Doctoral Programs

Every year, the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics offers doctoral programs in Mathematics with the following specializations:

  1. Mathematical Analysis
  2. Applied Mathematics
  3. Differential and Integral Equations
  4. Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
  5. Mathematical Informatics
  6. Algebra and Number Theory

I. Admission Method

  • Application and portfolio-based selection.

II. Program Format

  • Full-time study.
  • Standard study duration: 3–4 years for applicants with a master’s degree; 4 years for applicants with a bachelor’s degree.

III. Eligibility and Admission Requirements

  1. Academic qualifications:

a) Applicants must have:

  • A master’s degree, or
  • A bachelor’s degree with a Very Good or higher classification, or
  • An equivalent qualification at Level 7 of the Vietnamese National Qualifications Framework, relevant to the doctoral program applied for.

b) Applicants must demonstrate research experience through at least one of the following:

  • A research-oriented master’s thesis,
  • Authorship or co-authorship of a published scientific paper or conference presentation,
  • At least two years (24 months) of experience working as a lecturer or researcher at a recognized educational or scientific institution.
  1. Foreign language proficiency:
  • Vietnamese applicants: Must demonstrate language proficiency through one of the following:
     a) A bachelor’s degree or higher awarded by a foreign institution, a foreign university branch in Vietnam, or a Vietnamese institution with full-time programs taught in a foreign language;
     b) A bachelor’s degree in a foreign language awarded by a Vietnamese institution;
     c) A valid foreign language certificate (according to Appendix II or equivalent) at Level 4 or higher of the Vietnamese 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework, recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training. Certificates must be issued within 2 years prior to the application date.
  • Foreign applicants: If applying for a PhD program taught in Vietnamese, they must have a Vietnamese language proficiency certificate at Level 4 or higher (according to the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Framework for Foreigners) and meet the requirement for a second foreign language as determined by the training institution, unless they are native speakers of the language used in the doctoral program.

Further information on the 2025 admission schedule and application process:
 See details on the website of the HUST Admissions and Career Counseling Office: PhD Admissions Announcement 2025.

Contact for post-graduate training support:
Mr. Nguyễn Đức Hùng, MSc
Email: hung.nguyenduc@hust.edu.vn