Graduate Admissions 2013

The Vietnamese History major only recruits according to the strategic training project (at international level).

I. Contestants

Citizens of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam who meet all the conditions specified in the Regulations on postgraduate training at Vietnam National University, Hanoi issued under Decision No. 1555/QD-VNU dated May 25, 2011 of the Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

II. Conditions for admission to master's training

Candidates applying for the master's training program at Hanoi National University must fully meet the following conditions:

a, Have a clear personal history and are not currently being prosecuted for criminal liability;

b, Have a university degree in the same or similar major as the major registered for the exam; or have a regular university degree in a major close to the major registered for the exam, have taken supplementary courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in the major registered for the exam;

c, Have at least one year of working experience in a professional field suitable for the major registered for the exam (calculated from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of taking the exam), except for those with a university degree of good grade or higher, in a major that is correct or suitable for the major registered for the exam;

d, Be healthy enough to study.

III. Specializations with some special notes

1. Major in Political Science/Ho Chi Minh Studies

* About the degree

• Have a university degree in Political Science or relevant Political Science;
• Or have a regular degree in the following majors: Philosophy, History, International Studies, Political Education (Civic Education), Management Science (Social Management), Journalism, Party Building and State Administration, Law, Sociology, Political Economy, Foreign Economics after having taken additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in political science;
• Or have a regular university degree in other majors after taking additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in political science.

* Years of service

• People with a university degree of good or higher can take the exam immediately after graduating from university in a major that is the same or suitable to the major they registered for the exam.
• People with an average university degree in the same or similar major as the major they are applying for, or a degree in a major close to the major they are applying for, must have at least one year of work experience in a professional field appropriate to the major they are applying for (calculated from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of taking the exam).
• People with a degree in another field must have at least three years of working experience in a specialized field suitable for the major they register for the exam (from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the exam date).

2. Major in Information Science and Library.

* About the degree

• Have a university degree in the correct or appropriate field of Library Information;
• Or have a regular university degree in a major close to Library Information, have taken additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in Library Information;

* Years of service

• People with a university degree of good or higher can take the exam immediately after graduating from university in a major that is the same or suitable to the major they registered for the exam.
• Those who have an average university degree in a major that is the same or similar to the major they are applying for, or have graduated from a major close to the major they are applying for, must have at least one year of work experience in a professional field that is suitable for the major they are applying for (calculated from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of taking the exam).

3. Major in Science and Technology Management

* About the degree: Have a full-time, specialized or part-time university degree and a certificate of additional knowledge in the major for which the exam is being taken

* Years of service and candidates

Have at least one year of working experience in a field related to the major registered for the exam (from the date of signing the decision recognizing university graduation to the date of taking the exam), in one of the following positions: leader and specialist of science and technology management units of state administrative and career agencies; political organizations; socio-political organizations; socio-professional organizations; enterprises of different economic sectors; non-governmental organizations.

4. Tourism Major

* About the degree

• Have a university degree in Tourism;
• Or have a regular degree majoring in tourism economics, tourism geography, tourism culture;
• Or have a university degree in another field.

* About seniority

• People with a university degree of good or higher can take the exam immediately after graduating from university in a major that is the same or suitable to the major they registered for the exam.
• People with a regular degree in tourism economics, tourism geography, or tourism culture must have at least one year of working experience in a professional field appropriate to the major they register for the exam (from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of the exam) and have taken additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in tourism.
• People who have a university degree in another field but have at least three years of continuous work in the tourism sector (from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of taking the exam) have taken additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in tourism.

5. Major in Journalism

* About the degree

• Have a university degree in the correct or relevant field of Journalism;
• Or have a regular university degree in a major close to Journalism, have taken additional courses to have a level equivalent to a university degree in Journalism;

* Years of service

• People with a university degree of good or higher can take the exam immediately after graduating from university in a major that is the same or suitable to the major they registered for the exam.
• Those who have an average university degree in a major that is the same or similar to the major they are applying for, or have graduated from a major close to the major they are applying for, must have at least one year of work experience in a professional field that is suitable for the major they are applying for (calculated from the date of signing the Decision on recognition of university graduation to the date of taking the exam).

IV. Conditions for applying for doctoral training

1. Candidates applying for the doctoral training program of Hanoi National Universitymust fully satisfy the following conditions:

a, Have a clear personal history and are not currently being prosecuted for criminal liability.

b, Satisfy one of the following conditions regarding diplomas and published works:

• Have a master's degree in research or a master's thesis with 10 credits or more in a major that is correct or suitable, or close to the major applied for;
• Have a master's degree in a practical-oriented major that is appropriate or close to the major for which you are applying and have at least one article published in a scientific journal or a collection of scientific conference proceedings before submitting your application;
• Have a master's degree in another major and a regular university degree in the same or similar major as the major for which they are applying. In this case, candidates must have at least one article published in a scientific journal or a collection of scientific conference proceedings before submitting their application and must take the exam according to the regulations for those who do not have a master's degree;
• Have a regular university degree in the right major, with honors or higher, and have at least one article published in a scientific journal or a collection of scientific conference papers before submitting the application;
• Have a regular university degree in the right major, with good grade, and have at least two articles published in scientific journals or collections of scientific conference proceedings before submitting the application.

