The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) implements support programs for female students through three key pillars: Mentoring, Scholarships, and Other provision. In 2025, the programs continued to be implemented through the UEH Mentoring network, the counseling system of the Department of Student Affairs, scholarship policies, and activities to enhance skills and protect learners’ rights. These supports contribute to reducing financial, psychological, and development opportunity barriers, creating conditions for female students to access, maintain, and fully participate in academic life at UEH.
1. Mentoring and counseling programs supporting female students (Mentoring)
1.1. Personalized counseling for female students
The UEH Department of Student Affairs (DSA) is the unit implementing counseling activities, accompanying female students facing difficulties in study, life, relationships, and the process of adapting to the university environment.
In 2025, DSA recorded the receipt and support of cases of female students needing counseling on psychology, study, and integration. Activities were implemented according to learners’ needs, creating conditions for female students to access appropriate support and reducing difficulties that could affect their study process. This is a form of direct support for female students, in addition to career and personal development mentoring programs.
Source:UEH Department of Student Affairs – “UEH promotes equality and empowers women in the academic environment”, December 22, 2025, section “Timely accompaniment of female students through orientation and counseling activities”.
1.2. UEH Mentoring – Academic, career, and personal development mentoring
UEH maintains the UEH Mentoring program, established in 2016 and implemented through the UEH Mentoring Club under the UEH Alumni Community. The program connects students with mentors who are alumni, experts, and experienced individuals, supporting skills development, career orientation, and expanding professional networks.
On August 25, 2025, UEH organized the UEH Mentoring Season 10 Closing Ceremony, concluding an eight-month journey of accompaniment between mentors and mentees. According to program statistics, Season 10 (2024) recorded 651 participants, including 481 females (73.9%). This is comparative data on women’s participation in UEH’s mentoring network in the previous period.
Continuing the program, on October 4, 2025, UEH organized the Mentee Orientation Event – UEH Mentoring Season 11, attracting more than 1,000 students. Within the Mentoring Fair, students experienced short mentoring sessions and directly exchanged with mentors about study, skills, career orientation, and personal development.
According to statistics from the Organizing Committee, UEH Mentoring Season 11 (2025) recorded 654 participants, including 375 females (57.3%) and 279 males (42.7%). The results show that women continue to account for more than half of program participants, reflecting the positive presence of women in UEH’s mentoring and career connection network.
Through mentoring and experience-sharing activities, the program creates opportunities for female students to access mentor accompaniment, develop personal capacity, and build career orientations suitable to their personal goals.
Evidence sources:
- “UEH Mentoring Season 10 Closing Ceremony: The coming-of-age mark of a small idea to a strong community connecting generations of UEHers”, August 25, 2025.
- UEH Alumni – “Mentee Orientation Event 2025 – Starting the journey of connection and inspiration for the Mentee recruitment of Season 11”, October 9, 2025..
Honoring the Top 8 Active Mentees (including 6 females) in the UEH Mentoring Season 10 program
The Mentee Orientation 2025 launch event continued to implement the academic and career mentoring program, connecting students with the alumni and expert network in 2025
2. Scholarship policies and financial support for female students (Scholarships)
UEH maintains its scholarship system under Decision No. 2976/QD-DHKT-CSHTNH dated July 31, 2024 on Regulations on Scholarship Policies for Students at UEH, continued to be implemented in 2025.
According to Article 2, the policy stipulates six scholarship categories: Academic Encouragement; Dual Degree/Dual Major; International Student Exchange; Study Support; Emergency Support; and Scholarships from units outside UEH. The programs are reviewed based on achievements, training results, or difficult circumstances, creating conditions for eligible female students to receive financial support during their studies.
In 2025, the UEH Department of Student Affairs publicly disclosed the results of 3,049 scholarship slots awarded to female students, corresponding to 69.36% according to the unit’s statistics. This is a result demonstrating that female students directly benefit from UEH’s financial support programs.
Notably, the results of some scholarships in 2025 allow specific identification of supported female students:
| Program | Implementation content in 2025 | Results of support for female students |
| VAS Scholarship – Rising Vietnamese Spirit | UEH coordinated with the VAS Scholarship Fund to support students with difficult circumstances at risk of interrupting their studies; support level equivalent to 100% of tuition fees according to program conditions. | The results notice dated December 16, 2025 confirmed that 7/7 scholarship recipients were female, including 2 female new students of Intake 51 majoring in Finance and E-commerce. |
| ONE Scholarship – Wings for Dreams | UEH coordinated with enterprises to implement scholarships supporting students with achievements and meeting selection conditions. | The results notice dated March 11, 2025 recorded that 3/5 scholarship recipients were female, majoring in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Economic Law. |
Among them, the VAS Scholarship – Rising Vietnamese Spirit is a typical example of practical support for female students, especially female new students of Intake 51 with difficult circumstances, helping reduce the risk of interrupted studies. The above scholarship programs are reviewed according to common conditions, not scholarships exclusively selecting female candidates. However, the public results confirm that female students have directly received support.
Evidence sources:
- UEH Department of Training – “Decision No. 2976/QD-DHKT-CSHTNH dated July 31, 2024 issuing Regulations on Scholarship Policies for Students at UEH”, Article 2 on scholarship categories.
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “UEH promotes equality and empowers women in the academic environment”, December 22, 2025, section “Number of female students receiving scholarships at UEH reaches a high level”.
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “Notice on the VAS Scholarship Program – Rising Vietnamese Spirit 2025”, subjects, conditions, and scholarship amounts..
