The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) promotes access opportunities to technology, computing, and engineering fields for female students through its Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University strategy, expanding training programs and implementing STEM career orientation activities. In 2025, UEH coordinated with educational institutions to organize the “Empowering the Next” program and the STEM 101 competition, while developing cooperative activities to enhance research capacity, contributing to encouraging women’s participation in science and technology fields.
1. UEH’s Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University strategy expands opportunities to participate in fields with low female representation
1.1. Transforming multidisciplinary training strategy, expanding major selection opportunities for female students
With a long-standing training foundation in economics, business, finance, accounting, and management, UEH is a higher education institution attracting a large number of female students. According to 2025 statistics, women account for 66.9% of UEH’s total learner population, corresponding to 25,848 out of 38,623 students, postgraduate students, and doctoral candidates. At the undergraduate level alone, the female proportion reaches 68.1%, with 22,918 females out of 33,638 students.
The large participation of women is the foundation for UEH to continue expanding learning and career development opportunities for women. In business, management, and related fields within the University’s statistical grouping, the female proportion reaches 70.4% of the training scale. Additionally, in the group including computer science, information technology, engineering, and applied science fields, the female proportion reaches 48.1%, showing opportunities for UEH to continue encouraging female students’ participation in science and technology fields.
Since 2021, UEH has transformed under the Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University strategy, developing from an economics, business, and management foundation to technology, engineering, design, applied science, and interdisciplinary research fields. Along with the formation of the UEH College of Technology and Design (CTD), UEH has gradually expanded its training program system, creating additional options for female students to access new professions in the context of digital transformation and sustainable development.
By 2025, UEH has developed many training programs in science and technology fields such as Data Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Information Security, Intelligent Control and Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, and applied technology fields. The expansion of these programs not only meets human resource needs in the digital economy but also creates additional opportunities for female students to choose majors, participate in research, and develop careers in science, technology, and engineering fields.
Table 1. Science – Technology – Engineering training programs in UEH’s 2025 admission list
| Field | Training program | Learning and professional development opportunities |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Data Science; Data Analytics (business and technology orientation) | Access to data analysis, quantitative modeling, and data applications in economics, business, and technology. |
| Computing and Information Technology | Computer Science; Software Engineering; Information Technology | Develop knowledge and skills in programming, computer systems, software, and technology solutions. |
| Artificial Intelligence and Applied Engineering | Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; Intelligent Control and Automation | Access to design, programming, control of intelligent systems, robots, and automation technology. |
| Interdisciplinary Technology | Art Technology (ArtTech); Technology and Innovation | Combine technology with design, creativity, innovation management, and applied product development. |
In parallel with developing training programs, UEH implements admission counseling, career orientation, and technology experience activities, combining cooperation with high schools to help students understand major characteristics, capacity requirements, and career opportunities. These activities contribute to expanding STEM access for female students from the high school level, creating conditions for them to explore personal capabilities and have additional options when applying for university admission.
Training majors in science, technology, and engineering fields at UEH in 2025
1.2. Monitoring learner structure by gender, identifying opportunities to enhance female students’ participation in science and technology fields
In addition to expanding the training program list, UEH compiles statistics on learner structure by gender to assess women’s participation in each major. This data provides a basis for the University to monitor women’s participation in training fields, while orienting appropriate admission counseling, career orientation, and science and technology experience activities.
According to 2025 statistics, UEH has 38,623 learners, including 25,848 females (66.9%) and 12,775 males (33.1%). For new admissions in the year, women account for 67.1%, corresponding to 8,946 out of 13,324 learners. The learner structure in training fields demonstrates diversity in female students’ major selection, while providing information for UEH to continue promoting access opportunities to programs in science, technology, and engineering fields.
