TWIN GRADUATES WITH EXCELLENT RESULT
Out of 2500 students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam National University HCM) graduating this November, there are 2 fresh twin engineers with excellent graduation results.
The two engineers Mai Le Thai (left) and Mai Le Thong (right) took a photo with their mom on graduation day of November 8th.
The twin, Mai Le Thai, and Mai Le Thong, (born 1997 in HCMC) both studied Computer Science. Thai chose one taught in English, Thong’s option was the Vietnamese program.
In this graduation, there are only 6 students graduating with excellent results and the twin were two out of them. Moreover, Thai is also the valedictorian of all English programs and awarded a gold medal of Computer Science, English program with a GPA of 9.32 and IELTS 7.0.
Mai Le Thai (right) received cup, medal and certificate from Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – Assoc. Prof, Dr. Mai Thanh Phong
“For the Computer-related programs, most of the reading materials are in English. Both of us studied English complementary class since we were little and frequently listened, read the news in English, thus we have more advantages than others.” – Thong shared.
How to achieve high scores in university? The twins revealed that they often dig deeper into reference books teachers suggested. “Most of the lectures were shortened, summarized from the books, thus it might be difficult to understand just based on the lecture, we should study more from the books.” – Thong said.
Through 4 years of studying, both were awarded scholarships and pay for tuition fees by that money.
Currently, Thai is working for KMS technology (USA), while Thong is working at Zalo in the Server Backend department. Both were invited to work after finishing industry internship, at the same time, they continued to study master programs in Bach Khoa.
On November 8th, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam National University HCM) organized graduation and certificate award ceremony for 14 doctors, 198 masters and more than 2500 bachelors, engineers, architectures.
According to the newest general statistics from the university, over 95% of graduates got jobs in trust-worthy enterprises such as Hyosung, Suntory Pepsico, Unilever, P&G, Viettel, Intel, Ajinomoto, Samsung, AB Inbev, Bosch, etc. and domestic, international offices, organizations, especially Japan, Korea market. This again affirms the university’s prestige and credibility in meeting society’s needs and international standards.
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