To the referee: Re: Confidential Letter of Reference This student intends to apply for a Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica) Program at the Politecnico di Milano University in Italy. The competition for admission and scholarships is high; therefore the Politecnico di Milano requests students to present two letters of recommendation from an academic, and if possible, a professional referee. This document is confidential and we ask you to return your reference to the student in a sealed envelope. Please sign across the seal. Your sincere and accurate statement is important for us. We thank you for taking the time to complete this Reference Form. Please don’t forget to include your contact details, as we might want to contact you again. Name of Referee Do Van Uy Title M.Sc. Institution of Higher Education or Company Hanoi University of Technology E-mail (if available) uydv@it-hut.edu.vn Telephone (incl country and area code) (84) 4 8692463 Fax (incl country and area code) (84) 4 8692906 Name of student Hoang Thanh Nga Date of Birth August 31 st 1983 Country Viet Nam 1. How long have you known the applicant? For two years 2. In what capacity have you known the applicant? a. The supervisor b. The lecturer c. The Deputy of the Faculty 3. In the chart below, please evaluate the applicant in comparison with other students or employees. Excellent (top 5%) Very good (top 15 %) Good (top 30 %) Average Non applicable Intellectual ability √ Study motivation √ Applied knowledge of field √ Report writing √ Thesis quality Research potential √ Initiatives √ Leadership qualities √ Maturity √ English language skills √ 4. Please provide evaluation of the applicant’s ability to pursue and success fully complete a 2-year Master degree program taught in English or, depending on the applicant’s choices, in Italian. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Dear Admissions Committee, I am Do Van Uy, Master, Deputy of Faculty of Information Technology. I have known Ms Hoang Thanh Nga for two years as a student in our faculty. The capacity in which I have known Nga is as her supervisor (instructing a group of five students doing their theses), her lecturer (teaching “Information System Analysis and Design” and “Information System Security”) and as the Deputy of the faculty. In all of these roles, I have a very good chance to observe her performance and to communicate with her personally, which leaves me well placed to write a letter of recommendation to your university. Nga has a good academic result. In two classes I lectured, her grade is high, grade 9/10 for “Information system Analysis and Design”, and 8/10 for “Information System Security”. She is one of the top ten students with highest mark in my class. Compared to other students, she has advantage of her practical experience. She spent time doing part-time job in some companies that is very useful in forming the logic thinking in analyzing and designing an information system. During practice periods, she has done research with some of my colleagues in other departments. Thus she has many experiences, making her get started quickly and adjust her plan efficiently when approaching a new concept. After studying general knowledge about security and hacker attack, at present, Nga does research about the application-level security for a web application. In addition, Nga is very active on social activities. She played an important role in many events for students in our faculty. She is also a well-organized student. To take part in class and extra-activities requires students to use their time effectively. As the Deputy of the faculty, at the beginning of each year, I have a meeting with the Youth Union of our faculty in which Nga is a member. There they report me about their academic result, their activities through semesters. Hence I kept in track of Nga’s information. With a good grade, she received scholarship of Hanoi university of Technology every semester. Moreover, she also gained a scholarship of our university Rector two year in succession. I am very proud to say she is one of the best students who have achievements in both studying and carrying out the youth movements in our faculty. I surely support my student to study abroad where she has opportunity to deepen her knowledge, gain experiences from expert professors, and be in modern laboratories. I am certain that with her characteristics, she can become a good student and she will prove to be a credit to your university. In conclusion, if you require any further information, do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully, Complete on a separate sheet if necessary Name: M.Sc. Do Van Uy Signature: Date: April 5 th 2006