Hanoi National University is about to have a 2.5 - 3 year bachelor's degree training program

Associate Professor Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of Training and Student Affairs Department, Hanoi National University, said that from the 2025-2026 school year, this university will implement a number of international standard bachelor's programs with a shortened duration of 3 years.

Grade 12 students attend the admissions consultation day of the talent incubation program of Hanoi National University

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The 3-year bachelor's program is a training model implemented according to the human resource preparation plan to implement Resolution 57 on science, technology development, innovation and digital transformation of Hanoi National University.

The standard training period will be 3 years, with a flexible study structure of 3 semesters per year, allowing students to adjust their study progress and personalize their learning path. For excellent students, the completion time can be shortened to 2.5 years.

In addition to political theory and general knowledge courses taught in Vietnamese, most specialized courses (including graduation theses) will be taught entirely in English.

The application of digital technology, especially artificial intelligence, will be promoted in both teaching and learning. Forms of learning organization will be diversified, combining direct learning, online learning, group work, supervised self-study or completely individualized according to each student's ability.

Priority admission to semiconductor technology industry

Associate Professor Nguyen Anh Tuan said that the implementation of the 3-year bachelor's program will prioritize the fields of basic science, semiconductor technology, microchips, engineering and key technology. Hanoi National University said it will start enrolling students for this program in 2025, but the school has not yet announced details of enrollment, which majors, and how many students will be recruited.

"The expected number of enrollment targets is not much, because students have to study in English, so there will be English requirements when enrolling in addition to natural science subjects. In the immediate future, we will recruit for semiconductor programs.

With these programs, Hanoi National University will still enroll students in parallel, both the current bachelor's program (4 years) and the 3-year bachelor's program. Whether or not to expand to other fields this year depends on whether the schools have time to develop the programs or not," Associate Professor Nguyen Tuan Anh said.

According to Associate Professor Nguyen Tuan Anh, although the training time is shortened to 3 years, students still have to study at least 120 credits as required by the Ministry of Education and Training for current bachelor's programs. To shorten the training time, the 3-year bachelor's program will be implemented according to the model of 3 semesters/school year.

Current 4-year bachelor's programs are organized in long semesters (2 semesters/academic year), with about 18 - 22 weeks/semester, with a reserve period of about 3 semesters.

The 3-year bachelor's program will be organized for 12 - 15 weeks/semester. Training time is flexible, students can continue studying in the next semester after finishing this semester.

The expected number of training credits is from 125 - 135 (current bachelor's programs are usually designed with around 140 credits, some programs even have up to 150 credits).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dh-quoc-gia-ha-noi-sap-co-chuong-trinh-dao-tao-cu-nhan-25-3-nam-185250513094132081.htm