How many regional parent universities are there in Vietnam currently? What are the duties and powers of the regional parent university director?

What is a regional parent university?

According to Article 2 of the Organizational and operational regulation of regional parent universities and constituent higher education institutions issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, position and functions of regional parent universities are as follows:

Position and functions of regional parent universities

1. A regional parent university is a public higher education institution that is affiliated to the Ministry of Education and Training, has each set of its premises managed by the People's Committee of the province where such set is located; and possesses legal status and a separate seal and account.

2. Functions of a regional parent university comprise training provision, multidisciplinary technological - scientific research and community service.

Thus, a regional university is a public higher education institution. It operates under the Ministry of Education and Training and is subject to territorial management by the provincial People's Committee where it is headquartered.

The function of a regional university is to conduct multi-disciplinary, multi-field training, scientific, and technological research, and to serve the community.

How many regional parent universities are there in Vietnam currently? What are the duties and powers of the regional parent university director? (Image from the Internet)

How many regional parent universities are there in Vietnam currently?

As of now, Vietnam has 3 regional parent universities, including:

- Thai Nguyen University;

- Hue University;

- Da Nang University.

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What is the organizational structure of regional parent universities?

According to Article 4 of the Organizational and operational regulation of regional parent universities and constituent higher education institutions issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT-BGDDT, the organizational structure of a regional parent university consists of the following components as provided for in Clause 9 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education 2018 of Vietnam. To be specific:

- Regional parent university council

- Regional parent university director and deputy directors

- Science and training council; and other councils (if any)

- Constituent universities, constituent research institutes (if any); schools affiliated to the regional parent university, functional departments; science and technology organizations, libraries and other organizations of service to training activities.

 -Faculties, branches, research institutes, centers, service establishments, enterprises, business establishments and other units (if any) based on the regional parent university’s development goals.

What entities are member units of regional parent universities?

According to Article 8 of the Organizational and operational regulation of regional parent universities and constituent higher education institutions issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT-BGDDT, member units of regional parent universities are prescribed as follows:

Member units of regional parent universities

1. Member units of a regional parent university comprise constituent research institutes and universities having legal status and established by the Prime Minister under the law; these member units may enjoy autonomy regarding their organizational structure and operation according to regulations of law and this Regulation.

2. Organizational structure of constituent universities of a regional parent university is provided for in Clause 8 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education (amending Article 14 of the Law on Higher Education); councils of constituent universities of a regional parent university are provided for in Clause 10 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education (amending Article 16 of the Law on Higher Education), Clause 8 Article 7 of Decree No. 99/2019/ND-CP and this Regulation; principals of constituent universities of a regional parent university are provided for in Clause 14 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education (amending Article 20 of the Law on Higher Education), and decision on granting of professor and associate professor titles to qualified lecturers is provided for by regulations of law and this Regulation.

3. Constituent research institutes of regional parent universities shall be established by the Prime Minister and operate in accordance with regulations of the Law on Science and Technology, relevant regulations of law and this Regulation.

Thus, the member entities of a regional university include:

- Universities;

- Member research institutes.

The member entities are autonomous in organizing and operating according to legal regulations and the Organizational and operational regulation of regional parent universities and constituent higher education institutions issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT-BGDDT.

What are the duties and powers of the regional parent university director?

According to Article 6 of the Organizational and operational regulation of regional parent universities and constituent higher education institutions issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT-BGDDT, duties and powers of the regional parent university director are provided for in Clause 14 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Higher Education 2018 and in this Regulation, specifically as follows:

- The regional parent university director may promulgate list of work positions of affiliates of the regional parent university and criteria and working conditions of each position in accordance with the law and with the approval of the regional parent university council; decide to grant the titles of professor and associate professor to qualified lecturers of affiliates of the regional parent university as prescribed by law.

- The regional parent university director may decide to assign or change the job titles of all lecturers, principal lecturers, researchers, principal researchers, officials and principal officials of the regional parent university in compliance with regulations of law.

- The regional parent university director may decide employment extension, regular pay raise and retirement for senior lecturers at the request of member units and affiliates of the regional parent university as assigned by the Minister of Education and Training and prescribed by law.