BUV RESEARCH REPORT
What Vietnam's employers really look for in new graduates – and how universities and businesses can close the gap together.
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Vietnam aims to train, retrain or upskill 50,000 graduates to apply AI in priority sectors and develop 10,000 highly specialised AI professionals by 2030 (Decision 1528/QĐ-TTg). This report asks one question: how can Vietnam ensure more graduates are ready to contribute from the very start of their careers? It draws on a survey of 375 employers and 20 in-depth interviews.
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The widest gap between what employers need and what graduates deliver is in time management (26 points), followed by problem-solving (23 points).
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of employers have raised their digital and AI expectations of graduates in the past 2–3 years.
say AI has changed, or is starting to change, graduate hiring criteria.
say relevant work experience is the strongest substitute for a prestigious degree.
Survey of 375 employers. Fieldwork: 26/09/2020 - 14/10/2022
20 in-depth interviews Employers, hiring managers, higher-education and policy specialists
6 sectors, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City Vietnamese and FDI business
Decision Lab - Independent research agency
