Education does not determine success
After graduating from high school, candidates have many choices such as studying at university, college, vocational school, studying abroad or working immediately. Before the concerns of some parents when their children want to study at college but are worried that society still values university degrees, Dr. Dong Van Ngoc - Principal of Hanoi College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - said that this issue needs to be seen more flexibly.
According to him, in reality, there are people who graduate from university but still have difficulty finding suitable jobs, while many technical workers or people studying vocational skills and colleges have stable incomes and a good life. This shows that success in a career does not completely depend on education level.
More importantly, learners choose the right career that suits their interests and strengths. When choosing the right direction, learners have many opportunities to develop skills and build a sustainable career.
He said that instead of being too concerned between college or university, students should spend time learning about their abilities, interests and career orientation.
It's not easy to find a job just because you have a university degree. The important thing is what kind of capacity and skills young people have to be ready to enter the profession they choose" - Dr. Dong Van Ngoc said.
Multidisciplinary learning is a trend, but not everyone is suitable
A question that many candidates are interested in today is whether to study multiple majors at the same time to expand career opportunities or not.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Hien - Vice Rector of Foreign Trade University - said that in the context of a rapidly changing world and being strongly affected by artificial intelligence, many students around the world choose to study two majors at the same time or accumulate more different professional certificates to meet the rapid changes of the labor market.
In Vietnam, many universities also allow students to register for a second major after studying the main major. However, Ms. Hien noted that studying another major also requires learners to carefully consider their abilities and time.
Students are not bound by the admission regulations of the second major, but must meet the output standards of the training program. The graduation consideration for the second major is only carried out after the student has graduated from the first major. The total study time for the two majors is also limited, in some schools a maximum of about 6 years.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Hien recommends that parents and candidates can discuss and carefully consider studying the second major. Students can also choose to accumulate short-term certificates in other fields to increase flexibility in future career opportunities.
Prioritize choosing a career that suits your interests. Sharing more about career orientation, Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phu Khanh - Deputy Director of Phenikaa University - said that one of the most important things when choosing a path of study is to identify a career before choosing a school.
According to him, the profession will be associated with learners for a long time. If you only choose a school and do not really love the major or do not have enough ability to pursue it, the learning process may encounter many difficulties.
Therefore, he recommends that students should prioritize choosing a career that suits their interests and passions first, and then consider going to a training school.
In addition, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phu Khanh also said that students can boldly choose basic science majors such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. According to him, although artificial intelligence (AI) is developing strongly today, basic scientific foundations still play an important role, because AI is also built on these foundations.
He noted the increasingly clear interdisciplinary trend in higher education today. Many fields have a combination of different industries, such as between technology and healthcare or between economy and technology.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phu Khanh, students can consider interdisciplinary majors to suit their interests and meet the changes in the labor market in the future.
