The newsletter is built based on survey data from more than 3,000 students in the third quarter of 2025, showing that 71.87% of students have worked part-time; 45.11% have participated in official internships. Of the students who have completed the internship, 56.9% have 3 months or more of experience.
Regarding the spirit of proactive learning, 84.28% were confident in their ability to self-study and update new knowledge from an average level or higher; 26.89% proactively attended short-term courses outside of school.
Regarding investment in additional capacity. 38.47% have a IT certificate; 10.79% have a foreign language certificate.
According to the survey, students' basic soft skills are quite good: 83.87% are confident in groupwork skills from average or higher; 83.87% are confident in time management skills from average or higher; 92.9% are confident in their persuasiveness from average or higher.
Foreign language is quite good because up to 55.43% of respondents have an average English proficiency or higher.
Regarding limitations, the survey shows the alarming reality of practical skills. Many students lack serious internship experience (54.89% of students have never participated in an official internship). 71.47% self-assessed their skills in using specialized tools/sources as only average or below.
Not to mention, the majority of students rarely participate in practical projects with about 70% having never participated in scientific research, academic competitions or startup projects; lacking a real-life collaboration environment.
