VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of private universities are still
awaiting more students, though October is nearly ending, and state owned
schools all have started a new academic year.
Private schools are sprinting on
the last days of October and all of November to enroll more students, or they
will have to shut many training majors because of the lack of students.
The Ministry of Education and
Training (MOET), which understands well that non-state owned schools are
thirsty for students, has allowed the schools to look for students until the
end of November.
In fact, lacking students is the
big problem non-state owned schools have been facing for the last many years,
while no solution has been found to the problem.
As difficult as seeking students for non-state owned schools
It is really a hard struggle for
non-state owned schools to enroll every student. Vice President of the Thanh
Tay University Hoang Huu Nguyen said the school’s four groups of officers have
been “on the way” all year round to look for students for the school.
In general, the national
university entrance exams only begin in July, and that is the time for schools
to start their enrolment season. However, in fact, the school’s officers have
left for different provinces and cities to seek students since February.
In the 2012 enrolment season,
Nguyen said, the school’s officers arrived in 24 provinces and cities in the
north to look for students. It was really a hard and time consuming job, but
the result remains modest.
Since private schools are now
thirsty for students, they have to solicit students, offering attractive
learning conditions to attract them to schools. Educators have been trying
every possible means, going to every potential place and contacting every
potential student to enroll more students.
This explains why a student in
Hanoi may receive a call from a school in the central region, which invites him
to study at the school.
Ngo Xuan Ha, President of the
Thanh Do University, complained that some students sent applications for
studying at the school, but they later did not turn up when they were called.
Some other students expressed their intention to study at the school and they
even came to visit the school, but then left.
“There are too many “virtual”
study registrations, which account for up to 50 percent, i.e. when we have 1000
registrations, only 500 students would turn up and go to school,” he said.
“I know some students, who passed
the entrance exams to the school, but refused to follow the university
education (4-year training) at the school. They would rather to follow the
junior college (3-year training), so that they later can pass credits to study
at state owned schools, which would allow them to obtain the degrees of state
owned universities,” he added.
While state owned schools all
have finished their enrolment season and have kicked off the new academic year,
non-state owned schools are still busy looking for students. A lot of
universities in the north, namely Thanh Tay, Bac Ha, Ha Hoa Tien have announced
the extension of the enrolment deadline until November 30, 2012.
In order to attract more
students, non-state owned schools set very low requirements on candidates,
while offering the most attractive study conditions. Students just have to have
the entrance university exam marks equal to the floor marks announced by the
Ministry of Education and Training, to be eligible for studying at the schools.
Especially, some non-state owned
schools have promised to give presents to new students.
The Hai Phong People-founded
University, has advertised that its students can borrow money at the
preferential interest rates, while the students from poor families would enjoy
the tuition reductions of 10-50 percent.
Compiled by Thu Uyen
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