Do universities offer high-quality education to justify high tuition fees?

Students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law - Photo: THANH AN

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law has officially announced new tuition fees and information on regular undergraduate admissions for 2024, in which the university will continue to offer high-quality training programs.

The Ministry has "eliminated" the high-quality program, so why is the school still offering it?

After the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law announced this information, many people wondered: " The Ministry of Education and Training issued a circular stating that 2023 would be the last year universities could enroll students in high-quality programs. Why is the university still continuing to enroll and train students in high-quality programs in 2024 to charge higher tuition fees?"

Explaining this, Mr. Le Van Hien, Head of the Training Department at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, said that in June 2023, the Minister of Education and Training issued Circular 11/2023, repealing Circular 23/2014 regulating high-quality university-level training.

The issuance of this circular is in accordance with the provisions of the 2018 Law on Higher Education, which grants autonomy to higher education institutions in developing and implementing various training programs, ensuring compliance with regulations on training program standards for all levels of higher education.

According to Mr. Hien, the school has also completed the high-quality training program in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The source of students for the quality classes is students admitted to the regular training programs of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in the same admission year.

For students from other majors who wish to enroll in the high-quality law program with enhanced French or Japanese language skills, they must submit a transfer application and achieve the required admission score for each subject combination of the regular law program in the same enrollment year.

"Therefore, after being admitted to the university, students will be considered for admission to high-quality classes (if they so desire). This is unlike how many universities set different entrance scores for high-quality programs compared to regular programs," Mr. Hien said.

The enrollment and training quotas for high-quality classes are included in the total quota determined for the school's enrollment year and are specifically allocated as follows: no more than 60 students per class (high-quality law classes), no more than 50 students per class (high-quality management-law, business administration, and other training programs), and no more than 30 students per class (classes taught in English).

Lecturer Le Van Hien shared information about admissions and high-quality programs at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law with students during the 2024 admissions and career guidance program - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

"High-quality training is an elite program."

Mr. Hien added: "Over the years, the high-quality undergraduate training programs of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law have demonstrated excellence and achieved many successes. These are elite programs that are essentially an improvement in quality on the university's standard training programs."

In this program, subjects taught in foreign languages ​​(English, French, Japanese) account for 20% to 90% of the curriculum; students receive special training in legal foreign language skills, classrooms meet international standards, and professional practice is provided.

Throughout their studies, students have the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss with a team of highly qualified domestic and international lecturers who have studied and graduated abroad and possess extensive practical experience in their field of teaching. All students in high-quality training programs find employment soon after graduation and receive positive feedback.

Still receiving high-quality training programs.

According to a representative from the Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Education and Training), the repeal of Circular 23 on high-quality training under the old model does not mean that higher education institutions will no longer be able to implement "high-quality programs".

This also does not affect the enrollment and training of various training programs at universities. Universities exercise autonomy in developing and formulating training programs, but regardless of the name, they must ensure compliance with regulations on training program standards, quality assurance from input, teaching and learning conditions, the training process to output, as well as other regulations related to training.

The development and implementation of "high-quality programs" (with higher requirements for learning outcomes and quality assurance conditions, etc.) are at the discretion of the universities. Universities that have been and are currently offering programs such as the talented engineer program, the advanced program, etc., will continue to operate as usual, while tuition fees will be collected according to government regulations.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dai-hoc-co-duoc-dao-tao-chat-luong-cao-de-thu-hoc-phi-cao-20240328125451867.htm