Table 2. Learner structure by gender at UEH in 2025
| Training field | Total | Male | Male proportion | Female | Female proportion |
| Entire UEH | 38.623 | 12.775 | 33,1% | 25.848 | 66,9% |
| New admissions at UEH in 2025 | 13.324 | 4.378 | 32,9% | 8.946 | 67,1% |
| Undergraduate training | 33.638 | 10.720 | 31,9% | 22.918 | 68,1% |
| Full-time undergraduate training | 28.589 | 8.986 | 31,4% | 19.603 | 68,6% |
| Business, management, and related fields | 26.572 | 7.878 | 29,6% | 18.694 | 70,4% |
| Computer science, information technology, engineering, and applied science fields | 2.986 | 1.549 | 51,9% | 1.437 | 48,1% |
Source: UEH 2025 learner statistics, classified by training field and gender
Data by major shows that women are participating in many of UEH’s specialized technology programs, including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, and Data Science. With the learner structure characteristics of each program, these are fields with much potential for UEH to continue enhancing female students’ participation through major introduction activities, career counseling, and STEM experience.
In addition to tracking the gender composition of learners by discipline, UEH monitored women’s participation across the application, admission and enrolment stages, alongside a reported indicator of female participation in STEM.
Table 3. Female Participation in Admissions and STEM at UEH, 2023–2025
| Year | Female applicants (%) | Female admitted (%) | Female enrolled (%) | Female in STEM (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68.21 | 67.90 | 67.65 | 59.00 |
| 2024 | 67.98 | 67.39 | 67.11 | 54.81 |
| 2025 | 67.81 | 67.23 | 67.59 | 57.21 |
Source: UEH Department of Training – Gender-disaggregated monitoring data report
The first three indicators measured the proportion of women among applicants, admitted applicants and enrolled students, respectively. The female STEM indicator was separately reported in UEH’s access monitoring records.
In 2025, the reported female STEM indicator reached 57.21%, compared with 54.81% in 2024. Separately, UEH’s 2025 learner statistics recorded 1,437 women among 2,986 learners (48.1%) in the computer science, information technology, engineering and applied sciences group. Within five selected specialised technology majors, women accounted for 287 of 898 learners (32.0%).
These figures are reported from different statistical groupings and should not be treated as directly interchangeable. The population and calculation basis of the 57.21% indicator require further confirmation before a direct comparison can be made with the 48.1% or 32.0% figures.
By monitoring gender participation across admissions and individual disciplines, UEH identified fields with relatively low female representation and used these findings to inform STEM outreach, career guidance and technology experience activities in 2025.
Table 3. Male and female structure in some science and technology majors at UEH in 2025
| Training major | Total scale | Male | Female | Female proportion | Total new admissions | Female new admissions | Female new admission proportion |
| Artificial Intelligence | 326 | 249 | 77 | 23,6% | 139 | 27 | 19,4% |
| Computer Science | 146 | 106 | 40 | 27,4% | 48 | 16 | 33,3% |
| Software Engineering | 108 | 77 | 31 | 28,7% | 4 | 3 | 75,0% |
| Information Security | 133 | 76 | 57 | 42,9% | 48 | 24 | 50,0% |
| Data Science | 185 | 103 | 82 | 44,3% | 96 | 44 | 45,8% |
| Total of 05 majors | 898 | 611 | 287 | 32,0% | 335 | 114 | 34,0% |
Source: UEH 2025 learner statistics, section classified by discipline/major and gender
Out of 898 learners in the five surveyed majors, there are 287 females, accounting for 32.0%. For new admissions in 2025, women account for 34.0%, corresponding to 114 out of 335 learners. Among them, the Artificial Intelligence major recorded 77 females out of 326 learners; the Computer Science major has 40 females out of 146 learners; the Software Engineering major has 31 females out of 108 learners. These figures reflect women’s participation in each training program and are the basis for UEH to continue developing career orientation activities suitable to specialized technology fields.
In the two majors of Data Science and Information Security, the female proportion in the training scale reaches 44.3% and 42.9%, respectively. For new admissions in 2025, the female proportion in Data Science reaches 45.8% and Information Security reaches 50.0%, while Computer Science records 33.3%. These results contribute to reflecting women’s participation in technology training programs, while creating a basis for UEH to continue monitoring and expanding access opportunities for female students.
Through monitoring learner structure by gender, UEH has an additional basis to identify fields that need continued focus in admission counseling and career orientation. Combining training data with STEM experience activities contributes to supporting female students in understanding program content, exploring personal capabilities, and having additional options when registering for study at UEH.
