Are universities in Vietnam required to publicly disclose educational programs before undergraduate admissions?

Are universities in Vietnam required to publicly disclose educational programs before undergraduate admissions?

The undergraduate training programs are stipulated in Clause 3, Article 2 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Training issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT. To be specific:

Training Program and Study Duration

1. The training program is built on a credit basis, structured from courses or modules (hereinafter collectively referred to as modules), which must include all the compulsory modules and meet the current training program standards set by the Ministry of Education and Training. In case of dual major or major-minor training, the training program must clearly show the common and individual study load for each major.

2. The content and learning outcomes of the training program apply to various forms, methods of organizing training, and different learner groups. For graduates of different levels or majors, the actual study load is determined based on recognized or converted accumulated credits and exempted modules in the previous training program.

3. The training program must be publicly disclosed to learners before admissions and at the beginning of the course; changes and adjustments related to the training program are made in accordance with current regulations and announced before implementation, without adversely affecting students.

4. For each form of training, the training program needs to provide the full-course standard study plan to guide students.

a) The time according to the full-course standard study plan for formal training must comply with the time specified in the National Education System Framework, ensuring that most students complete the training program;

b) The time according to the full-course standard study plan for part-time training must be at least 20% longer than for formal training of the same program.

5. The maximum duration for students to complete the course is stipulated in the regulations of the training institution, but not exceeding twice the time of the full-course standard study plan for each form of training. For students in articulation programs who have been exempted from accumulated credits, the maximum duration to complete the course is determined by the full-course standard study plan reduced proportionally to the exempted load.

The training program must be publicly disclosed to learners before admissions and at the beginning of the course.

Thus, universities are required to publicly disclose the training program twice: before undergraduate admissions and at the beginning of the course.

*Note: If there are any changes to the university's training program, they must be implemented in accordance with current regulations and announced before implementation, without adversely affecting students.

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What are the two forms of undergraduate training in Vietnam?

According to Article 4 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Training issued by the Ministry of Education and Training together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT, the specific forms of training are stipulated as follows:

Form of Training

1. Formal Training:

a) Teaching activities are conducted at the training institution, while practice, internship, practical experience, and online teaching activities can be conducted outside the training institution;

b) Teaching activities are organized from 06:00 to 20:00 on weekdays from Monday to Saturday; specific timetable for special activities of the training program are stipulated by the training institution.

2. Part-time Training:

a) Teaching activities are conducted at the training institution or at affiliated training locations as per the collaborative training provisions in Article 5 of this Regulation, while practice, internship, practical experience, and online teaching activities can be conducted outside the training institution or the affiliated training locations;

b) Teaching activities are organized flexibly throughout the day and week.

3. For priority training fields serving the human resource needs for socio-economic development in different phases, the Ministry of Education and Training provides appropriate training guidance.

Thus, based on the above regulations, the two forms of undergraduate training are Formal Training and Part-time Training.

What are the learning outcomes of the two forms of undergraduate training in Vietnam?

According to Clause 2, Article 2 of the Regulation on Undergraduate Training issued by the Ministry of Education and Training together with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Training Program and Study Duration

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2. The content and learning outcomes of the training program apply to various forms, methods of organizing training, and different learner groups. For graduates of different levels or majors, the actual study load is determined based on recognized or converted accumulated credits and exempted modules in the previous training program.

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The learning outcomes of the two forms of undergraduate training programs for graduates of different levels or majors are determined based on recognized or converted accumulated credits and exempted modules in the previous training program.

Thus, the learning outcomes of the two forms of undergraduate training programs are fundamentally different.