Many universities actively allow students to visit and experiment, thereby consulting and helping them better understand the industry and profession before registering for admission.
On January 6, hundreds of Hanoi - Amsterdam specialized high school students, Chu Van An and Nguyen Sieu, were present at the Center for Research and Development of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences of Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Noi. The children were given a rapid virus test kit and Beta Carotenoid biosynthesis fermentation using red yeast. After that, everyone visited two fruit and beverage processing lines and evaluated the products researched by the school.
Mr. Vu Duy Hai, Head of Admissions - Career Guidance, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said similar activities take place regularly on weekends.
"Students who really love the school and specific fields can sign up for experiences at specialized laboratories," Mr. Hai said.
Experiential and career guidance activities for high school students at universities appeared about 5 years ago and became more exciting after the Covid-19 epidemic. Currently, most schools have this activity, helping students have a clearer view of the industry and profession before registering for university admission.
At Hanoi Medical University, in addition to visiting and learning about training majors, students also listen to some basic, typical lectures on the profession, given by the school's lecturers. Like last year, students were exposed to models that resemble 99% of real people at the Nursing Skills Training Center, or learned about complex tools to examine and treat dental, jaw, and facial diseases.
Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Anh, Head of Information Technology and Communications Department, said the activities are part of the program "One day in HMU" - one day as a student at Hanoi Medical University, which started 5 years ago. The program usually takes place in April every year. The number of registrations is more than 4, but the school currently only welcomes about 1.000-400 students because of the characteristics of the medical school.
"This activity takes a lot of effort and mobilizes almost the entire school to participate, but in return, we help many students nurture their passion for the medical field," Ms. Ngoc Anh shared. For example, she had a student who thought that studying medicine meant only working in the hospital, but after experiencing it, he or she understood that the medical field also had paraclinical fields and working in the laboratory. Some students like to listen to teachers lecture, so they signed up for two years in a row.
Students participate in a lecture on the model at the Nursing Skills Training Center, Hanoi Medical University, April 4. Image: Ha Noi medical university
As a social science major, the University of Foreign Languages, Hanoi National University (ULIS), this year organized a skills course for high school students for the second time. According to Ms. Ha Le Kim Anh, Vice Principal, the course is free, online with 5 topics, including Positioning yourself; Time management and personal finances; Building personal brand; Developing Emotional Intelligence and Mastering the Present - Stepping into the Future.
For example, in financial management skills, children learn how to manage based on their spending jar. With time management skills, learners know how to make long-term and short-term plans based on SMART criteria (specific, measurable, feasible, realistic and time-bound).
The first course attracted more than 300 students from all provinces and cities. If they meet the course requirements and are admitted to the school, these students will be recognized for their points in the Supporting Skills subject. These are also skills that help students easily adapt to the university environment.
ULIS also has an Intern Ambassador Day in April-May every year, since 4. Students can visit facilities such as studios, stadiums, classroom spaces, and clubs. Teachers will demonstrate teaching and learning foreign languages right on stage, students will practice and receive extracurricular certificates to use at school later.
Lecturers wearing traditional Russian costumes show off on stage at ULIS, 2022. Photo: ULIS TV
In addition to allowing students to visit, universities also visit high schools in the provinces to advise on admission, career guidance according to their own programs or request support from other places. For example, Hanoi Polytechnic University reaches about 30.000-40.000 students in dozens of high schools each year.
Schools say they organize experiential activities largely because they want to support career guidance for high school students before choosing a major or profession at university. This is a content in the new general education program (2018 program), newly applied at the high school level in 2022. Besides, learners and society also know about the training program in particular and the school in general. .
Students experience research activities at the School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, on January 6. Image: School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
Nguyen Tran Ngoc Bich, a first-year student at the University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said that thanks to participating in the school's experience course last year, she is confident and can adapt more quickly to university life. learn.
"The course is useful, helping me know how to manage expenses and arrange my time properly," Bich said. Female students also like the lessons on personal branding, evaluating this as important for applying for a job in the future.
Having repeatedly led students to visit Hanoi Polytechnic, Ms. Pham Thi Trang Nhung, Bien Hoa High School for the Gifted, Ha Nam, commented that experiential activities at universities are currently of interest to many high schools and colleagues. The reason is that students are interested and active.
"The students intend to major in engineering, so they are all very attentive, especially when they get to go to the lab and see things more intuitively," Ms. Nhung said.
Binh Minh – Duong Tam
