Talking to Lao Dong reporters about the 2026 enrollment work, Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director of the Academy of Finance, said that in 2026, the academy will have changes in the network of training institutions.
In addition to the headquarters and campus in Hoa Lac that have been operating since last year, this year the Academy will enroll more students at branches in Ho Chi Minh City. Especially, also this year, the University of Finance - Business Administration will merge and become a branch of the Academy of Finance in Hung Yen.
If the process goes according to plan, after having an official decision from the Prime Minister, we will add another training location in Hung Yen. These are strategic changes in terms of training locations compared to 2025 to expand access to high-quality education for candidates" - Mr. Binh said.
The third new point relates to admission combinations. To suit the new general education program, this year the academy added two new admission combinations: X06 (Math, Physics, Informatics) and X26 (Math, Informatics, English).
These are important adjustments to create the most favorable conditions for candidates compared to the 2025 enrollment plan" - Mr. Binh shared.
In 2026, the Academy of Finance will enroll 18 majors, 40 training programs with the expected enrollment number of: 6,120, of which about 5,620 in the North, about 380 in the South (international certificate-oriented program) and the expected enrollment number of joint training programs with each side issuing a DDP (Dual Degree Programme) bachelor's degree is 120 quotas.
The joint training program with the University of Toulon (France) is expected to have 200 enrollment quotas. 100% of students studying at the Academy's branch are arranged accommodation in dormitories if needed.
Mr. Binh said that with 40 training programs, in addition to traditional programs in the fields of finance - banking, accounting, auditing, business administration, this year, the Academy continues to enroll students for training programs that catch up with trends such as Artificial Intelligence in finance and accounting, Data Science in finance, Political Economy - Finance.
Along with that, 15 international certification-oriented programs (based on the previous high-quality program) are designed according to global standards, bringing great competitive advantages to students when graduating.
In 2026, the Academy of Finance will stabilize 3 admission methods including: Direct admission according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; Combined admission; Admission based on the results of the 2026 high school graduation exam.
However, the academy has made adjustments to ensure fairness and maximum convenience for candidates such as: Admission scores are calculated without multiplying the coefficient in the component subject scores, ensuring a weight of 1/3 for each subject, and at the same time adding priority points for Priority Areas and priority policy beneficiaries according to regulations.
Some criteria previously such as requiring the average score of subjects to be 8.0 or higher or considering the National and International Excellent Student Consolation Award, First, Second, and Third Prizes at the provincial/city level directly under the Central Government have been adjusted to suit reality.
Notably, the converted table of international English certificates is supplemented with 5 levels of score differences according to regulations, in which IELTS 7.5 or higher is converted to be equivalent to 10 points; there is an additional ACT certificate and a new score scale for the TOEFL iBT certificate (from 1-6 for exam certificates from 2026). This helps the score conversion to be more accurate and fair for candidates with international certificates.
