TP - Changes in recruitment needs and career choices among young people have impacted university admissions in 2025. With journalism currently undergoing restructuring and streamlining, will it still hold the top spot?
TP - Changes in recruitment needs and career choices among young people have impacted university admissions in 2025. With journalism currently undergoing restructuring and streamlining, will it still hold the top spot?
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| Students of the Academy of Journalism and Communication. Photo: ACC |
Choose a field of study that is closely aligned with the market.
The planning for journalism programs also attracts the attention of candidates as they begin preparing for university entrance exams, especially 12th-grade students who wish to pursue journalism-related majors. This is because, recently, journalism has been considered a "hot" major each admissions season, with entrance exam scores consistently soaring, sometimes even close to 30 points.
Nguyen Thu Huong, a 12th-grade student in Hanoi, shared that she likes Journalism and Communication. However, at the end of the first semester, her parents advised her to reconsider her major because the demand for human resources in this field might become saturated in the future. Huong is currently researching other social science fields to reassess her future career path.
Dr. Phan Van Kien, Director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Training, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi ), said that it is too early to assess next year's enrollment figures due to potential fluctuations. However, currently, Journalism and Communication remains a highly attractive field of study. The admission scores for Journalism majors are consistently among the highest at universities. This stems not only from the demand for Journalism but also from the recent development of the Communication sector.
Avoid blindly following the crowd.
Representatives from media and journalism training institutions stated that industry trends influence students' choices of majors, including journalism. However, journalism remains a popular choice among students due to the strong development of digital media and its high demand for human resources. In fact, graduates from fields like journalism and media are best suited for these jobs.
Speaking to the press, Dr. Do Thi Thu Thuy, Head of the Creative Writing and Journalism Department (Hanoi University of Culture), assessed that not only in the field of journalism and media but in all other fields, there will be changes that will have a certain impact on candidates in choosing their majors and future career paths. Dr. Thuy believes that the biggest impact on candidates will be the need to consider, research, and evaluate more fully and realistically the field of study and career path in relation to their own needs, aspirations, and abilities, so as not to make decisions based on emotion or blindly following the crowd. Journalism is a specialized field with a high degree of differentiation, so this is also a basis for candidates to more clearly define their own choices.
Dr. Phan Van Kien noted that the media market should not be viewed solely through the lens of media organizations. In the current context, media organizations only attract a very small number of graduates from universities. About 30 years ago, 75% of journalism graduates went on to work in journalism. But just 10 years later, that percentage dropped to around 50%. Currently, that number continues to decline. “Never before has the media workforce market expanded and flourished as it does now. Therefore, saying that the media workforce market will decline in the future is inaccurate. Only the journalism workforce market will decrease. Meanwhile, the demand for human resources in the media market is increasing daily. Therefore, I think, for the time being, we don't need to worry about journalism graduates being unemployed,” Dr. Kien said.
According to admissions experts, developments in the labor market directly and immediately impact the annual admissions process of universities. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Phong Dien, Vice Director of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, cited the example that when information about the semiconductor industry market emerged, even before any government policies or decisions were made, the number of applicants for these fields increased rapidly.
Choose your major first, then choose your school.
According to Ms. Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Head of the Training Management Department at the Foreign Trade University, many high school seniors still haven't decided on their future career path or the university they want to attend. Ms. Ha advises students to assess their own interests, evaluate their academic abilities and communication skills (whether they are outgoing or introverted, and prefer stable employment). Based on this assessment, students can then choose their future career path.
Besides self-assessment, candidates can take aptitude tests to see which fields or professions they are best suited for. After choosing a preferred field or profession, they can then begin selecting a university, considering the training programs offered by different schools in relation to their own foundational knowledge…
Dr. Vo Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of Duy Tan University, advises candidates to draw three circles. The first circle represents their strongest subjects, the second represents their favorite profession, and the third represents a profession that can help them earn money. The intersection of these three circles will help candidates find a suitable field of study.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/tuyen-sinh-dai-hoc-nam-2025-bao-chi-co-mat-ngoi-dau-bang-post1722601.tpo
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