HIGH-QUALITY BANKING PROGRAM

HIGH-QUALITY BANKING PROGRAM

The Banking and Finance Undergraduate program, Banking major (regular full time; high-quality program):

1.       Only high-quality program.

2.       General characteristics of the training program:

2.1.         The training program has been redesigned (and put into practice since the 2015 admission) on the basis of its previous with some new aspects:

·       Replace and supplement the curriculum with some new subjects, both in general and specialized courses such as Business Communication; Organizational Behavior; Introduction to Business; Personal Finance.

·       For all subjects that highly compatible with the international environment, foreign teaching materials would be used 100%, for example: Market and financial institutions, Corporate Finance; Financial Mathematics; Financial Investment; Public Finance; Banking Administration; International payments; Personal Finance; Credit and loan analysis all use the best foreign course books.

·       Restructuring the program to apply modern knowledge to specific issues of the practice environment in Vietnam with two solutions:

·      There are subjects that use textbooks in accordance with specific working environment in Vietnam such as Commercial banking operations; Bank Accounting, Asset Valuation.

·      For subjects using foreign course books, the syllabus and teaching process focus on linking Vietnam working environment through discussion, exercises, essays, projects, and classroom-based learning.

2.2.         Intensifying extracurricular activities, field visits, inviting lecturers who are working on practical lectures or actual reports.

2.3.         Committed to assign/ invite the best lecturers.

2.4.         Courses taught in English guarantee a higher rate than the generally high-quality program regulations.

2.5.         Language tutors will be arranged to assist students during the process of learning and making projects, essays, thesis reports or scientific research in English.

2.6.         Enhance practical activities on virtual banking systems.

2.7.         Parents and students should consider about the high-quality program with this core: high-quality program do not require high-quality entrance admissions, but on the basis of higher tuition fees than the mass system, higher service provision with higher quality training than the common ground, shown in 3 core points:

·       Prioritizing resources, striving to meet standards: facilities; equipment; teacher/student ratio; the number of students/classes; the best quality faculty; teaching assistant system.

·       Our curriculum is developed according to the world standards with a high degree of adaptability to the needs of the society and the business. The credit-based system includes a variety of knowledge, which is highly compatible with international curriculum.

·       Focusing on the ability to work in an international environment, ensuring that graduates have the capacity to be employed multinational financial operating in Vietnam; banks; joint venture banks … and other financial institutions of ASEAN countries, especially after the ASEAN community was established at the end of 2015. This is guaranteed by:

·    Modern training programs

·    Improve English skills by:

Increase the amount of English study time

Increase the English outcome standard requirements

Guarantee teaching rate in English for some appropriate subjects. Encourage students to do research projects, essays, graduation thesis in English

3.       Job Opportunities

With the ambition to meet the rapidly changing market demand, Our School and Faculty’s policy is to combine intensive training with broad-based training, develop skills that are useful in a range of sectors. A bachelor's degree in Finance and Banking will help to pave the way for better graduate recruitment.

To be specific, graduates can work in various positions in banking and non-banking financial institution:

·       Commercial banks and other types of banks: Social Policy Bank, Development Bank, Cooperative Bank

·       People's Credit Fund

·       Microfinance Institution

·       Financial companies, financial leasing companies

Below are some typical careers a Finance- Banking graduate can follow:

Transaction staff; Credit Officer; Credit risk management staff; System analyst; international settlement specialist; Auditors and accountants; Financial Analyst; Trust Fiduciary Specialist; Personal financial services specialist; Securities analyst; Foreign exchange specialist; Banking Operations Specialist; Internal inspectors; Administration positions of Transaction Office, Branch, Head of Department...

Other job positions can also be recruited in other financial institutions: Investment companies, Investment funds, Securities companies, Life and non-life insurance companies, Social insurance, etc.

·       Specialist Officers at State Bank’s branches.

·       Lecturers at universities and colleges

·       Researchers at research and development agencies

·       Specialists in public agencies, public financial management agencies.

·       Employment positions related to finance and accounting.

