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How do Vietnamese uni-students perceive the future?- 34% male students know exactly what they want to do in the future

Survey information

• Survey about how Vietnamese university students perceive their future

• Answered by 500 university students from 19 to 24 years old• Conducted in May, 2015

Executive Summary

• 34% male students know exactly what they want to do in the future

• 15% of students do part-time job and 8% take language classes for their skill improvement.

• Female students are less satisfied with what school provides

• 30% students want to work for a job in their major

• For the future job, salary & job stability are most important for students

• People who choose to work in city are due to the bigger opportunities, while those who would work in hometown put more emphasis on family

Which school do you go?

Vocational school

College I'm working University

2%7%

59%

33%

4%

16%20%

60%

School attendance

23-24 19-22

60% young people in the age 19-22 go to university and 59% from 23-24 already start working

2% 4%

15%

79%

School type

Which major are you studying?

Technical is popular major for male whereas female choose accounting

MarketingHealthcare

Personal care & fitnessHuman

PharmacyLaw

Art & designTourism & hospitality

AccountingSocial studies

ArchitectureTeaching, training & education

Agriculture & forestryCommunications

FinanceBusiness & management

DoctorConstruction

EconomicsOthers

ITTechnical

2%1%

0%0%

2%3%

2%2%

9%1%

0%4%

4%1%

4%

0%6%

5%4%

7%

0%0%0%0%1%

1%1%1%

1%2%2%

2%2%2%

3%

4%4%

7%13%

18%

Male Female

Why did you choose this major?

Others

Because of the school name

Because my academic grade is not good

Because I don’t have enough skill to follow what I like

To earn a lot of money

Due to the economic reason

Because I don’t know what to study

Because I did not pass the other schools

My parents advice

Because it is easy to get a job

Because I like it

4%

4%

4%

7%

7%

7%

7%

10%

15%

15%

32%

4%

2%

5%

5%

7%

3%

5%

7%

8%

15%

35%

Male Female

Most students choose current major because of their personal preference

Do you do anything to develop yourself after school?

Others

Softskill classes

Another school for second degree

Read books

Attend some clubs in the school

Charity activities

Language classes

Part-time jobs

No, not enough money

No, too lazy

No, too busy

5%

2%

2%

3%

5%

7%

9%

15%

6%

7%

7%

3%

5%

3%

9%

5%

6%

7%

15%

5%

9%

4%

Male Female

Part-time job = 15%, language class = 8%

No

Yes

How effective is your school classes?

No, teacher qualities are not good

No, too advanced

No, lack in practicality or softskills

Useful but not enough

Really useful and I've learnt a lot

1%

2%

12%

34%

21%

2%

3%

9%

23%

33%

Male Female

Female students are less satisfied with what school provides

How happy are you about your school life?

Average53%

Satisfied29%

Not satisfied8%

Very satisfied8%

Not satisfied at all2%

53% students feel average about their school life

When do you feel happy? 

When I do part time job

When I play game

When I watch TV

When I read book

When I do my club activity

When I work on internet

When I am with my boyfriend, girlfriend

When I go shopping

When I travel

When I do my hobby

When I am with friends

13%

14%

17%

18%

22%

30%

31%

37%

43%

51%

55%

12%

33%

17%

14%

16%

30%

36%

11%

34%

36%

42%

Male Female

Students feel most happy when they are with their friends

What have you gotten from your school life?

Others

Technical, business skills

Hobby

Language skills

Presentation skills

Academic certificate

Logical thinking

Soft skills

Broader view

Career to win the better job

Friends

8%

17%

18%

23%

26%

27%

28%

31%

40%

41%

48%

48% students think that friends are what they have gotten from their school life

Do you have any plans for your future?

No, it's too early to think of it

No, I don't know what I want to do

No, I'm really confusing

Yes, my parents arranged my jobs

Yes, I just work in major I study

Yes, I know exactly what I want to do

4%

5%

20%

2%

16%

21%

6%

4%

14%

3%

11%

34%

Male Female

34% male students know exactly what they want to do in the future

Yes

No

What's your plan after graduating from university?

Get married

I will work for my family's company

I don’t know

Open my own business

Looking for a job in another country

Go travel

Study abroad

Study bachelor/master

Looking for a job which close to my house

I will go for my dream even though it's not my major

Looking for a job with high salary

Looking for a job in my major

1%

2%

3%

3%

4%

4%

6%

7%

9%

10%

18%

33%

2%

3%

4%

6%

5%

3%

4%

6%

10%

13%

16%

27%

Most students plan to look for a job in their major after graduation

What's your concern?

Job

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do w

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Health

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Family

issu

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Issu

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lated

with

love

Friend

s re

lation

ship

I do

not h

ave

any

conc

erns

64%

48%

38%33% 32% 30% 29%

4%

Current concerns

Not g

ettin

g a

job

Doing

what I

don

’t like

Whe

ther

I ca

n fin

d a

job in

my m

...

Don’t e

arn

enou

gh m

oney

for l

ife

Don’t k

now h

ow to

app

ly fo

r job

s

If I c

an e

arn

mon

ey if

follo

w my .

..

Don’t k

now w

hat t

o do

I don

't hav

e an

y con

cern

s

38%

28% 27% 25% 25%

18%

13%

8%

Concerns after graduating

64% students care about their jobs after graduation and 38% afraid that they won’t get any job

What is important when you look for the job?

Company brand

If the company is big

If i have opportunity to work internationally

If the company is close to my house

Social contribution

Benefit

If the company will be bigger

If i could utilise what i have learned

If the job is exciting

If I could develop my skills

Job stability

Salary

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%8%

12%

15%

18%

20%

20%

26%

31%

33%

41%

46%

48%

Salary & job stability are most important for students

Where will you work at after graduation and why?

Go back due to family agreement

Go back for my family business

Go back due to parents pressure

Go back to contribute to my hometown

Go back to be closer to family

City because my boyfriend/girlfriend is there

City because I can earn more

City because I like the lifestyle

City because my family is here

City because of more opportunities

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%2%

3%

4%

5%

20%

3%

8%

9%

11%

35%

5%

6%

4%

12%

11%

3%

11%

13%

8%

27%

Male Female

40% male choose to work in the city because of it various opportunities and preferable lifestyle

City

Hometown

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