Notice

Re: Admissions to the Vietnam–Netherlands Master’s Program in Development Economics, Cohort 31,

2024–2026 academic years

NEU announces the first round of admissions for Cohort 31 of the Vietnam–Netherlands Master’s Program in Development Economics (MDE Program) in 2024 as follows:

1. Educational objectives

The MDE Program aims to develop high-quality human resources for various sectors of the economy. MDE master’s students will gain knowledge of economic and financial theories and their applications in businesses, industries, and the economy, with a focus on developing countries. Upon completing the program, graduates will have opportunities to become leaders, policymakers, consultants, researchers, and economics and finance specialists in domestic and foreign organizations. They will also have opportunities for career advancement through the following knowledge and skills:

• In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of economics and finance;

• Skills in collecting, processing, and analyzing data to solve problems at the organizations where students work;

• The ability to analyze and propose solutions to corporate financial issues and general economic and financial issues in the economy;

• The ability to design and evaluate development policies and programs;

• The capacity for independent research and development in economics and finance.

2. Field of study: Master’s in Economics, specializing in Development Economics.

3. Program duration and organization

– Program duration: The program lasts 24 months (including the internship and graduation project), with classes held outside regular working hours.

– Class size: 25–45 master’s students per class

4. Eligible applicants and admission requirements:

a) Eligible applicants:

Applicants must be Vietnamese or foreign nationals holding a bachelor’s degree earned through full-time, distance, or part-time study.

b) Degree requirements:

– Applicants whose bachelor’s degree is in the same field as the program for which they are applying are not required to take supplementary courses.

– Applicants holding a bachelor’s degree in a field related to their intended field of study must complete three supplementary courses: Development Economics; Statistical Theory; and Labor Economics.

c)Foreign language proficiency requirements:

Applicants must demonstrate foreign language proficiency at Level 4 or higher under the Six-Level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam. Specifically:

– Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in a foreign language; or a bachelor’s degree or higher from a program taught primarily in a foreign language. The foreign language applicable to this provision is English.

– Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher issued by a university within the past two years, with program learning outcomes meeting foreign language proficiency requirements at Level 4 or higher under the Six-Level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam.

– Hold a foreign language diploma or certificate demonstrating proficiency equivalent to Level 4 or higher under the Six-Level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam, or another equivalent certificate announced by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), issued no more than two years before the application submission date.

Note: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees and transcripts issued by foreign educational institutions must be translated into Vietnamese and notarized, and submitted together with a recognition document issued by the Vietnam Education Quality Management Agency, Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)[1].

5. Degree awarded

Graduates will be awarded a master’s degree in Economics, specializing in Development Economics. The degree is awarded by NEU (Vietnam), and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University (the Netherlands) issues a certificate confirming participation in the MDE Program.

6. Languages of instruction: Vietnamese + English

7. Admission fees and tuition

– Admissions fee per applicant: VND 1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand Vietnamese dong only). The fee is payable upon submission of the entrance examination application. The admissions fee includes the application fee and entrance examination fee.

– Total tuition for the entire program: VND 110,000,000 (one hundred ten million Vietnamese dong only), payable in three installments during the first academic year (installment 1: 50% upon enrollment; installment 2: 30% six months after installment 1; installment 3: 20% six months after installment 2).

– Tuition exemptions and reductions:

+ Recent graduates of NEU in 2024 have the opportunity to receive scholarships covering up to 50% of tuition for the entire program.

+ Students who graduated from NEU before 2024 have the opportunity to receive scholarships covering up to 20% of tuition for the entire program.

8. Admissions schedule:

– Application deadline: October 18, 2024

– Entrance examination date: October 27, 2024

– Entrance examinations: Two examinations, Interview and General Economics Knowledge, designed to assess applicants’ overall competence and their capacity for logical thinking, analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

+ Interview: Assesses applicants’ understanding of socioeconomic issues and directly evaluates their aspirations in joining the Program.

+ General Economic Knowledge: A 90-minute examination comprising multiple-choice and written-response questions covering mathematics, logic, and economics.

9. Admission review method:

– Requirements for admission:

+ Applicants must meet the degree and foreign language proficiency requirements stated above.

+ Applicants must score at least 5.0 in each entrance examination component (on a 10-point scale).

– Admission review score: The total score from the two examinations, Interview and General Economics Knowledge

Admission score calculation:

Admission score = (Interview score x 0.5) + (General Economic Knowledge score x 0.5)

Applicants are admitted in descending order of admission scores until the admissions quota is filled.

10. Schedule for review sessions and supplementary coursework:

– Examination preparation guidance schedule: Applicants should prepare independently and study materials related to the topics specified in the examination content in Section 8. The MDE Program will publish examination preparation guidance and related materials on its website, http://mde.neu.edu.vn/, and organize one session on examination techniques, tentatively scheduled for 15 days before the examination.

– Schedule for supplementary courses and examinations:

Supplementary course fee: VND 830,000/course (2 credits/course) x 3 courses = VND 2,490,000

Three courses: (1) Development Economics; (2) Statistical Theory; (3) Labor Economics

11. Application documents:

– Application documents include:

(1) Entrance examination application form, available from the MDE Program or downloadable from the Program’s website (applicants may complete the form when submitting their application);

(2) Personal history form, downloadable from the MDE Program’s website or using a currently accepted standard template, with an attached photograph bearing a stamp across its edge and certification by the applicant’s employer or local authority at their place of residence;

(3) Notarized copies of undergraduate transcripts and bachelor’s degrees. Recent graduates awaiting their degrees must provide a certificate of graduation and submit a notarized copy of their degree upon enrollment;

(4) Foreign language certificate or diploma (original or notarized copy)

(5) Four 3 x 4 cm color photographs. The back of each photograph must include the applicant’s full details: full name; date of birth; and place of birth;

(6) One certificate from the Vietnam Education Quality Management Agency, Ministry of Education and Training, recognizing bachelor’s degrees issued by foreign universities (if the bachelor’s degree was issued by a foreign university)

(7) Certificate of completion of supplementary courses (if applicable).

– Application submission location:

Faculty of Economics

Room 803, 8th Floor, Building A1, NEU

207 Giai Phong Road, Dong Tam Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi

11. Contact and inquiries

For updated information and answers to inquiries, please contact:

Office of the Vietnam–Netherlands Master’s Program, Faculty of Economics

Telephone: 024.36280280, Extension 6540/6542; Hotline: Ms. Thom – 0914 333 959; Website: http://mde.neu.edu.vn; Email: Economics@neu.edu.vn;

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mde.neu.edu.vn/

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