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Many universities in Vietnam have creating rules forbidding their students from wearing jeans, thin clothes and slippers to class.

Cuu Long University was one of the first schools to tighten control over their dress code. Recently, the university issued a regulation which bans its students and lecturers from wearing jeans, elastic t-shirts and slippers to class. Under the regulation, girls are required to wear ao dai (long dress) every Monday and Friday, while, males are required to wear khaki trousers, white tucked-in t-shirts and shoes or sandals. 

For the rest of the week, students are allowed to select their own clothes, but they must be conservative and tidy. Elastic t-shirts are only accepted if they have a collar. This dress code does not have any set punishments for breaking the rules.

The regulation also includes other restrictions, such as the ban on smoking and alcohol, except with the permission of the school administration, for instance in case of festivals.

Although Cuu Long University was one of the first, it is not the only university in Vietnam have made a stricter dress code.

Explaining the regulation, the management board of Cuu Long University, said that foreign countries may have more open rules on dress, but Vietnam has its own regulations, which must remain consistent with the tradition of the country.

Hanoi Medical University only allows its lectures, staff members and students to wear European-style trousers to class.

Students of Hanoi Pedagogical University No.2 are allowed to select their own clothes for the most part, but the clothes must be "suitable to the Vietnamese culture". Students are also not permitted to dye their hair in flashy colours. Shorts, tight clothes and slippers are also off limits. Those who violate the code could be barred from campus.

The University of Transportation, Phu Yen University, Tien Giang University, among others, have created similar dress codes.