POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ UNIVERSITY CHOICES IN THE VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPARISON BETWEEN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ UNIVERSITY CHOICES IN THE VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPARISON BETWEEN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES

Duong Minh Quang duongminhquang@hcmussh.edu.vn University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Ho Chi Minh No 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Summary: 
The university choices made by postgraduate students are important for both the individuals and higher education institutions. This study evaluated the causes, information channels, and factors influencing the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City students' decisions to attend university by surveying 187 students studying various social sciences and 214 students pursuing technology sciences. The results show that there were statistically significant variations in how the two groups assessed these factors. These findings give managers a useful foundation on which to suggest enrollment strategies.
Keywords: 
University choice decisions
postgraduate students
higher education
social sciences
technology sciences.
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