May the teaching time for the part-time mode of study in undergraduate education in Vietnam be scheduled flexibly for students?
May the teaching time for the part-time mode of study in undergraduate education in Vietnam be scheduled flexibly for students?
Under Article 4 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:
Modes of study
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2. Part-time mode of study:
a) Teaching activities shall take place in training institutions or institutions involved in joint training according to regulations on joint training in Article 5 of this Regulation; and practicals, internships, practical experiences and online teaching may be carried out outside of training institutions and institutions involved in joint training;
b) Teaching time may be scheduled flexibly.
3. For academic disciplines needing to be prioritized for socio - economic development for each period, the Ministry of Education and Training shall provide guidelines for the modes of study applied to them.
Thus, according to the above regulation, the teaching time for the part-time mode of study in undergraduate education in Vietnam may be scheduled flexibly for students.
What is the percentage of the academic load of a part-time undergraduate program taught via online classes in Vietnam?
Under Article 8 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:
Teaching and learning organization
1. Requirements for teaching and learning organization:
a) Enhance professional capacity and responsibility of lecturers in compliance with working regulations for lecturers;
b) Enhance the proactive role and responsibility of students, enable and motivate students to learn; maintain school discipline and improve training quality and efficiency;
c) Provide internal supervision and inspection mechanisms and systems for quality improvement based on feedback collected from students.
2. Online teaching and learning:
a) Training institutions may organize online classes when they meet existing requirements for application of information technology in online training management and organization; have quality assurance solutions and have proof that quality of online classes is no lower than that of physical classes;
b) No more than 30% of the total academic load of a full-time or part-time training program may be taught via online classes. In case of natural disasters, complicated epidemics and other force majeure events, training institutions shall follow guidelines from the Ministry of Education and Training.
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Thus, according to the above regulation, No more than 30% of the total academic load of a part-time undergraduate program may be taught via online classes.
What is the percentage of the academic load of a part-time undergraduate program taught via online classes in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
How much longer is the training duration of a part-time undergraduate program compared to a full-time one?
Under Article 2 of the Regulations on Undergraduate Education issued with Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT:
Training programs and study duration
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4. Training programs shall have a standard learning plan for the whole program for each mode of study to provide orientations for students.
a) For full-time study, the study duration according to the standard learning plan for the whole training program must be appropriate to the duration provided for in the structural framework of the national education system and enable the majority of students to complete the training program;
b) For part-time study, the study duration according to the standard learning plan for the whole training program must be at least 20% longer than that of the full-time mode.
5. Maximum time limit for students to complete a course shall be stipulated in the training institution regulation but shall not be longer than twice the study duration according to the standard learning plan for the whole course for each mode of study. For students who take bridge programs and whose accumulated credits have been accounted for, maximum time limit for them to complete a course shall be determined by deducting the amount of study time corresponding to the completed academic load from the study duration according to the standard learning plan of the whole course.
For part-time study, the study duration according to the standard learning plan for the whole training program must be at least 20% longer than that of the full-time mode.
Thus, according to the above regulation, the training duration of a part-time undergraduate program is at least 20% longer than a full-time one.