2. Activities UEH organized to expand access opportunities to science and technology fields for female students in 2025
2.1. “Empowering the Next” career orientation and STEM 101 experience in Khanh Hoa
On July 24, 2025, UEH organized the Meet & Greet “Empowering the Next” admission counseling and career orientation program at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa Province, to introduce training programs and support students in understanding their interests, capabilities, and choosing suitable majors.
Within the program framework, UEH introduced its multidisciplinary training system, including programs in technology, computing, data science, and applied engineering fields. Counseling activities created conditions for students to access information about training content, study requirements, and career opportunities of majors being developed by UEH.
For female high school students, access to information about science and technology majors contributes to expanding learning options, especially in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, and Data Science. These are training programs UEH continues to focus on introducing and developing in its multidisciplinary training orientation.
The “Empowering the Next” program also created a foundation for the STEM 101 experience activity organized afterward, connecting career counseling with science and technology practice, helping students explore capabilities and orient study in new professional fields.
UEH organized the Meet & Greet “Empowering the Next” program at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa, supporting students in understanding training programs and orienting major selection
2.2. “Innovation with UEH STEM 101” competition – Enhancing technology experience and STEM skills development
Following the Meet & Greet program, from July 28 to August 19, 2025, UEH coordinated with Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted to implement the “Innovation with UEH STEM 101” competition, combining knowledge training, technical guidance, and technology product development practice.
During July 28–29, 2025, students participated in training sessions guided by UEH lecturers and experts, focusing on Arduino programming, electronic device connection, signal processing, peripheral device control, and scientific research methods. These contents have direct connections to computing, programming, and applied engineering fields in UEH’s training program system.
After the training phase, teams continued to develop ideas, design products, and apply knowledge to solve practical problems. The competition had 15 teams participating in the implementation phase, with 14 groups presenting products at the final round on August 19, 2025. Products focused on community healthcare, smart agriculture, support for vulnerable groups, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
STEM 101 activities created opportunities for students to directly experience the technology solution development process, from idea formation, programming, device connection to product completion. For participating female students, the program expanded conditions for accessing technical skills, exploring personal capabilities, and understanding fields related to Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.
Combining career orientation with STEM experience helps students have additional basis for choosing training programs according to capacity and aspirations, while expanding opportunities for female students to understand and consider pursuing science and technology majors being developed by UEH.
UEH coordinated with Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted to organize STEM 101 training, helping students access programming, electronic devices, and applied technology
Student groups presenting programming and fabrication products in the STEM 101 competition, contributing to spreading interest in science, technology, and innovation
2.3 STEM – Career Orientation Festival at Vo Van Kiet High School, Vinh Long – Expanding Industry 4.0 technology experience
On January 18, 2025, UEH Mekong accompanied and sponsored the second expanded school-level STEM – Career Orientation Festival organized by Vo Van Kiet High School, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province. The program brought together more than 90 competition teams from lower secondary, lower-secondary–upper-secondary, and upper-secondary schools in the province, combining technology experience activities, creative idea development, and career orientation counseling.
At the festival, UEH Mekong organized the experience station “UEH Green Campus Game: Be a Green Citizen” and the introduction area “Industry 4.0 in STEM Education Model” implemented by the Faculty of Information Technology. Students accessed robot models, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Arduino programming platform, while learning about technology applications in study and life.
In addition to experience activities, the UEH Mekong team introduced 2025 training programs, including Technology and Innovation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The career counseling area attracted the attention of more than 2,000 students, teachers, and attendees, contributing to expanding access to major information and career development opportunities in new technology fields.
Through the festival, UEH Mekong combined career orientation with practical technology experience, helping students, including female students, understand programming, robotics, and artificial intelligence fields from the high school level. The activity also created additional opportunities for female students to explore capabilities and consider choosing technology, computing, and applied engineering training programs at UEH.
