Many universities in Nghe An are "waiting" for students

Education sector is difficult to recruit students

At Vinh University, according to the recently announced benchmark scores, among the 51 training majors of the school, pedagogy is the major with the highest benchmark score with a common floor score of 17 points. The highest admission scores are for Informatics Pedagogy, Physics Pedagogy, Political Education with a benchmark score of 20 points and Mathematics Pedagogy with 19 points, the remaining pedagogy majors have a floor score of 17 points.

Students come to complete admission procedures at Vinh Pedagogical University. Photo: Tran Nam

According to the plan, this year the pedagogical sector has 650 quotas. Although the quota has decreased compared to previous years, it is quite difficult to recruit enough students, even for majors with high benchmark scores. For example, the Physics Pedagogy and Informatics Pedagogy majors, although the school has set very high benchmark scores with the main purpose of improving input quality. It is still difficult to recruit enough students for the quota of 20 students/major because currently the number of applications for the major is only about half. In fact, the Informatics Pedagogy major has not recruited any candidates.

Other pedagogical majors such as History, Geography... have very few applicants.

Prof. Dr. Thai Van Thanh - Vice Principal of the school also said: In case the pedagogical majors do not meet the quota, we will still maintain the majors, even though each faculty only has 10 students. Currently, the school also has no plan to reduce the standard score to maintain the entrance standards.

Previously, according to the Ministry of Education and Training's quota, this year Vinh University had 5,250 quotas. Currently, the school has about 4,000 applications (including 2,400 applications for the first choice). Although this year the school simultaneously implements two admission methods: admission based on the National High School Exam scores and academic records, the school only expects to enroll about 70% of the quota.

Sports festival of students of Nghe An Pedagogical College. Photo: Tien Hung

At Nghe An Pedagogical College, last year the school was allowed by the Ministry of Education and Training to enroll more than 1,000 students. However, this year the quota has been reduced to only 200, of which 160 are for preschool education. Associate Professor, Dr. Luu Tien Hung - Principal of the school also said: Currently, the quota for preschool education is not too difficult because this is a prestigious major of the school. For the remaining majors, the school only expects the majors of English teacher training and primary school teachers. As for majors such as Mathematics Pedagogy, Physics Pedagogy..., not only this year but also in previous years, it is difficult to recruit students.

At Vinh Medical University, this year the admission score is also 3-4 points lower than previous years, including the general medicine major. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Canh Phu - Principal of the school also said: Currently, the general medicine major does not have to worry about the quota. However, majors such as Bachelor of Public Health and College of Midwifery are quite struggling and we have to wait until the end of the application period to know the exact number of applications.

Many policies to attract students

In the remaining schools such as Nghe An University of Economics, Vinh University of Industry and Vinh University of Technical Education, the recruitment of enough quotas depends only on the number of applications with transcripts and most schools are having to extend the recruitment period until the end of the year. Besides, there are still some majors that are difficult to recruit.

At Nghe An University of Economics, Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Head of Training Department, Head of Admissions Department of the school said: Every year, although the school has about 1,000 quotas, we can only enroll about 60% of the quota. Particularly, the two majors of forestry and cultivation have not been able to enroll for many years because there are no candidates to register. Some economic majors such as accounting and business administration are not as "hot" as in previous years and usually only enroll one class each year.

Regarding the issue of enrollment for non-public schools, Dr. Tran Manh Ha - Principal of Vinh Industrial University also admitted: The fact that the Ministry of Education and Training gives autonomy to universities will encourage the development of the units. However, in particular, enrollment is difficult for "lower-rank" schools or non-public schools because currently every school is trying to recruit enough students for itself. And when the source of candidates is increasingly "narrow", qualified candidates often prioritize choosing top universities.

Consulting candidates on admission application at Vinh University of Industry. Photo: My Ha

Due to the difficulties in enrollment, this year all universities have preferential policies such as Vinh University of Industry, the school will reduce 25 - 100% of tuition fees for candidates with academic records or national high school exam scores from 19 - 23 points or higher. The University of Economics, in addition to extending the admission period throughout the school year, also has a preferential policy of reducing 50% - 100% of tuition fees for candidates with 18 points or higher (including preferential points)...

Vinh University reserves 30% of its quota for high school transcripts, direct admission of students from specialized schools, and 100% tuition exemption for some majors for candidates from mountainous districts such as Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Que Phong, Quy Chau, Thanh Chuong...