2024 Admissions Announcement: Round 2, Cohort 4 of the Joint Bachelor of Business Program Between National Economics University and the University of Waikato, New Zealand

2024 Admissions Announcement: Round 2, Cohort 4 of the Joint Bachelor of Business Program Between National Economics University and the University of Waikato, New Zealand

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2024 Admissions Announcement: Round 2, Cohort 4 of the Joint Bachelor of Business Program Between National Economics University and the University of Waikato, New Zealand

Round 2 admissions period: August 1, 2024–September 20, 2024

National Economics University (NEU) announces admissions as follows:

1. Majors/Academic Programs: Two majors

– Bachelor’s in business, majoring in Supply Chain Management (Bachelor of Business, Major in Supply Chain Management)

– Bachelor’s in business, majoring in Digital Business (Bachelor of Business, Major in Digital Business)

2. Eligible Applicants

2.1. Category 1: Students who graduated from high school in 2024 or earlier

(i) Application Requirements:

  • (A1) – A minimum Grade 12 GPA of 7.0/10 and a minimum Grade 12 mathematics average of 7.0;
  • (A2) – An IELTS certificate valid on the application submission date with an overall score of at least 5.5 and no component score below 5.0, or an English language certificate equivalent to Level 4 of the Six-Level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam.
  • Note: Applicants who meet requirement A1 but do not meet requirement A2 will be required to take the internal English test of the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

    (ii) Admissions Method

    Admission is based on application review and an in-person interview in English.

    (iii) Admission Review Procedure

    • Applications are evaluated using the following scoring formula:

      ĐXT = (GPAx3 + IELTSx4 + PVx3)/10

      Where:

      ĐXT: Admission review score

      GPA: Grade 12 GPA

      IELTS: IELTS English language certificate score (or equivalent)

      PV: In-person interview score

    • The Admissions Council determines the admission cutoff score.
    • Note for applicants who do not yet hold an international English language certificate meeting the requirements:
  • Applicants who pass the English test provided by the University of Waikato will be assigned an equivalent IELTS score of 5.5 in the admission review scoring formula.

    And:

  • Applicants must provide an IELTS certificate with an overall score of at least 5.5 and component scores of at least 5.0 (or equivalent) before entering semester 2 of the Bachelor of Business (BBus) program.

    2.2. Category 2: Special admission review

    (i) Application Requirements:

    • A1 – Foreign applicants or Vietnamese applicants who studied abroad and have graduated from high school or equivalent; or students who have graduated from international high school programs or international schools in Vietnam.
    • A2 – A Grade 12 GPA of at least 7.0/10; or an International Baccalaureate diploma (with at least 24 points); or A-Level qualifications; or a college diploma from an international/foreign institution.
  • Applicants are exempt from submitting an IELTS certificate (or equivalent) at the time of application (Applicants must provide an IELTS certificate with an overall score of at least 5.5 and component scores of at least 5.0 (or equivalent) before entering semester 2 of the Bachelor of Business (BBus) program.)

    (ii) Admissions Method

    Admission is based on application review and an in-person interview in English.

    (iii) Admission Review Procedure

    1. Applications are evaluated using the following scoring formula:

      ĐXT = (GPA*3 + PV*7)/10

      Where: ĐXT: Admission review score

      GPA: Grade 12 GPA

      PV: In-person interview score

    2. The Admissions Council determines the admission cutoff score.

    3. Application Documents and Admissions Schedule for Cohort 4 in 2024

    3.1. Application Documents

    1. Application form
    2. Application essay
    3. One notarized English translation of the high school transcript or college/university transcript (if the applicant has graduated from college/university);

      4. One notarized English translation of the high school diploma or provisional high school graduation certificate;

    4. One notarized copy of an international English language certificate;
    5. One notarized copy of a citizen identity card/identity card or passport;
    6. Four 4 × 6 cm ID photos with a white background (clearly write full name and date of birth on the back)
    7. Four 3.5 × 4.5 cm ID photos with a white background (clearly write full name and date of birth on the back)
    8. Application fee payment receipt

    3.2. Admissions Schedule

    Activity

    Schedule

    Round 2 admissions

    1

    Application submission

    August 1, 2024–September 15, 2024

    2

    Round 2 Admissions Council

    September 1, 2024–September 20, 2024

    3

    Results announcement and enrollment

    20/9/2024

    Opening ceremony

    10/2024

    Student orientation week

    10/2024

    * Note: The interview schedule will be announced by the Admissions Council.

    3.3. Application Fee: VND 500,000; Payment by bank transfer:

    Account holder: National Economics University

    Account number: 21110006678989 – Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, Hanoi Branch

    Transfer description: Waikato-TS2024-Ho va ten-Ngay sinh

    3.4. Application Submission Procedure

    Step 1: Email scanned application documents (the nine files listed in Section 3.1) to the program’s email address: tuyensinhwaikato@neu.edu.vn

    Step 2: Submit hard-copy application documents at the following address:

    Ms. Nguyen Tuyet Thanh (0915.112.113) or Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy (0966.624.251)

    School of Trade and International Economics – Room 908, 9th floor, Building A1

    National Economics University, 207 Giai Phong Road, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi.

    3.5. Admissions Quota

    – Bachelor of Business, Major in Supply Chain Management: 100 students

    – Bachelor of Business, Major in Digital Business: 100 students

    4. Program Delivery, Qualifications and Tuition

    4.1. Program Delivery

    – The program is delivered through full-time, on-campus study at NEU over 3.5 years (seven semesters). Semester 1 covers foundation courses, while semesters 2 through 7 provide training in two majors: Supply Chain Management and Digital Business.

    – From semester 4 through semester 7, students may transfer to study one, two, three or all four remaining semesters at the University of Waikato’s educational facilities in New Zealand.

    – Teaching faculty: full-time lecturers from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and leading lecturers from NEU.

    – Language of instruction: English.

    – A diverse range of internships, field activities and extracurricular programs in Vietnam and abroad aims to enhance students’ skills, creativity and practical professional experience.

    4.2. Qualifications

    (1) Awarding institution: University of Waikato, New Zealand

    (2) Degree title: Bachelor of Business (Bachelor of Business)

    (3) Degree majors (Major):

    • Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Supply Chain Management

      (Bachelor of Business, Major in Supply Chain Management)

    • Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Digital Business
  1. Note: Applicants must provide an IELTS certificate with an overall score of at least 5.5 and component scores of at least 5.0 (or equivalent) before entering semester 2 of the Bachelor of Business (BBus) program.

(Bachelor of Business, Major in Digital Business)

4.3. Tuition

– Tuition is VND 110 million per year (VND 385 million for the entire 3.5-year program), with annual increases of no more than 10%.

– Tuition does not include the application fee, textbooks, study materials or course retake fees.

5. Scholarships:

The University of Waikato, New Zealand, and NEU award 10 scholarships as follows:

100% of first-year tuition for the applicant with the highest entry score

1 scholarship

50% of first-year tuition for the applicant with the second-highest entry score

1 scholarship

25% of first-year tuition for applicants with the third- and fourth-highest entry scores

2 scholarships

10% of first-year tuition for applicants in the top 10

6 scholarships

6. Contact Information

Waikato Bachelor of Business Program Office

Rooms 905–908, 9th floor, Building A1

National Economics University, 207 Giai Phong Road, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi.

Email: tuyensinhwaikato@neu.edu.vn

Website: https://vienthuongmaikinhtequocte.neu.edu.vn

Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/WAIKATO.BBusSCM.DigiBus.NEU/

Hotline: 0243.360.8666

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