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HIGHER EDUCATION IN
VIETNAM
- CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TO 2020
The Department of Higher Education
The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam
GENERAL INFORMATION
 About 500 universities/ colleges
 28 universities training in Medical and Nursing program
 and 65 colleges - nursing program
 Schedule: 3 years for college program and 4 to 5 years
for diploma program or 6 years for MD program
 Before 2012: all programs following specialized
framework program (fix 40%)
 Medical and Nursing programs continue following MD,
Nursing curriculum framework
 After 2012: based on national qualification framework
and specialized learning outcome
 Have core competency of Nurse and Midwife
 Creating core competency of MD and Dentist
Higher education innovation
 2005: Resolution No.14/2005: Project of
innovation of higher education period 2006 to
2020.
Goals: In 2020 , higher education in Vietnam reached
the advanced level in the region and in the world ;
with high competitiveness, adapt to the market
economy socialist orientation .
6 objectives and activities
Challenges
 The quality of graduates are not compatible with socio-
economic needs (ability, practical and soft skills)
 The weak linkage among education - scientific research
and commercialization
 Financial allocation mechanism from state budget is
mainly based on the number of student
 Higher education programs lack of diversity
 The quality of lecturers and managers is inadequate
 The changes to the curriculum were slow and failed to
meet to society's demand
Strategies to 2020 (1)
Key principles
 National level
 Change from quantity to quality and efficiency
 Institutional level
 Focus on fully develop students capacities
and competencies
Strategies to 2020 (2)
1. Reform of the organizing and recruiting
student
2. Reform higher education finance
3. Establish and reorient teaching programs
4. Strengthen the collaboration between higher
education and industry
5. Adjust the development indicators of higher
education following the state documents;
6. Continue to reform higher education management and
governance
7. Continue and speed up the reform of knowledge
delivering methods, testing and assessment
8. Establish a national qualifications framework
9. Focus more on improving the quality of teaching and
managing staff
10. Have put in place robust quality assurance
frameworks
11. Actively integrate and improve the efficiency of
international cooperation
Results of 10 years implementing
 Laws on Higher education came to effect since January 2013
 Completing the adjustment of planning network of higher
education institutions to 2020 (Decision 37/Q-TTg dated
26/06/2013)
 Education development strategy (including higher education)
to 2020
 Having National quality assurance framework, including
standards and guidelines (circular No.42/2012
 Enhancing quality assured national system
 Increasing not only number of students enrolling HEIs from
116/ 100 thousand people (2005) to 200 (2013) but also on
quality learning of students
Results (cont.)
 Encouraging socialization of higher education:
increasing number of private HEIs and internation HEIs
in Vietnam
 Creating Vietnam credits system, national qualification
framework and academic credits transfer
 Encouraging harmonization of higher education:
transferring academic credits in ASEAN universities,
GMS; training international labors; exporting/ mobile
labors who had HE degree to some countries
 Importing some international program of famous
universities in the other countries to teach in HEIs
 Establishing a fairly quality assurance system
Thank you for your attention
11 higher education in vietnam
11 higher education in vietnam
Establishing a fairly quality assurance
system
 Investment in improving infrastructure
 Building quality culture in higher education
institutions
 New curriculum have been established to adopt with
the growing practical change of the world of work
 Reform of teaching methods, testing and evaluating
measures
 Curriculum reorientation have been carried out in
varying levels

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  • 1. HIGHER EDUCATION IN VIETNAM - CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TO 2020 The Department of Higher Education The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam
  • 2. GENERAL INFORMATION About 500 universities/ colleges 28 universities training in Medical and Nursing program and 65 colleges - nursing program Schedule: 3 years for college program and 4 to 5 years for diploma program or 6 years for MD program Before 2012: all programs following specialized framework program (fix 40%) Medical and Nursing programs continue following MD, Nursing curriculum framework After 2012: based on national qualification framework and specialized learning outcome Have core competency of Nurse and Midwife Creating core competency of MD and Dentist
  • 3. Higher education innovation 2005: Resolution No.14/2005: Project of innovation of higher education period 2006 to 2020. Goals: In 2020 , higher education in Vietnam reached the advanced level in the region and in the world ; with high competitiveness, adapt to the market economy socialist orientation . 6 objectives and activities
  • 4. Challenges The quality of graduates are not compatible with socio- economic needs (ability, practical and soft skills) The weak linkage among education - scientific research and commercialization Financial allocation mechanism from state budget is mainly based on the number of student Higher education programs lack of diversity The quality of lecturers and managers is inadequate The changes to the curriculum were slow and failed to meet to society's demand
  • 5. Strategies to 2020 (1) Key principles National level Change from quantity to quality and efficiency Institutional level Focus on fully develop students capacities and competencies
  • 6. Strategies to 2020 (2) 1. Reform of the organizing and recruiting student 2. Reform higher education finance 3. Establish and reorient teaching programs 4. Strengthen the collaboration between higher education and industry 5. Adjust the development indicators of higher education following the state documents;
  • 7. 6. Continue to reform higher education management and governance 7. Continue and speed up the reform of knowledge delivering methods, testing and assessment 8. Establish a national qualifications framework 9. Focus more on improving the quality of teaching and managing staff 10. Have put in place robust quality assurance frameworks 11. Actively integrate and improve the efficiency of international cooperation
  • 8. Results of 10 years implementing Laws on Higher education came to effect since January 2013 Completing the adjustment of planning network of higher education institutions to 2020 (Decision 37/Q-TTg dated 26/06/2013) Education development strategy (including higher education) to 2020 Having National quality assurance framework, including standards and guidelines (circular No.42/2012 Enhancing quality assured national system Increasing not only number of students enrolling HEIs from 116/ 100 thousand people (2005) to 200 (2013) but also on quality learning of students
  • 9. Results (cont.) Encouraging socialization of higher education: increasing number of private HEIs and internation HEIs in Vietnam Creating Vietnam credits system, national qualification framework and academic credits transfer Encouraging harmonization of higher education: transferring academic credits in ASEAN universities, GMS; training international labors; exporting/ mobile labors who had HE degree to some countries Importing some international program of famous universities in the other countries to teach in HEIs Establishing a fairly quality assurance system
  • 10. Thank you for your attention
  • 13. Establishing a fairly quality assurance system Investment in improving infrastructure Building quality culture in higher education institutions New curriculum have been established to adopt with the growing practical change of the world of work Reform of teaching methods, testing and evaluating measures Curriculum reorientation have been carried out in varying levels