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “Notice on the results of the VAS Scholarship – Rising Vietnamese Spirit 2025”, December 16, 2025, list of seven female students receiving scholarships.
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “Notice on the results of the ONE Scholarship – Wings for Dreams 2025”, March 11, 2025, list of five students receiving scholarships.
In 2025, UEH continued to implement admission scholarships and study support scholarships for learners, including female students
3. Other provision for female students (Other provision)
In addition to mentoring and scholarships, UEH implements activities to equip skills, raise awareness of gender equality, and protect the right to safe learning participation for female students.
3.1. Enhancing capacity and personal development orientation
In 2025, UEH implemented programs to help students enhance self-awareness capacity, future orientation, and skills development.
According to the 2024–2025 academic year activity report of the UEH Student Association, the SCG Sharing the Dream 2025 program – “Skills for setting personal development goals in the digital era” was organized in March 2025, in coordination with student support units and psychological experts, recording 333 participants.
The program equips knowledge on setting learning goals, personal development orientation, and adaptation skills in the digital environment. This is a capacity development support activity for UEH students, including female students.
Source:UEH Student Association – Post about the SCG Sharing the Dream 2025 program on the fanpage. 024–2025 academic year activity report of the UEH Student Association, sheet “HSV UEH”,
3.2. Supporting female students in self-protection and participation in a safe learning environment
In 2025, UEH continued to implement programs to raise awareness of gender equality, prevention of harassment, and development of self-protection skills, including Equal Voice 2025 and the training session “Gender Equality: Where is the ‘gender’ limit?”.
Notably, on October 15, 2025, the UEH Department of Student Affairs organized the program “Sexual Harassment – Silence or Speak Up?” at Hall B1.302, attracting nearly 400 students. The program connected students with experts to exchange on identifying harassment behaviors, preventing risks, the right to protection, and how to seek support when needed.
Through educational and professional exchange activities, UEH contributes to equipping knowledge for students, especially female students, to proactively protect themselves and be more confident when participating in study, research, and community activities.
Gender Equality Competition – Equal Voice 2025
Training session “Gender Equality: Where is the ‘gender’ limit?”
Nearly 400 UEH students participated in the program to raise awareness and equip skills to identify and prevent sexual harassment, contributing to developing a safe learning environment.
Source:
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “Sexual Harassment – Silence or Speak Up?”, event on October 15, 2025, discussion content and results of nearly 400 students attending
- UEH Portal – “Exploring the ‘gender’ limit: What do UEH students say about gender equality?”, March 2025.
- UEH Department of Student Affairs – “UEH promotes equality and empowers women in the academic environment”, December 22, 2025, section “Gender equality policies and comprehensive school environment”.
3.3. Expanding skills development and professional capacity opportunities for female students
In 2025, UEH continued to expand personal capacity development support programs through the Department of Student Affairs (DSA). Activities were implemented free of charge, combining professional guidance, situational practice, and exchange with lecturers and experts, creating conditions for female students to enhance skills, develop confidence, and proactively orient their future.
In 2025, DSA organized 30 free soft skills classes, recording 16,647 student attendances, of which approximately 70% were female student attendances, equivalent to approximately 11,653 attendances. The classes focused on communication skills, systems thinking, problem-solving, job interviews, and personal development. Through guidance and practice activities, female students have the opportunity to practice necessary skills to adapt to the university environment, enhance personal capacity, and prepare for their career journey.
Additionally, DSA combined skills training programs with career counseling activities, connecting experts and supporting students in solving practical situations in study, work, and life. Maintaining free programs with a large participation scale contributes to reducing barriers to accessing development resources, creating additional conditions for female students to maximize their capabilities, expand career opportunities, and actively participate in the higher education environment.
4. Implementation results and improvements compared to 2024
In 2025, UEH continued to maintain and develop the support system for female students on the foundation of programs implemented in the previous period, while expanding the reach of mentoring, financial support, and capacity development activities.
Regarding mentoring activities, UEH Mentoring Season 11 recorded 654 participants, including 375 females (57.3%), while Season 10 (2024) recorded 481 females out of 651 participants. The programs continue to create opportunities for female students to connect with alumni and experts to develop skills and build career orientations.
Regarding financial support, UEH continued to implement scholarship policies and recorded 3,049 scholarship slots awarded to female students in 2025, accounting for 69.36% of total scholarship slots according to DSA statistics. The VAS and ONE programs also recorded female students directly receiving support, especially cases needing resources to maintain their study process.
Regarding capacity development and learning conditions, DSA organized 30 free soft skills classes with 16,647 student attendances, of which approximately 70% were female attendances. At the same time, UEH continued to implement gender equality education programs, enhance self-protection skills, and support students in a safe learning environment.
The combination of these programs contributes to supporting female students in many aspects, from study orientation and career development to financial support and personal capacity enhancement.
5. Conclusion
In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continued to implement synchronized mentoring, scholarship, and development support programs for female students. UEH Mentoring Season 11 recorded 375 females out of 654 participants (57.3%); the scholarship system awarded 3,049 slots to female students; and DSA’s free soft skills training program recorded 16,647 attendances, of which approximately 70% were female attendances.
These results demonstrate UEH’s maintenance of practical support resources, contributing to reducing financial, academic, and career development barriers, creating conditions for female students to access opportunities, maximize personal capabilities, and actively participate in the higher education environment, contributing to the implementation of SDG 5 – Gender Equality.