Students visiting and experiencing robots, IoT technology, artificial intelligence, and the Arduino platform at UEH Mekong’s “Industry 4.0 in STEM Education Model” area
2.4. Campus Tour 2025 – Connecting high school students in Vinh Long and Soc Trang with STEM experience activities
On February 16, 2025, UEH Mekong organized the Campus Tour “Discover Potential with UEH Mekong”, welcoming 600 12th-grade students and teachers from Binh Minh High School, Hoang Thai Hieu High School (Vinh Long), and Thieu Van Choi High School (Soc Trang). The program combined university environment visits, admission counseling, and experience of technology applications in study and life.
Within the Campus Tour framework, students participated in robot competition activities, smart home programming, artificial intelligence application experience in waste classification, and technology games. These activities helped students access knowledge about programming, smart devices, automation, and AI, while learning about training programs, admission methods, and study conditions at UEH Mekong.
Combining major counseling with technology experience creates conditions for students to visualize training content and necessary skills in science and engineering fields more clearly. For female students, the program expanded opportunities to interact with robots, programming, and artificial intelligence, supporting the process of understanding interests, capabilities, and orienting suitable major selection.
Through the Campus Tour, UEH Mekong continued to develop a career orientation model linked to practice, bringing STEM activities closer to high school students in the Mekong Delta and creating additional opportunities to access technology training majors in UEH’s multidisciplinary education system.
Students from Binh Minh High School, Hoang Thai Hieu High School, and Thieu Van Choi High School experiencing robots, smart home programming, and artificial intelligence applications in the Campus Tour program at UEH Mekong
2.5. Coordination with the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training in the 2025 Career Orientation and Admission Counseling program
In February 2025, UEH Mekong coordinated with the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training to implement the 2025 Career Orientation and Admission Counseling program, participating in all 16/16 counseling points in the province. Notably, during February 20–21, 2025, UEH Mekong hosted counseling sessions with the participation of more than 1,000 12th-grade students and more than 50 teachers from Dong Thanh Lower-Secondary–Upper-Secondary School, Tan Luoc High School, Tan Quoi High School, and the Vinh Long City Vocational Education – Continuing Education Center.
In addition to introducing training programs and admission counseling, UEH Mekong organized a technology experience space for students, including robot competition and smart home programming implemented by the Faculty of Information Technology in coordination with partner OhStem. Artificial intelligence applications, educational games, and the Green University model were also introduced, helping students access technology through practical situations.
Through coordination between education management agencies, high schools, and technology partners, UEH Mekong expanded access to major information and STEM experience for students in many localities. For female students, the activities created additional conditions to learn about training programs related to computing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and applied technology, while expanding learning options and career orientation at the university level.
Students experiencing robot competition and smart home programming organized by UEH Mekong’s Faculty of Information Technology in coordination with partner OhStem in the 2025 Career Orientation and Admission Counseling program
2.6. Expanding career orientation and technology experience activities in many provinces and cities in 2025
In 2025, UEH continued to expand the “Empowering Tomorrow” sustainable admission counseling – career orientation program through cooperation with Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Thanh Nien Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Education Magazine, and educational institutions in many localities. According to results announced by UEH on February 28, 2025, the activity series reached nearly 80,000 students and parents in 22 provinces and cities, including Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Da Nang, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Dak Nong, Tay Ninh, and Binh Thuan.
Programs were implemented through direct counseling at high schools, admission festivals, and television counseling, providing information about training programs, admission methods, career trends, and UEH’s new training fields. Expanding reach helps students, including female students, have additional conditions to learn about science, technology, and engineering majors in the University’s multidisciplinary training system.
UEH implemented admission counseling – career orientation programs in many localities in 2025
In addition to counseling activities, on March 29, 2025, UEH coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Youth Federation and the Youth Employment Service Center to organize the Robotics and Automation career demonstration activity with the theme “Việc gì khó – Có robot” (roughly: “For difficult tasks, there is a robot”). Subsequently, on May 16, 2025, the UEH Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Technology participated in an artificial intelligence application exhibition organized by the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Department of Science and Technology, introducing technology products such as Robot Swarm to approximately 300 attendees, including high school students. These activities contribute to bringing robot, artificial intelligence, and automation technology applications closer to the community, creating additional opportunities for students, including female students, to explore STEM fields and orient major selection.
