Minister of Education and Training: "There is a kindergarten in the National University, why not?"

The above content was suggested by Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son at the meeting to review and give comments on the draft Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education; and to consult on policies for the draft Law on Higher Education (amended) and the Law on Vocational Education (amended) organized by the Ministry of Education and Training in coordination with the Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society (VHXH) on May 25.

Let go of what needs to be let go, hold on to what needs to be held to manage effectively.

Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that the amendment of the Lawon Education , the Law on Higher Education and the Law on Vocational Education must aim to innovate the entire system, ensuring harmony, smoothness and synchronization for more effective, coherent, modern and easy-to-implement operation.

The most important keyword emphasized by the Minister when amending these three laws is "increasing quality".

Minister Nguyen Kim Son affirmed the common goal of amending the three laws to increase the quality of education (Photo: MOET).

"Amend the law to let go of what needs to be let go, and grasp what needs to be grasped. Let go of many things but hold on to some things firmly so that the management system is simpler but more effective and efficient," the Minister emphasized.

Referring to regulations on the national education system, the Minister said that it is necessary to accept a more diverse system than before.

"Why not have a kindergarten in the National University?", raising this issue, the Minister said that what is more important is that each "entity" in an educational institution must meet quality requirements.

In addition, the draft Law must also aim to eliminate administrative boundaries in enrollment and training. Accordingly, from the 2026-2027 school year, the education sector will conduct enrollment at the primary level of general education without administrative boundaries.

Referring to a content that attracted many discussions in the draft Law on Vocational Education (amended), which is the vocational high school model, the Minister affirmed that this is a deep integration between high school culture and vocational skills.

Regarding higher education, the head of the education sector said that in the next 10 years, Vietnamese higher education must develop rapidly, invest heavily, and have high leadership.

The Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Standing Committee of the National Assembly 's Committee on Culture and Social Affairs to hold a meeting to review and provide comments on three draft laws. (Photo: MOET).

Regarding the national university and regional university models, the Minister cited the effectiveness and regional leadership of Thai Nguyen University as an example to affirm the reasonable existence of this model, but also emphasized the requirement that "the internal governance model needs to change".

At the meeting, Deputy Ministers Nguyen Van Phuc, Hoang Minh Son, and Director of the Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education Truong Anh Dung reported, discussed, and clarified opinions related to regulations with many different opinions in the three draft laws such as regulations on types of vocational high schools; school councils; university autonomy; streaming in vocational education...

Ministry of Education and Training must "manage" doctoral training

Regarding the regulations on the national education system in the Law on Education, Chairman of the Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Dac Vinh said that it is necessary to clearly separate the "two axes" including levels of knowledge and vocational skills, corresponding to which is the system of diplomas and certificates.

Mr. Vinh suggested clarifying the content of regulations on universal education and compulsory education; having appropriate regulations on textbooks and local educational materials.

Regarding the policies in the draft Law on Higher Education (amended), Chairman Nguyen Dac Vinh emphasized that the Ministry of Education and Training must definitely "manage" the training of doctoral degrees and training in the fields of pedagogy, medicine, and law. At the same time, the draft law must have a mechanism for investment in higher education institutions.

"Autonomy is the empowerment of training, organization, and finance. Autonomy does not mean not receiving investment from the budget," Mr. Vinh emphasized.

Chairman of the Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Dac Vinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: MOET).

Affirming that "making three laws in one session of the National Assembly is a miracle", Vice Chairwoman of the Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa noted that the amendment of three draft laws needs to ensure consistency, synchronization and conformity with a number of draft laws to be passed at the ongoing 9th session of the 15th National Assembly.

Ms. Hoa also suggested that the amendment of laws should remove difficulties and obstacles in training some specific professions in the fields of health, arts, and sports; the issue of interconnectivity in education; the equivalence of degrees between training programs (training of specialist doctors I, II with training of masters and doctors)...

Vice Chairman of the Committee for Social Affairs Dinh Cong Sy said that the draft laws need to more clearly demonstrate requirements related to digital transformation and application of science and technology; and have policies to attract key training sectors and sectors that are "picky" about learners.

Mr. Sy suggested that there should be specific regulations to overcome difficulties and obstacles in mobilizing finance, organizing scientific research facilities, commercializing research products, transferring science and technology... in higher education and vocational education institutions.

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