4.       Admissions information 2017

·       Enrollment criteria for all three majors Banking, Corporate Finance, Public Finance: 360

·       Students of all three majors will be awarded a Bachelor of Finance - Banking degree after graduating, the distinction between 3 majors is in the transcript

·       Required scores for application will be set by Finance – Banking  (not by the University as previous years and not the required score of each major)

·       Candidates who obtain standardized scores will have the chance to freely choose an appropriate specialization. No specific requirement for each major.

·       Faculty of Banking is responsible for training in Economics with two majors: Banking and Public Finance.

Some feedbacks about the faculty of Banking from former students:

“ … In the period from 1989-1993, Vietnam’s banking major had just begun with their initial baby steps and some joint stock commercial banks first appeared. The Banking and Finance faculty at that time, had just been established, and most of the lecturers came from other faculties to teach those B&F subjects. Even so, I could see their efforts and passion in studying and researching in terms of both theory and practice, domestically and internationally, to convey the most practical and effective lessons to students in the department. Right after my graduation, I started out at DongA bank, a newly-formed commercial bank with roughly 1 year experience in operation, which was relatively small compared to the ones in the present. At the moment, after 22 years working with DongA, taking part in different positions and traveling to several places in Vietnam, as well as witnessing the fluctuation of Banking in Vietnam or the world’s financial crisis, I have understood more thoroughly the complexity of Finance and Banking. The more I lean, the less I know about it. However, I strongly believe that the knowledge taught at school would be an extremely important foundation for a student to prepare for their future career. Moreover, students can learn how to apply what they are taught in class into the reality after their graduation, which requires a great deal of endless effort in studying for anyone in anywhere, at any positions and at any times of their lives.

I would also like to send my sincerest thanks to the lecturers as well as the whole faculty and wish them success, health and happiness…”

Mr. An Nguyen

Student of school year 89K7 (1989-1993)

Deputy general director of DongA joint stock commercial bank

“The faculty program is appropriate and quite relevant to the Banking situation nowadays. Being equipped with knowledge and skills by the faculty’s lecturers, a student, in within 2 months of probation can be promoted into an official position in the bank. During training, we are carefully instructed from acquiring knowledge to intern orientation, as well as taking part in many practical hands-on activities. Those are what Finance and Banking students are in need of these days.

I myself feel genuinely proud and honorable to once be a student (school year 21K7) and a master student of the faculty. It’s such a blessing to be trained systematically and professionally so that I could have my confidence to work in such a modern environment like at the bank (Vietcombank). It is not a very long time at school but what the lecturers had taught really help us pick up the job more quickly when it comes to practice. We were also prepared to catch up with the working pace and perform well in any sorts of tasks. During our time at work, we receive positive feedbacks from the company leaders regarding our well-rounded profession and sufficient knowledge. Even though we are no longer students of the school but we always spend time visiting the faculty if it’s convenient, especially on Teacher’s day (November 20th). We sincerely thank our lecturers and wish the whole faculty success, health and  happiness…”

Master Le Hai Bac

School year 21K7 (1995-1999)

Central Internal Audit Head of Department,

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.

“…“During my time at school, I think the faculty’s training program is properly-designed in a practical and innovative way. I am so impressed with the faculty’s lecturers that they possess high quality degree and have got a great deal of up-to-date knowledge. Along with much experience in undergraduate and postgraduate training, they always maintain a good manner and dedication in teaching…””                                      

Master Tran Quoc Thai

Master student

Deputy Director of Vietnam Debt and Asset Trading Corporation- Danang Branch

“… If you want a concrete house, you have to build a strong foundation. Your job opportunity is considered as the house, whereas the knowledge obtained at school is the foundation. The faculty is the significant cradle that provides knowledge for many generations of bankers in Vietnam. After your graduation, you might have a chance to study in depth about the major in other different situations, but you will definitely find our faculty’s program outstanding in terms of teaching principles/ methods, the profoundness of teaching materials’ content, closeness to reality and student orientation

                                                                                                            Mrs. Lam Thi My Hanh

                                                                                                            Class of 2004

Central Senior Customer business and financial institutions re-evaluation specialist, risk management section, Vietnam International and Commercial Joint Stock Bank.