Vietnamese universities are actively promoting student exchange and full-time enrollment options for international students, with notable growth at several institutions. The International University under the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) has nearly doubled its international exchange students over the last five years, primarily in Business Administration, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, and Information Technology. Currently, 612 international students are enrolled in both full-time and exchange programmes, with 52 full-time students registered for the first semester of 2024-2025. For 2023-2024, it attracted 2,065 international students, with over 400 enrolled in full-time programmes in diverse fields. Currently, self-funded international students comprise a substantial proportion of international enrollees at prominent institutions.
