Semiconductor Microchip Admissions: Why does one school require Math 8 points, while others do not?

The Ministry of Education and Training requires that the entrance standard for the semiconductor industry must have a total score of 3 subjects from 24 points or higher, of which Math must be at least 8 points.

Faced with this regulation, many parents and students whose children are interested in applying to the semiconductor industry have asked the question: will it be applied to all schools that recruit students in this industry?

Responding to this issue, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Anh Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of HigherEducation , said that the Ministry of Education and Training has just issued training program standards on semiconductor microcircuits at the undergraduate and master's levels, in which the professional advisory council found that the basic knowledge for students to study well in semiconductor microcircuits and STEM is especially related to Mathematics.

"Later, during the process of studying and working in the semiconductor industry, you will use a lot of Math knowledge," said Mr. Dung.

When surveying students' learning outcomes as well as evaluating the training outcomes of students studying engineering and technology related to semiconductor microchips, it shows that students need a foundation of Math knowledge of 8 points or higher to achieve the best results in the learning process.

The leaders of the Department of Higher Education also noted that students need to carefully study the regulations because this training program standard applies to schools that will participate in the project to develop human resources for the Semiconductor Industry according to Decision 1017 of the Prime Minister .

"Schools that do not participate in the project will not be required to comply with this regulation. This means that schools can still enroll students in this industry with different regulations," said Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Anh Dung.

Expressing his opinion on this issue, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Lap, former Deputy Director of the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology, said that the entrance standard for semiconductor microchip industry must have a total of 24 points or more, and 8 points in math is reasonable and completely agreed.

However, Associate Professor Lap reiterated that that standard is only for key schools, which is really not okay.

"Just ask why other schools do not require such entrance standards, when graduating, the engineering degree is the same, in law there is no distinction between key or non-key school degrees" - Associate Professor Lap expressed his opinion.

Because according to Mr. Lap, if the key schools training in this industry are funded by the state (high-quality training, elite training), then they will have their own high entrance standards. The distinction between schools that do not participate in the project and are not required to comply with this regulation (ie entrance standards) needs to be explained.

Student Bui Quang Dat, class D22, Computer Science majoring in Data Science at the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications, said that setting up entrance standards is very reasonable.

“In my opinion, the admission standard for semiconductor microcircuit industry is 24 points in total for 3 subjects, especially 8 points or higher in math. In reality, students with good math thinking can still study this industry well. I am studying and I see that semiconductor microcircuit industry is related to engineering, programming, circuits, etc., so it is necessary to have good logical thinking, and math is the most important foundation. Getting 8 points or higher is also a way to select students who are truly capable of pursuing this industry,” Dat said.

Nguyen Van Hung, an 11th grader in Hanoi, said he is reviewing for the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's thinking assessment test. "If my test scores are good next year, it would be best for me to enter schools under the Semiconductor Industry Human Resource Development Project. But if I am not capable, I should choose universities in the group of schools outside that offer this major so that I do not have to meet the above admission standards," Hung shared.

Previously, on May 15, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the standard regulations on training semiconductor microchips at university and master's levels. This standard applies to universities participating in the Government's project "Developing human resources for the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050".

Accordingly, candidates who want to study bachelor's or engineering programs in semiconductor microchips, if admitted based on high school graduation exam results, must use a combination of Math and at least one natural science subject suitable for the semiconductor microchip training program.

The total score of the subjects in the admission combination must reach at least 80% of the scale, for example, at least 24/30 for a combination of three subjects. In addition, the Math score must reach at least 80% of the scale, for example, at least 8/10.

For those who have a university degree, they must have a degree appropriate to the training program they are applying for and have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.8/4 or higher.

For students studying in another major and transferring to semiconductor microchip at the time of consideration, a GPA of 2.5/4 or higher is required.

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