In Vietnam, is it required to ensure quality and equity in enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2025 to align with the General Education Program 2018?

In Vietnam, is it required to ensure quality and equity in enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2025 to align with the General Education Program 2018?

Under Clause 7 Section 2 of the Plan on tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year issued alongside Decision 2236/QD-BGDDT 2024, 12 key tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year are as follows:

KEY TASKS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE 2024 - 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

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7. Enhance the quality of workforce training, particularly high-quality human resources linked with scientific research and innovation

Prepare well for university and pedagogical college admissions from 2025 onwards, in line with the General Education Program 2018, ensuring quality and equity. Review and update education programs, implement standard education programs; enhance the application of educational technology and artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Strengthen resources to upgrade facilities and other quality assurance conditions, proactively implement tasks and solutions according to the higher education and pedagogical network planning once approved. Effectively organize and implement projects related to high-quality human resource development, and the development of higher education institutions following resolutions for socio-economic regional development, especially the development of high-quality human resources in information and communication technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology, biotechnology, advanced materials, and green energy.

Enhance scientific and technological activities within higher education institutions and publish in reputable international and domestic scientific journals, promote application, and transfer scientific research results into practice, improve training quality linked with scientific research results, and develop educational science. Form and develop research groups and strong research teams. Continue to promote collaboration with enterprises in scientific research and application transfer; develop an entrepreneurial, innovative ecosystem within higher education institutions. Issue a code of conduct on academic integrity in scientific, technological, and innovative activities, ensuring principles of honesty, responsibility, fairness, transparency, suitable to practical conditions and international norms.

Implement the Program on developing a system to ensure and accredit the quality of higher education and pedagogical colleges in the period of 2022 - 2030; accelerate the accreditation of educational quality domestically and internationally concerning educational institutions and programs; enhance quality assurance and accreditation of education across different levels and degrees; manage degrees and certificates uniformly toward international integration.

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Thus, according to the above regulations, one of the tasks for the 2024-2025 academic year is ensuring quality and equity in enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2025.

In Vietnam, is it required to ensure quality and equity in enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2025 to align with the General Education Program 2018? (Image from the Internet)

What is the theme of the 2024-2025 academic year in Vietnam under Decision 2236?

Under the Plan on tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year issued along with Decision 2236/QD-BGDDT 2024:

The 2024-2025 academic year marks the end of the term implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the National Assembly's Resolution on the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2021 - 2025 period;

The Government of Vietnam's action plan to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and proceed to Party Congresses at all levels. This is also the academic year when the General Education Program 2018 is implemented across all grades from 1 to 12 and is also the first year the Upper Secondary Graduation Examination is organized according to the General Education Program 2018.

To effectively implement the views and directives of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam on fundamental, comprehensive education and training reform; determinedly achieve the goals, tasks assigned in the action plan of the Government of Vietnam implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government of Vietnam's action plan for the term 2021 - 2026 to implement the National Assembly's Resolution on the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2021 - 2025 period, the education sector defines the theme for the 2024-2025 academic year as: “Innovation, Quality Enhancement, Solidarity, Discipline.”

Thus, the theme of the 2024-2025 academic year under Decision 2236 is “Innovation, Quality Enhancement, Solidarity, Discipline.”

What are the objectives and requirements under the Plan on tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year in Vietnam?

Under Section 1 of the Plan on tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year issued alongside Decision 2236/QD-BGDDT 2024, the objectives and requirements under the Plan on tasks and solutions for the 2024-2025 academic year in Vietnam are as follows:

- Comprehensively instruct the entire education sector to focus on organizing and performing the key tasks for the 2024-2025 academic year to consolidate, and enhance the quality of education and training.

- Serve as a basis for educational management bodies at all levels, universities, academies, colleges, and pedagogical colleges to develop local, unit programs and implementation plans and effectively and uniformly implement the key tasks for the 2024-2025 academic year.

- Ensure synchronization and consistency in the implementation of tasks and solutions across the education sector for the 2024-2025 academic year in compliance with the regulations on decentralization, and delegation of authority, and emphasize the responsibility of leaders of agencies and units in implementation.