New enrollment regulations applied from 2026
Vietnam National University, Hanoi has just issued a new university admission regulation, applied from 2026, with many adjustments to increase transparency and ensure fairness in admission consideration.
In which there are some notable points as follows:
Maximum 5 admission methods (excluding direct admission), including: high school graduation exam scores; competency assessment exam organized by Vietnam National University, Hanoi; international certificates such as SAT, A-Level, ACT; and other combined methods.
The conversion of points between methods is clarified, and the total bonus points do not exceed 10% of the admission score scale, in order to limit the difference.
Admission conditions are tightened, especially for majors such as teacher training, health science, law. With methods that do not use high school graduation exam scores, candidates still have to meet academic requirements. Foreign language and international certificates used for admission consideration are only valid for 2 years.
The regulations also require training units to fully disclose enrollment information (admission methods, combinations, entrance scores, tuition fees...), and must maintain public disclosure for at least 4 years.
Notably, the regulations do not allocate separate quotas according to each admission method (except for direct admission), in order to ensure the selection of candidates with the most suitable abilities.
Add new majors
This year, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics opened 8 new majors and training programs, notably with majors related to smart cities such as Architecture and Smart Urban Design, Smart Manufacturing, Operating Management and Smart Mobility. In addition, there are also some international-oriented majors such as Law, International Commercial Law, International Political Economy, Logistics Technology integrating international FIATA certificates, Bachelor of Talent - Technology program.
For the University of Economics and Law (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City), in 2026, the school also plans to enroll 3 new majors and specializations including Digital Economy, Accounting and Data Analysis, Law and Technology.
In 2026, Ho Chi Minh City University of Banking enrolls 20 training majors, including 4 new majors including: Insurance, Hotel Business Administration, Information Technology and Chinese Language.
At Ho Chi Minh City Open University, in 2026, the school plans to open more majors: Multimedia Communications, Applied Biology, Applied Mathematics, Construction Engineering, Architecture, Educational Technology, Investment Economics; and at the same time deploy Marketing, International Business, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems under the advanced program.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Law is also planning to open 4 majors outside the field of legal training this year, including Digital Economy, E-commerce, Financial Technology, and Chinese Language.
In addition, the school also plans not to use blocks C00 (Literature, History, Geography), A00 (Math, Physics, Chemistry) for admission consideration.
Candidates can see more lists of universities that have announced their expected enrollment plans for 2026 HERE.