Through combining admission counseling networks in many localities with technology introduction and experience activities, UEH continues to create conditions for female students to learn about science and engineering training programs, explore capabilities, and expand major selection options at the university level.
Robotics and Automation career demonstration activity organized by UEH in coordination with units in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29, 2025, introducing technology applications to students, learners, and the community
UEH Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Technology introducing Robot Swarm products at the artificial intelligence application exhibition in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
3. Developing capacity and support networks for women in professional fields
3.1. “From Idea to Impact” program – Developing intensive research capacity for women
From the end of July to August 3, 2025, UEH coordinated with Economics for Development (EfD) Vietnam and the Women in Environmental Economics for Development (WinEED) program to organize the international workshop “From Idea to Impact: Empowering Female Researchers for Grant Writing Success”, focusing on supporting women in developing research capacity in environmental economics, sustainable development, and related fields.
The program lasted five days, bringing together 18 early- and mid-career female researchers and four international experts. Through a personalized mentoring model, participants were guided in building grant proposals, developing research designs, receiving professional feedback, and practicing presenting proposals before a simulated review panel.
In addition to enhancing research skills, the program created conditions for female researchers to exchange about gender barriers in academia, enhance confidence, and expand research collaboration networks. Through this, UEH contributes to developing women’s intensive professional capacity in interdisciplinary research fields, promoting women’s participation and career development.
International Workshop “From Idea to Impact” bringing together 18 female researchers and four international experts, implementing intensive mentoring on research design and grant proposal development
3.2. GS4Infra Project – Enhancing women’s participation in infrastructure and water resource management
In 2025, UEH continued to coordinate with Can Tho University and partners within the framework of the GS4Infra project – Gender-sensitizing for Design and Operation of Water-Energy-Climate Change Infrastructures in Soc Trang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The project aims to promote the participation of women and vulnerable groups in the design, management, and operation of irrigation works, water-energy infrastructure, and climate change adaptation solutions in Cu Lao Dung, Soc Trang.
From March 11–13, 2025, the GS4Infra – UEH project team participated in the Vietnam Environment Week event series in Ho Chi Minh City, exchanging about gender-integrated approaches in infrastructure development, resource management, and climate change adaptation. The activity created conditions for the research team to introduce project results and connect with experts and organizations in the environment and sustainable development fields.
Additionally, the project connected sponsoring and research partners with irrigation management agencies, the Women’s Union, and relevant units in Soc Trang, promoting exchange about women’s roles in resource management and infrastructure development. Through GS4Infra, UEH contributes to expanding women’s participation in applied research and technical management fields, while connecting academic knowledge with the community’s sustainable development needs.
GS4Infra – UEH project team participating in the Vietnam Environment Week event series, promoting exchange on gender equality in water and energy infrastructure management and climate change adaptation
GS4Infra project connecting sponsoring partners with irrigation management agencies and the Women’s Union in Soc Trang, enhancing cooperation on gender integration in infrastructure development
4. 2025 implementation results and orientation to enhance women’s participation
In 2025, UEH continued to expand admission counseling, career orientation, and science and technology experience activities in Khanh Hoa, the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, and many localities nationwide. Through cooperation with high schools, education management agencies, press organizations, and technology partners, the University created additional opportunities for students, including female students, to learn about training programs, experience technology applications, and explore new career fields.
In parallel with activities for students, UEH developed research cooperation and professional capacity enhancement programs for women, contributing to building an equitable education, research, and career development environment.
