The combined admission method, incorporating academic transcripts, national high school graduation exam results, and competency assessment test scores, is expected to help universities control input quality and avoid complex score conversion issues.

Approximately 90% of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City students originate from the Southern, Central, and Central Highlands regions, with the largest contingents from Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai.

Only about 40-50% of engineering students at Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City graduate on time, with the lowest rate observed at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.

The University of Economics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (UEB) will no longer use high school transcripts and will reduce three admission subject combinations for its domestic regular training programs.

Hoang Dang Khoa's innovative research on drone positioning using thermal imaging, effective even without GPS signals, earned him first prize in a talent internship program and a full-time position at Viettel Aerospace Institute before his university graduation.

Professor Doctor Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, 51, has been appointed the first female director in the history of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, following a decision by the Prime Minister on 15/12.

Vietnam Japan University, part of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, will eliminate 10 admission combinations for 2026, including several with informatics subjects.