There are many innovations in postgraduate training and admissions.

Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Vice Principal of the School is speaking at the conference.

At the beginning of the conference, delegates listened to a report on new points in the 2016 regular university enrollment work presented by Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thanh Nam, Head of the School's Training Department.

Accordingly, the University's regular university admissions will have some new points. Specifically, in 2017, the University will not organize an aptitude test, using the results of the 2017 national high school exam for admission. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities will use 04 test combinations/subjects for admission: (1) Literature, History, Geography - Code C00; (2) Mathematics, Literature, Foreign Language - Code D100; (3) Literature, Foreign Language, Social Sciences - Code D101; (4) Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry - Code A00.

From April 1 to April 20, candidates register for the National High School Exam and apply for university and college admission on the same application form through the Department of Education and Training. Candidates can register for an unlimited number of wishes and schools, but must arrange their wishes in order of priority from highest to lowest (wish 1 is the highest wish).

After being admitted and enrolled, candidates have the opportunity to be directly admitted, given priority admission and admission to high-quality training programs in the fields of Management Science, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy and Literature if they meet the requirements according to the regulations of the School.

After completing the first year, full-time students of standard training programs have the opportunity to study a second major in one of the following majors: Journalism, Oriental Studies (Korean Studies major, Japanese Studies major), Management Science, Tourism and Travel Services Management, International Studies and Psychology of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities; English Language, Chinese Language of the University of Foreign Languages; Law of the Faculty of Law, VNU. Students who complete the training programs of both majors will receive two regular bachelor's degrees.

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thanh Nam, Head of Training Department, is presenting a report at the conference.

Dr. Pham Thi Thu Hoa, Deputy Head of the School's Training Department, presented some new points in the organization and management of the School's postgraduate training.

Specifically, for the 2017 postgraduate admissions, the method of registration is online via the VNU admissions portal at http://tssdh.vnu.edu.vn. Registration time is from 8:00 a.m. on March 27, 2017 to 10:00 p.m. on April 9, 2017. Candidates only need to research the admissions information on the University's website to know clearly the eligible subjects that can register for the exam. As for PhD students, in addition to registering online during the above time, candidates must complete the application form (hard copy) and submit it directly to the training department (admissions department).

Regarding organization and management, there are also some adjustments. According to regulation 4668, the master's training period can last a minimum of 1 semester (6 months). Registration for courses and thesis topics will be from October of the previous year to May of the following year (instead of registering by semester). The thesis topic and supervisor must be approved by the School in April of each year. The period for retaining course results is 3 years (reduced by 2 years compared to before). Students must present the content and research plan for the thesis topic no later than 1 month after receiving the thesis topic (previously 2 months). The average cumulative score for defense is 2.0 (reduced by 0.5 compared to before)...

Dr. Pham Thi Thu Hoa also presented the Draft of new regulations on doctoral training to solicit comments from teachers at the conference.

Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Van Tung, Head of the Faculty of Sociology, spoke at the conference.

Commenting on the school's enrollment work, Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Van Tung, Head of the Faculty of Sociology, said that the school should increase funding for enrollment work because this cost is still low and the efficiency is not high. Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Van Tung gave an example of the International Faculty, VNU, which has considered investing a large amount of funding for enrollment work to help them create a good source of student attraction.

Also in this area, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong, Head of the Faculty of Management Science, said that the School should have policies that focus on cooperation with localities in the enrollment process. Currently, the School's enrollment work is facing fierce competition with many partners, thus requiring close direction and coordination in this work.

For the work-study program, the school should also be more flexible in enrollment. Reduce the number of students per class to about 40. At the same time, soon issue specific instructions on retaking classes and exams for students in this program, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong shared.

Regarding the content of the number of students guiding their thesis, Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Van Tung proposed to increase the quota for experimental training programs by 1. At the same time, he also hoped that the School would have specific instructions in doctoral training on the issue of guiding foreign students. The School should have a signed document with international partners on the issue of guidance agreement.

Speaking at the conclusion of this working session, Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Vice Principal of the School requested that the School's Training Department regularly support units to arrange training schedules, so that the training process takes place smoothly and effectively.

Regarding the training of postgraduates, the Training Department needs to continue to review to improve and promote this activity. Accordingly, the Department needs to pay attention to the training guidance process to ensure that master's thesis can be completed in 1.5 years and doctoral thesis in 3 years; and to be strict in reporting the progress of postgraduate students.

The training department also quickly reviewed the management mechanism for graduate students and doctoral students to reduce the cumbersome factors. Improve the service activities of graduate students and doctoral students in a one-stop direction. Continue to improve, innovate and the spirit of service - promote the culture of service, Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan shared.