But this year, many universities have had to send congratulation messages to candidates, or call them to ask them to come to the universities, because so few candidates enrolled after exam results were announced.

Pham Tan Ha, head of the Training Division of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity, said that the university was short of 350 students.

On Saturday, only 21 students handed in documents to enter the school.

“We called candidates who passed the entrance exam, but most said they would study at another school,” he said.

The HCM City Economy and Law University sent congratulation letters from the principal to every candidate, but still lack 500 students.

The same thing happened to Hai Phong Medicine and Pharmacy University.

More than 1,000 candidates passed the entrance exam, but only 500 enrolled.

Even the Academy of Finance, one of the most famous universities in Vietnam, had to order 15 officials to call 1,300 candidates to invite them to enroll.

200 of them said they would, whereas 18 others said that they were thinking carefully. The remainder said that they would study elsewhere.

Maybe it is the time for big change in the country’s education. 

VNS