Study plan academic year 2020-2021

• First semester: 07/09/2020 – 23/01/2021
• Second semester: 25/01/2021 – 26/06/2021
• Summer semester: 28/06/2021 – 28/08/2021

Contacts of person in charge of PhD programs:

1. Biotechnology: Assoc. Prof Nguyen Van Thuan (nvthuan@hcmiu.edu.vn);

Ms. Tran Thi Khanh Hien (ttkhien@hcmiu.edu.vn)

2. Biomedical Engineering: Dr. Ngo Thanh Hoan (nthoan@hcmiu.edu.vn)
3. Public Management: Ms. Le Thuy Thanh Nga (lltnga@hcmiu.edu.vn)
4. Business Administration: Dr. Nguyen Nhu Ty (nhutynguyen@hcmiu.edu.vn)

The university will send an offer letter, together with information about blackboard and email account, to accepted postgraduates.

Postgraduates send portraits via infor.grad@hcmiu.edu.vn to make a candidate ID.

Candidate pays admission fees based on the scholarship values:

• 100% scholarship: 6,000,000 VND
• Other scholarships: 15,000,000 VND
• No scholarship: 30,000,000 VND

Notes

Admission fees will be subtracted in the tuition fee and Bridging program fee when starting the program. In case postgraduates receive 100% scholarship and do not participate in Bridging program, no admission fees are required.

Admission fees are non-refundable which have been applied since the second admission in 2019.

Special circumstances will be considered by the Board of Rectors.

URL: https://edusoftmaster.hcmiu.edu.vn/

Log in:

• Username: Postgraduate candidate’s ID
• Password: Date of birth (ddmmyyyy)
• For example: Date of birth 11/12/1991, Passwords: 11121991
• Postgraduates need to change password after the first registration.

Course registration:

• First semester: Default schedule arranged by the university.
• From the second semester: Postgraduates register for the courses.

Others:

• Schedule
• Tuition fees
• Course grades
• Course registration
• Announcements
• Forms

All services will be provided once finishing the tuition fee.

• Provide academic transcript and letter of verification.
• Get a new Candidate ID in case of loss or extension (pay the fee for a new one).
• Register for a health insurance if needed.
• Access to electronic data via email, blackboard and library accounts.

PhD programs before 2018:

Duration	Master’s degree	Bachelor’s degree
Expected duration	3 years	5 years
Maximum duration	7 years

PhD programs from 2018 to now:

Duration	Master’s degree	Bachelor’s degree
Expected duration	3 years	4 years
Maximum duration	Extension up to 24 months after the latest official schedule.

• Maximum duration includes the time for English certificate submission.
• After the expected duration, postgraduates must submit the application form for extension of the course duration.

Deferral and cancellation

• Maximum duration of deferral: 24 months.
• This period will be included in the total academic years.

• VND/USD rate will be announced at the beginning of every semester.
• Candidate pays the tuition fee by either cash or money transfer with the following information:

Money transfer at Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV)

• Account name      : Truong Dai hoc Quoc te
• Account number  : 3141.00000.35267
• Bank branch          : BIDV – Dong Sai Gon bank branch
• Content                  : Full name, candidate ID pays the tuition fee semester …
• Amount                  :…VND

After 3-5 days, candidate gets access to Edusoft Master to view the online payment bill (fee information will be updated every Friday).

Please contact Office of Finance and Planning, telephone number 028. 3724 4270 – Ext. 3311 or 3240 for further details about tuition fee.

• Candidates and postgraduates must pay the tuition fees before Week 9 of the first and second semesters and before Week 4 of the summer semester. If the payment is not finished in time, candidates and postgraduates are not allowed to undertake midterm and final examinations, as well as relative academic documents.
• Candidates are not allowed to register for courses, even theses.
• Postgraduates who finished all the courses will be not allowed to join in thesis defense, quality assessment, midterm reports and thesis defenses at different levels.

Incomplete (I) grade is given when candidates cannot accomplish the course due to illness or other special reasons that made candidates cannot join in the final examination.

Submit a registration for I grade removal form before or within 3 days after the final examination, together with reasons and evidence.

Submit the form within an academic year. After this time, I grade will be converted into F grade (failed).

1. Degree:for accreditation of English acquisition for all different candidate years

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in university of countries using English as a main language in study. The degree must be accredited by competent authorities with relative documents; or
• Undergraduate degree major in English.

2.English certificate: for English outcome acquisition

• For graduate admissions before 2015:

IELTS ≥ 6.5

TOEFL iBT ≥ 79

TOEFL ITP ≥ 550

VNU-EPT ≥ 301

• For graduate admissions in 2016 & 2017:

IELTS ≥ 6.5

TOEFL iBT ≥ 79

VNU-EPT ≥ 301

• For graduate admissions from 2018:

IELTS ≥ 6.5

TOEFL iBT ≥ 79

Two English outcome acquisition admissions for all graduate candidates and postgraduates will be held on April and August every year.

3. Document preparation

• Application for English outcome acquisition (attached file):
• English certificates (notarized copy within 6 months).

4. Time and location for English outcome acquisition

• First admission: 05/4
• Second admission: 05/8
• Location:

	International University (Thu Duc campus)	HCMC campus
Time	From Monday to Friday, 8:00 – 16:00	From Monday to Friday, 17:30 – 20:00
Address	Room O2.609, Floor 6, International University, Quarter 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc City, HCMC	Pasteur Block, 234 Pasteur Street, Ward 6, District 3, HCMC
Phone	028.3724 4270 – Ext. 3120	028. 3824 2092

1. Procedure

Step 1: Adjustment of registration schedule (addition or cancellation) by candidates following regulations.

• Before the course starts: No evidence needed.

• When the course starts: Appropriate evidence showing your purposes.

Step 2: Registration schedule comment given by School/Department/Advisor

• Contact to candidates in case of disapproval.
• Submit form with confirmation from School/Department/Advisor to Office of Graduate Affairs.

Step 3: Registration schedule adjustment will be made by Office of Graduate Affairs.

• Adjust the registration schedule.
• Calculate the cancellation fee.
• Update the adjustment results on Edusoft Master every Friday.

2. Fee of cancellation of registration schedule adjustment

No.	Registration duration	Amount
1	Before the third class of a course	Free of charge
2	From the third class of a course	100% tuition fee

Applying time: From second semester, academic year 2019 – 2020.

 

1. Procedure

Step 1: Adjustment of registration schedule (addition or cancellation) by candidates following regulations.

• Before the course starts: No evidence needed.

• When the course starts: Appropriate evidence showing your purposes.

Step 2: Registration schedule comment given by School/Department/Advisor

• Contact to candidates in case of disapproval.
• Submit form with confirmation from School/Department/Advisor to Office of Graduate Affairs.

Step 3: Registration schedule adjustment will be made by Office of Graduate Affairs.

• Adjust the registration schedule.
• Calculate the cancellation fee.
• Update the adjustment results on Edusoft Master every Friday.

2. Fee of cancellation of registration schedule adjustment

No.	Registration duration	Amount
1	Before the third class of a course	Free of charge
2	From the third class of a course	100% tuition fee

Applying time: From second semester, academic year 2019 – 2020.

 

Academic Guidelines for Courses form 2020