Ministry of Education and Training seeks to remove bottlenecks in university model

The “university” model is not clearly defined in the law.

One of the main points of discussion at the seminar was the completion of the legal framework for the university model in Vietnam - which is facing many difficulties and shortcomings. The representative of the Drafting Committee of the Law on Higher Education (amended) of the Ministry of Education and Training assessed that after 12 years of implementing the Law on Higher Education (issued in 2012) and nearly 6 years of implementing the amended Law (in 2018), the university education system has had positive and clear changes in terms of scale, quality and efficiency of operations. However, the law also revealed many shortcomings and problems that need to be amended.

University leaders speak at the seminar

Specifically, the management of the university education system is fragmented, complicated and ineffective due to too many governing bodies in sectors and fields that are not suitable for the training fields of the affiliated institutions.

Regarding the organization and management of university education institutions, the Ministry stated that regulations on units under university education institutions with legal status cause difficulties, complications and risks in the organization and management of the institutions.

Regulations on university organizations with member universities (2-level model) have many shortcomings, especially when implementing the autonomy mechanism. Because in reality, in the organization and operation of 2-level universities, the organizational and administrative model has an additional intermediate level, which can easily become cumbersome and ineffective. State management faces difficulties because it has to manage both universities and member universities like other higher education institutions.

This model also causes difficulties in developing standards for accreditation, quality assessment and ranking. Up to now, 2 national universities and 3 regional universities have participated in the ranking, but have not been assessed or accredited for quality according to university education institution standards.

In addition, the Ministry of Education and Training has also noted and pointed out many other shortcomings and problems in the implementation of the Law on Higher Education. For example, the University Councils of some higher education institutions have not operated effectively, have not properly and fully implemented their functions, tasks and powers; Regulations on mandatory accreditation and external assessment of all training programs have caused overload and expense for higher education institutions...

Reduce at least 50% of administrative procedures compared to current law

At the seminar, Director of the Department of Higher Education Nguyen Tien Thao presented policy proposals for the revised Law on Higher Education.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son speaks at the seminar

Policy 1 is to improve the effectiveness of state management and create an advanced university governance system. Policy 2 is to position universities as centers of research and innovation associated with high-quality human resource training. Policy 3 is to position universities as centers of research and innovation associated with high-quality human resource training. Policy 4 is to increase resource mobilization and improve the efficiency of investment in modernizing education. Policy 5 is to develop a team of excellent lecturers and scientists and a creative and honest academic environment. Policy 6 is to innovate approaches and ensure substance in the work of ensuring the quality of university education.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son said that this is a strategic activity when the Ministry of Education and Training was assigned by the Government to preside over the revision of the Law on Higher Education - a fundamental legal document that guides the long-term development of the entire education sector.

"The length of the revised Law on Higher Education this time is only about 50% compared to the 2018 Law on Higher Education. The number of guiding documents in terms of pages has also been reduced by about half. The goal is to simplify and make the education and training system coherent, avoiding overlaps between current legal regulations," Deputy Minister Hoang Minh Son emphasized.

The draft Law on Higher Education (amended) inherits the provisions of the current Law on Higher Education (> 55%); does not duplicate provisions with the Law on Education and the amended Law on Education, the Law on Teachers, the Law on Vocational Education, the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation. At the same time, the number of articles and chapters is reduced; the number of procedures is reduced by 50%; and administrative procedures are reduced by at least 50% compared to the current Law on Higher Education...

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