room 601, Building E, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai - Thanh Xuan - Hanoi.
Admission support phone: (024) 3858.3957
Admission support page:http://tuyensinh.ussh.edu.vn
E-mail:tuyensinhsdh.ussh@gmail.com
Fanpage:https://www.facebook.com/tuyensinhsaudaihocUSSH- Zalo: 0912.780.040