Summary table of 2025 activities
| Activity | Partners and implementation scope | Target audience | Content and 2025 implementation results | Evidence source |
| 1. Meet & Greet “Empowering the Next” | UEH coordinated with Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa | High school students, including female students | July 24, 2025: Counseling on multidisciplinary training programs, orienting major selection, and introducing career development opportunities in technology, data science, and applied engineering fields. | 
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| 2. “Innovation with UEH STEM 101” competition | UEH coordinated with Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa | High school students participating in training and competition | July 28 – August 19, 2025: Arduino training, programming, electronic device connection, and technology product development. 15 teams participated in the implementation phase, 14 groups presented products at the final round. | 
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| 3. STEM – Career Orientation Festival at Vo Van Kiet High School | UEH Mekong accompanied Vo Van Kiet High School and high schools in Vinh Long | Lower secondary and upper secondary students, including female students | January 18, 2025: More than 90 competition teams; introduced robots, IoT, AI, and the Arduino platform. The counseling area attracted more than 2,000 students, teachers, and attendees, introducing technology training programs. | 
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| 4. Campus Tour “Discover Potential with UEH Mekong” | UEH Mekong coordinated with Binh Minh High School, Hoang Thai Hieu High School (Vinh Long), and Thieu Van Choi High School (Soc Trang) | 600 12th-grade students and teachers | February 16, 2025: Major counseling, university environment visits, robot competition experience, smart home programming, and AI application in waste classification. | 
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| 5. Career orientation and admission counseling in Vinh Long | UEH Mekong coordinated with the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training, high schools, and partner OhStem | High school students, including female students | February 2025: Participated in 16/16 counseling points; hosted two sessions on February 20–21 with more than 1,000 students; organized robot experience, smart home programming, and technology applications. |  https://www.ueh.edu.vn/ueh-mekong/cuoc-song-ueh-mekong/ueh-mekong-dang-cai-va-tham-gia-chuong-trinh-tu-van-huong-nghiep-va-tuyen-sinh-nam-2025-do-so-gd-dt-vinh-long-to-chuc-73484 |
| 6. Inter-provincial admission counseling – career orientation “Empowering Tomorrow” | UEH accompanied Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Thanh Nien Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Education Magazine, and educational institutions in many localities | High school students and parents, including female students | February 2025: Activities in 22 provinces/cities, reaching nearly 80,000 students and parents; counseling on training programs, admission methods, and career trends. | 
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| 7. Robotics and Automation career demonstration activity in Ho Chi Minh City | UEH coordinated with units organizing activities for youth in Ho Chi Minh City | Students, learners, and people interested in technology | March 29, 2025: Introduced the Robotics and Automation major, demonstrated robot applications, creating conditions for students and young people to learn about engineering and technology fields and orient careers. | 
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| 8. Artificial intelligence application exhibition in Ba Ria – Vung Tau | UEH Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Technology participated in the event organized by the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Department of Science and Technology | Students, learners, management agencies, enterprises, and the community | May 16, 2025: Introduced research products, AI applications, and Robot Swarm at the exhibition with approximately 300 attendees, contributing to disseminating intelligent technology and related training fields. | 
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| 9. International workshop “From Idea to Impact” | UEH coordinated with EfD Vietnam and WinEED | Early- and mid-career female researchers | End of July – early August 2025: Five-day workshop with 18 female researchers and four international experts; guidance on research design, grant proposal development, and intensive mentoring. | 
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| 10. . GS4Infra Project – Gender integration in infrastructure development | UEH coordinated with Can Tho University, research partners, management agencies, and the Women’s Union in Soc Trang | Local women, researchers, and stakeholders in infrastructure management | 2025: Participated in Vietnam Environment Week on March 11–13; connected partners to exchange about women’s participation in water and energy infrastructure management and climate change adaptation. | 
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The 2025 activities demonstrate UEH’s efforts in connecting admission counseling with science and technology experience, while developing educational cooperation networks in many localities. This is the foundation for the University to continue encouraging female students to learn about technology and engineering majors, expanding learning options and developing professional capacity. Additionally, the WinEED and GS4Infra programs contribute to supporting the orientation of promoting women’s participation in research and interdisciplinary professional fields.
5. Conclusion
Through the Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University strategy, the development of science and technology training programs, and the career orientation activity network in 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continues to expand opportunities for female students to explore capabilities, learn about, and choose majors suitable to their interests and career orientations.
Combining learner data by gender with admission counseling, STEM experience, and educational cooperation activities contributes to creating a foundation for UEH to continue enhancing women’s participation in science, technology, and engineering fields, aiming for an equitable, diverse, and sustainable higher education environment, contributing to the implementation of SDG 5 – Gender Equality.