TP - Changes in recruitment needs and career trends of young people have affected university enrollment in 2025. The journalism industry is in the process of planning and streamlining. Will this field of study still hold the top position?
TP - Changes in recruitment needs and career trends of young people have affected university enrollment in 2025. The journalism industry is in the process of planning and streamlining. Will this field of study still hold the top position?
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| Students of the Academy of Journalism and Communication. Photo: ACC |
Choose an industry that is relevant to the market
The planning of journalism also attracts the attention of candidates in the context of starting to prepare for university admission, especially for 12th graders who want to study journalism. Because, recently, Journalism is considered a "hot" major every admission season when the entrance score is always very high, even reaching nearly 30 points.
Nguyen Thu Huong, a 12th grader in Hanoi, shared that she likes Journalism and Communications. However, at the end of the first semester, her parents advised her to reorient her major because in the near future, the demand for human resources may be saturated. Huong is looking for information on other social science majors to determine her future major.
Dr. Phan Van Kien, Director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) said that the story of next year's enrollment cannot be assessed yet because there are some fluctuations. However, currently, Journalism - Communication is still a major that attracts a large number of students. The benchmark scores for Journalism majors are often among the highest in schools. This is not only due to the needs of the Journalism major but also due to the development of the Communication major in recent years.
Avoid following the crowd
Representatives of schools training in the field of media and journalism commented that career trends affect candidates' decisions to choose a major in general, including Journalism. However, Journalism is still of interest and interest to candidates thanks to the strong development of digital media with huge demands on human resources. In fact, human resources trained in fields such as Journalism and Communications are most suitable for these jobs.
Speaking to the press, Dr. Do Thi Thu Thuy, Head of the Faculty of Writing and Journalism (Hanoi University of Culture) assessed that not only in the field of journalism and communication but also in all other fields, there will be changes, certain impacts on candidates in choosing a career and their future career path. Ms. Thuy said that the biggest impact on candidates is that they will have to consider, learn, and evaluate more fully and realistically about their major and career field in relation to their needs, aspirations, and abilities so as not to make decisions based on emotions or following the majority. Journalism is a specific field of study with high differentiation, so this is also a basis for candidates to more clearly position their own choices.
Dr. Phan Van Kien noted that the press and media market should not be viewed through press agencies. In the current context, press agencies only attract a very small number of human resources trained from schools. About 30 years ago, 75% of people studying journalism went to work as journalists. But only about 10 years later, that rate was only about 50%. Currently, that number continues to decrease. “The media human resources market has never expanded and flourished as it does today. Therefore, it is not accurate to say that the press and media human resources market will decrease in the near future. Only the press human resources market will decrease. Meanwhile, the demand for human resources in the media market is increasing every day. Therefore, I think, for now, we do not need to worry about journalism and media graduates not having jobs,” said Mr. Kien.
According to admissions experts, the movement from the labor market has a direct and immediate impact on the annual admissions of universities. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Phong Dien, Vice President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, gave an example of when there was information about the semiconductor industry market, without the need for policies or decisions from the Government, the number of candidates registering for admission to these majors increased rapidly.
Choose a career first, then choose a school
Ms. Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Head of the Training Management Department, Foreign Trade University, said that there are currently many students in grade 12 who have not yet determined their future career or the university they want to study. Ms. Ha advised candidates to consider what field they are interested in, and to evaluate their own academic ability and communication skills (active or quiet, preferring a stable job). From that basis, candidates can aim to choose their future career.
In addition to self-assessment, candidates can take multiple-choice tests to see which industry or career is right for them. After choosing a favorite industry, they can start choosing a university, considering the training programs of the schools with their background knowledge...
Dr. Vo Thanh Hai, Vice President of Duy Tan University, advised candidates to draw three circles. The first circle is the subject they are good at, the second circle is their favorite career, and the third circle is the career that can help them make money. The intersection of these three circles will help candidates find the right major.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/tuyen-sinh-dai-hoc-nam-2025-bao-chi-co-mat-ngoi-dau-bang-post1722601.tpo
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