UEF 2024 Finance-Banking students get specialization advice facing multiple choices

To help the 2024 cohort gain clearer direction for the next stage of their academic and career journey, UEF’s Faculty of Finance and Accounting organized a specialization selection consultation program, combined with briefings on academic regulations, graduation requirements, and student research activities for Finance and Banking students on the evening of May 21.

The program not only provided essential academic information but also offered practical perspectives on each specialization, helping students better understand their own abilities, career trends, and the skill requirements of today’s labor market in the finance sector.

M.A. Nguyễn Thanh Lâm, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, guided 2024 Finance and Banking students in choosing a specialization suited to their abilities and interests.

In the specialization consultation session, students were introduced to three training orientations within the Finance and Banking program: Corporate Finance, Banking, and Insurance. The registration period for selecting a specialization was from May 26 to May 30.

For the Corporate Finance specialization, the program helped students clearly visualize working environments related to financial analysis, cash flow management, investment, cost control, and corporate financial planning. Students were also guided on essential skills to prepare, such as Excel, financial statement analysis, financial modeling, and analytical report writing, while also learning about many potential career positions in the future.

Meanwhile, the Banking specialization is suitable for students who enjoy a professional working environment, have communication skills and analytical thinking, and are interested in credit, finance and currency, digital banking, or fintech. The consultation clarified the nature of work in positions such as credit officer, customer relationship officer, risk management specialist, and international payment specialist, giving students a stronger basis for choosing a direction aligned with their strengths and career goals.

For the Insurance specialization, students were introduced to an overview of a rapidly growing field connected with personal finance, risk management, and financial protection. In addition to professional knowledge, the lecturer also emphasized the role of consulting skills, problem-solving ability, contract comprehension, and the application of technology in insurtech.

Students gained access to quality reference information to make suitable choices.

At the same time, faculty representatives also shared important information related to academic activities, conditions for maintaining academic performance, and graduation review requirements. Students were reminded of the minimum cumulative GPA, required prerequisite courses, and the need to complete foreign language and informatics output certificates to ensure graduation on schedule.

In addition, the program introduced student research activities. Accordingly, students will have opportunities to take part in research guidance workshops, faculty-level research competitions, academic seminars, and higher-level academic arenas such as the Eureka competition and ministerial-level activities. These activities help students develop research thinking, academic skills, and professional competence while still at university.

Through this program, the Faculty of Finance and Accounting continued to demonstrate its role in accompanying students as they build structured learning pathways, proactively shape their career orientation, and prepare suitable competencies for the labor market amid the finance sector’s strong shift toward digitalization and international integration.