The content of the articles must be consistent with the registered major and published in scientific journals of Hanoi National University, prestigious national and international scientific journals or in the collection of works (with review) of national and international scientific conferences that have been officially published.

c, Be recommended by at least two scientists with the title of professor, associate professor or doctorate of science, doctorate in the same major or research field, one of whom is a thesis supervisor. The recommendation letter must include comments and assessments on the candidate's capacity and qualities;

d, The research proposal essay (included in the HSCM) must clearly state the reasons for choosing the research field, the reasons for choosing the training institution, the research objectives, and the implementation plan during the training period. The essay must also state the experiences and professional knowledge that the candidate has prepared and the candidate's planned scientific activities after completing the doctoral training program;

e, Candidates for the PhD program must have at least 2 years of professional work experience in the field of the major they registered for (from the date of signing the decision to recognize university graduation to the date of admission), except in the case of transfer students;

h, Be healthy enough to study.

i, Candidates must have one of the following foreign language certificates or diplomas:

• Certificate of foreign language proficiency equivalent to level B1 or level 3/6 or higher according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, within 2 years from the date of the certificate exam to June 15, 2013 (round 1) or September 14, 2013 (round 2) issued by an authorized international testing center or a domestic university training in foreign languages ​​corresponding to university level according to the competency framework equivalent to level B1 (list in the attached Appendix).
• Bachelor's degree or master's degree obtained abroad;
• Bachelor's degree in foreign languages;
• Certificate confirming the level of admission to postgraduate training at VNU with a score of 65/100 points or higher within 2 years from the date of taking the exam to obtain the certificate to June 15, 2013 (round 1) or September 14, 2013 (round 2);

* Those who do not have one of the above foreign language certificates or diplomas can register to take the Foreign Language exam in the same admission period as a replacement.

2. Candidates applying for international standard doctoral training programMust meet all the conditions as for candidates applying for the standard doctoral training program of Hanoi National University, in addition:

a, Have an original English certificate of IELTS 4.5, TOEFL 450 points or higher or equivalent issued by the University of Foreign Languages ​​or an assessment organization. These certificates are valid for 24 months from the date of issue or the date of the exam;

b, Commit to attending the course in a concentrated form.

V. Priority policies in admission

1. Candidates who are given priority in admission are the following:

a, Having worked for two consecutive years or more (as of the exam date) in communes in areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions in mountainous, highland, remote and island localities according to Government regulations.

b, War invalids, sick soldiers, people enjoying policies like war invalids;

c, Hero of the armed forces, Hero of labor, people with meritorious services to the revolution;

d, Ethnic minorities in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions

2. Priority subjectsMust have all valid supporting documents as required by Hanoi National University and must submit them fully and on time with the application form.

3. Candidates in priority groups will receive an additional ten points.(100-point scale) for foreign language and one point (10-point scale) for basic subject. People belonging to multiple priority groups are only entitled to one priority.

VI. Exam subjects

Basic subjects, fundamental subjects, foreign language subjects (1 of 5 languages: Russian, German, English, French, Chinese in multiple choice form, one common test for both master's and doctoral training levels).

VII. Application documents are issued at the school.

The profile includes:

1. Application form for the exam according to the form of Hanoi National University.

2. CV certified by the management agency or local authority of the place of residence (for those who do not work in state or non-state agencies, units or enterprises, or those who work in agencies but are not sent to study by the agency).

3. Certificate of good health for study from a general hospital (valid for 6 months from the date of application submission).

4. Certified copies of the following certificates and diplomas:

• University diploma and full university transcript with confirmation of classification by the competent authority (for candidates applying for master's or doctoral training but do not have a master's degree); master's degree and master's transcript (for candidates applying for doctoral training who already have a master's degree)
• Certificate of additional knowledge (if required to take additional knowledge);
• Recruitment or appointment decision (if a civil servant) or long-term labor contract and certificate of seniority.
• Notarized copy of legal documents on priority subjects (if any)
• Legal documents on foreign language proficiency (if any)

5. Letter of introduction from the head of the management agency for those working in state or non-state agencies, units, or enterprises.

6. Three envelopes with the candidate's address written on them, stamped and four 3×4 photos.

7. Essay on research plan, scientific resume and copies of published research works (for candidates applying for doctoral training).

8. Two letters of recommendation from two scientists with the scientific title of Professor, Associate Professor, or the degree of Doctor of Science, PhD in the same field, one of whom will be the thesis supervisor. The recommendation letter must include comments and assessments on the candidate's capacity and qualities (for candidates applying for doctoral training).

VIII. Enrollment plan

• Application sale: from March 18 to April 26, 2013 (except holidays, Saturdays, Sundays).
• Receiving documents: From May 6 to May 17, 2013 (except holidays, Saturdays, Sundays).
• Review guide: Expected from April 15 to May 31, 2013.See detailed notice here.
• Exam time: June 15 and 16, 2013

IX. Admission fees

1. Exam registration fee: 60,000 VND.

2. Exam fee:

2.1. Graduate: 120,000 VND/subject x 3 subjects

2.2. NCS:

• Bachelor's degree: 560,000 VND
• Master's degree: 200,000 VND (not including foreign language exam fee)

For more details please contact the following address:

Department of Postgraduate Training
Room 609, Building E, 336 Nguyen Trai – Thanh Xuan – Hanoi
Phone: (04) 38.585 239