University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) – Vietnam France University is an advanced-model international public university established under Decision No. 2067/QĐ-TTg dated December 9, 2009 of the Prime Minister based on the Intergovernmental Agreement between Vietnam and France signed on November 12, 2009.
USTH was granted institutional accreditation by The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) complying with French and European standards for educational institutions on October 26, 2023.
USTH follows the European Bologna Process with LMD system: Bachelor (3 years, 180 ECTS), Master (2 years, 120 ECTS), PhD (3 years, 180 ECTS). The doctoral program at USTH was built with the philosophy that the scientist is the essential part of the society. The PhD student will be able to do the research and create new values serving for the development of the society and the scientific community.
The doctoral program was developed by Vietnamese and French scientists based on the demand of society and prioritized research fields at USTH, which allows PhD students to study in an international environment and to prepare for their future careers. Upon graduation, the PhD students are awarded the doctoral degree which is recognized by international institutions.
1. The PhD programs:
– Pharmacological, Medical and Agronomical Biotechnology
– Advanced Material Science and Nanotechnology
– Water – Environment – Oceanography
– Information and Communication Technology
– Energy
– Space and Applications
– Chemistry
2. Training duration
The PhD training program is conducted in the form of formal education which is 3 years for students with Master degrees and 4 years for students with Bachelor degrees.
3. Requirements for application
Applicants to PhD training programs of USTH should have the following qualifications and capabilities:
– Applicants must hold a Master degree in the field of application or a field relevant to the field of application; or applicant holds a Bachelor degree with very good grade in the field of application or a field relevant to the field of application.
– Applicants have experience in doing research, which is demonstrated by his/her graduation thesis of a research Master program; or a published scientific article or report; or his/her working experience of at least 2 years as a lecturer or researcher of educational, scientific and technological institutions.
– Applicants must have a bachelor degree or higher and are trained full-time with the teaching language being English or must hold one of the following certificates of English language:
+ TOEFL iBT 46 or higher;
+ IELTS 5.5 or higher;
+ Cambridge Assessment English: B2 First/ Linguaskill 160 or higher;
+ Other foreign language certificates equivalent to level 4 of the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Viet Nam approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.
+ Applicants must submit a research proposal which is approved by their expected supervisors (see templates).
4. Supervisors
– Each applicant can propose maximum 2 supervisors:
+ One supervisor must be USTH faculty or French visiting scientist working in USTH laboratories or USTH-associated laboratories in Vietnam
+ The other supervisor could be a scientist who works for a Vietnamese or international university or a research institute.
+ The proposed supervisors must: hold PhD degree; have at least 3 years working experience since PhD graduation and be an active researcher in the field of the PhD research topic in the period of 3 years prior to the commencement of the supervision of the PhD research, according to the regulations of the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training.
5. Scholarship and fellowship
USTH offers various scholarships to PhD students who are enrolled at the university. Scholarships are as follows:
- Pathway to Success Scholarship (DS-PS) for PhD students who graduated from USTH’s Master programs and further their study in USTH’s Doctoral programs. Scholarship value is up to 30,000,000 VND (the scholarship grants for the first training year).
- Capacity Building Scholarship (DS-CS) for PhD students who are employees of VAST’s institutes and centers. Scholarship value is 50% of tuition fee for all training duration.
- Access Scholarship for PhD students who are employees of the institutions that have signed cooperation agreements with USTH: The scholarship is granted pursuant to the agreement.
- Global Scholarship (GS) for foreign PhD students who have GPA of bachelor and master programs equivalent to 12/20 or higher. The highest scholarship value is 100% of tuition fee for all training duration.
– Academic Encouragement Scholarship: for PhD students with excellent academic achievements who have entered the school, Scholarship values is up to 30,000,000 VND/ year.
– Living Expenses Scholarship: USTH will have finance support for the PhD student applying for the teaching assistant position.
USTH’s Scholarship and Financial Aid Council decides the list of scholarship recipients pursuant to Regulations on awarding scholarship and financial aids for USTH students.
6. Application dossier
Applicants have to submit an application dossier including the following documents:
- Application form (see template).
- Notarized copies of degrees, certificates, transcripts of Bachelor and Master Levels.
* If the degrees, certificates and transcripts are neither in English, notarized copies must be translated into English. In case these documents are issued by a foreign university, the applicants should include an explanation of the grading system of that university.
- Valid English certificates.
- Motivation letter of the candidate.
- Updated and detailed resume (CV) including awards and prizes (if any).
- Certificate of employment (if any) (see template).
- Consent letters and scientific resumes of proposed supervisors (see template).
- Recommendation letters from 2 scientists having PhD degree (see template).
- Research proposal in English (15 – 20 pages) (see template).
- Full list and copies of scientific articles and publications in domestic and international journals (if any).
- Other related documents (if any).
Templates can be downloaded here
* Applicants having completed their Master programs but not yet received their diploma or official academic transcripts can submit a provisional letter of graduation confirmation or academic transcript (notarized copies and translations in English). Successful candidates will be required to submit all those documents to be officially accepted.
7. Application submission time: From March 01, 2024 to August 31, 2024
8. Admission fee
Admission fee: 1,000,000 VND/dossier (non-refundable in all cases).
9. Application dossier submission
The applicant submits the application dossier at the following address:
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Doctoral School University of Science and Technology (USTH) Room 102, A21 Building Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi Tel: +84 247 772 7748, +84 247 774 7748 |
All the documents of the application dossier must be put in a suitable bag/envelope. The following information should be clearly written on the cover of the bag/envelope:
- Full name of applicant
- Home/mobile phone numbers, and Email address
- Research field.
In addition to sending the original dossier to the address above, applicants need to scan the above dossier into PDF files only and not exceeding 6 MB (zip acceptable), and send via email the following address doctoral.school@usth.edu.vn (Doctoral School) with the email title: Admission.PhD-Research field-Full name.
Applicants can contact Admissions Team at the phone numbers: +84 247 772 7748, +84 247 774 7748 (Miss Le Thi Cuc) to be assisted in the preparation and submission of the application dossier.
Information about the USTH Doctoral School including available scholarships can be found at: www.usth.edu.vn