Delegates attended the meeting. (Photo: Ministry of Education and Training)
Information from the Ministry of Education and Training said that: There should be a separate resolution on higher education, which is the recommendation of the universities at the meeting themed "Orientation for the final assessment report of higher education according to Resolution No. 29/NQ-TW” of the Higher Education Subcommittee, National Council for Education and Human Resource Development on the afternoon of August 11th.
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Linh, Department of Education (Central Propaganda Department) said that when developing the report, the Ministry of Education and Training should stick to the essence and core contents of Resolution 29, including development of quality of education; change educational methods and objectives in the direction of developing learners' capacity; educational management innovation; minimize negative impacts, and promote positive market mechanisms affecting Vietnamese education.
Through the orientation of the report summarizing the 10 years of implementation of Resolution 29 of the Higher Education Department, Mr. Linh said that the report should have a follow-up proposal after Resolution 29, specifically, what elements should be added in the resolution. decide, even propose a new resolution or not.
This is also a problem raised by Professor Nguyen Dong Phong, Chairman of the Council of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics. According to Mr. Phong, the report should boldly identify the difficulties of university autonomy and at the same time add some solutions such as strengthening the autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions; increase investment resources for education, increase % of budget for higher education; promote the sense of responsibility, reform the management of higher education institutions.
“Should there be a new resolution to replace Resolution 29,” Phong said.
Proposing that there should be a separate resolution on higher education, Professor Pham Hong Quang, Chairman of the Thai Nguyen University Council, acknowledged the leading role of higher education in the development of localities and regions that has not yet been recognized. clarify; there is inequality in higher education across regions.
According to Professor Pham Hong Quang, it is necessary to create a system of universities as innovation centers. Elevating lecturers must be a strategic content in the coming time, in which universities and lecturers, in addition to training and scientific research, must participate in policy advice.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son acknowledged the comments of experts and scientists and suggested that the Higher Education Department absorb as much as possible to develop and complete the report. report on the final assessment of higher education according to Resolution 29.
According to Deputy Minister Son, the review and evaluation of Resolution 29 is of great significance when the whole education and training sector has gone a path of innovation. In the field of higher education, there are many things that have been done, such as: autonomy, quality accreditation, enrollment innovation, etc. Resolution 29 does not set a time for implementation, so what has been done and not done needs to be evaluated. clear price, thereby orienting for the next step.
