UEH PhD Programs for International Students

 

- Format: Admission

- Contact: (+84) 28 3823 5277 (ext. 18) - 3829 5437

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
 
ADMISSIONS ELIGIBILITY
Applicants as foreign citizens from Southest Asia or foreigners who are lecturing, researching or working in Viet Nam should meet the following requirements:

1. In terms of diploma:

Having diplomas matching entrance registration majors: Master diplomas in economics, business and management majors. In case the applicants possess the diplomas in economics, business and management majors but different from the major, they should study some additional units at Master level within economics, business and management majors after officially being recognized as Ph.D. students.

Non-approval for entrance enrollment towards applicants having Master degrees in different majors (non-economics, non-business and non-management majors) or have not achieved Master degrees.

2. Research capacity and experience, demonstrated as the following elements:

a) Accumulated experiences in scientific research, illustrated through being the author of 01 article published on international scientific journals with peer review less than 24 months until the entrance recruitment date.

b) Ability to deploy and complete research, illustrated through research proposal in accordance with compulsory form (3000-3500 words).

c) Gaining trust from scientists, illustrated through recommendation letter from, at least one scientist with Ph.D. or a more advanced title.

3. Linguistic proficiency to study, participate in international conferences and write and defense thesis, illustrated through one of the following elements:

a) Being citizens in the country, in which English is the official language;

b) Possessing foreign under-graduate or Master diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions for full-time learners abroad, in which, English language is used as medium;

c) Achieving undergraduate diplomas in English Linguistics Major granted by Vietnamese educational organizations;

d) Owning the certificates as follows: TOEFL iBT (higher than 65, issued by IIG, IIE or Centers authorized by ETS) or IELTS (Academic Test) (equivalent or higher than 6.0, granted by British Council, Australia IDP or University of Cambridge) within 2-year (24 months) until registration date.

SCHOLARSHIP

For research fellows with Lao and Cambodian nationality

Scholarship types

Numbers of scholarship

Provisions covered by the scholarship

Requirements

Fully funded: considered at the beginning of the enrollment period, granted at the time of tuition payment

10 regardless of English or Vietnamese training program

100% of the tuition fee of the training program and free dormitory.

100% of the tuition fee for the Vietnamese language preparatory course (if the student does not meet the requirements for programs taught in Vietnamese).

Maintained for the duration of the study.

+ Learners have Lao and Cambodian nationality.

+ Satisfy the subject requirement and pass the entrance exam to UEH.

+ GPA (bachelor and master) is 6.5/10.0 (2.5/4.0).

+ International English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or higher.

+ Priority is given to PhD candidates who publish at least 01 article in a journal on the list of ISI-Scopus or 01 article in the English version of JABES.

+ UEH considers academic achievement in the following order: Graduate GPA -> Undergraduate GPA from top to bottom until the quota is met, Priority is given to foreign students graduating from UEH.

For students with Cuban nationality

Scholarship types

Numbers of scholarship

Provisions covered by the scholarship

Requirements

Fully funded: considered at the beginning of the enrollment period, granted at the time of tuition payment

2 regardless of English or Vietnamese training program

100% of the tuition fee of the training program and free dormitory.

100% of the tuition fee for the Vietnamese language preparatory course (if the student does not meet the requirements for programs taught in Vietnamese).

Maintained for the duration of the study.

+ Learners have Cuban nationality.

+ Satisfy the subject requirement and pass the entrance exam to UEH.

+ GPA (bachelor and master) is 6.5/10.0 (2.5/4.0).

+ International English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or higher.

+ Priority is given to PhD candidates who publish at least 01 article in a journal on the list of ISI-Scopus or 01 article in the English version of JABES.

+ UEH considers academic achievement in the following order: Graduate GPA -> Undergraduate GPA from top to bottom until the quota is met, Priority is given to foreign students graduating from UEH.

For other international fellows

Scholarship types

Numbers of scholarship

Provisions covered by the scholarship

Requirements

Fully funded: considered at the beginning of the enrollment period, granted at the time of tuition payment

8 regardless of English or Vietnamese training program

100% of the tuition fee of the training program and free dormitory.

Maintained for the duration of the study.

+ Satisfy the subject requirement and pass the entrance exam to UEH.

+ GPA (bachelor and master) is 8,0/10.0 (3,2/4.0).

+ International English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or higher.

+ Priority is given to PhD candidates who publish at least 01 article in a journal on the list of ISI-Scopus or 01 article in the English version of JABES.

+ UEH considers academic achievement in the following order: Graduate GPA -> Undergraduate GPA from top to bottom until the quota is met, Priority is given to foreign students graduating from UEH.

 

APPLICATION CHECKLIST
  • Registration form
  • Scientific CV in English with personal photo.
  • Recommendation letters in English from two lecturers or scientists with Ph.D. or more advanced title.
  • One certified copy of the following documents:
    • Undergraduate diploma and academic transcript;
    • Master degree and academic transcript,
    • Foreign language certificate,
    • Identity Card or Passport.
  • Binding 05 (five) collections, in which 01 collection is comprised of: Research proposal and all articles published on international scientific journals with peer review less than 24 months until entrance date (cover page, content page, complete article/report content) of Ph.D. program applicants;
  • 02 4x6 cm-sized photos of Ph.D. applicants with details of full name, date of birth behind.

Diplomas and academic transcripts awarded by international training institutes (other than English) must be certified in Vietnamese language or in English and submitted together with verification dispatch by Educational Quality Management Ministry department (information regarding registration for international  diplomas verification can be searched at https://naric.edu.vn/huong-dan-quy-trinh-cnvb-co-so-giao-duc.html).

CONTACT INFORMATION

UEH Graduate School

  • 59C Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, HCMC
  • sdh@ueh.edu.vn
  • (+84) 28 3823 5277 (ext. 18) -  3829 5437