On October 14, Ho Chi Minh City Open University held the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year, welcoming more than 5,600 new domestic and international students admitted to 46 training majors.
At the ceremony, the school honored and awarded nearly 500 scholarships to new students with excellent achievements with a total value of more than 50 billion VND.
The valedictorian of the entire school based on the results of the high school graduation exam, Doan Hoai Khanh Ly (civil society major, achieving 27.75 points) received a scholarship of 200% of the first year's tuition fee and 100% of the tuition fee for the following years.
The entire school's valedictorian - student Vu Thuy Linh (Chinese Language major, achieving 27.5 points) received a scholarship worth 180% of tuition fees in the first year and 100% of the following years.
In addition, the school also awarded 19 major scholarships (all for 4 school years, the first year alone received 150% of tuition fees)...
Sharing at the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Ha - Principal of Ho Chi Minh City Open University advised new students to clearly define their study goals, be proactive, creative and steadfast in their study plans.
According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Ha, in the era of rapid development of technology and artificial intelligence, learners need to nurture a lifelong learning spirit, always proactively updating and adapting to new things.
In addition, he also encourages students to constantly improve their skills, participate in extracurricular activities, practice foreign languages and digital skills, because that is the key to opening up knowledge in the world.
"Success does not come overnight, but is the result of daily efforts. I believe that the four years of studying at school will help them become the pride of themselves, their families and their schools," said Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Ha.
